Volunteers at Oakwood Cemetery Chapel

Get Involved with your city cemeteries!

Tour Guide/Docent

Responsible for giving tours of the cemeteries and aiding in special programming events.

Tour Development

Aids in the research and writing of histories and natural features of the
cemeteries

Group Clean-up Days

Join us in cleaning up the cemeteries. We pick-up trash, rake leaves, plant landscape plants, weed, and mulch.

Summer Tree Watering

During the summer months, even the established trees in the cemeteries need a little extra help. You can join the group of volunteers who come out one day a week to help water the trees and keep them going strong!

It’s My Park Day

Join our Clean-up Day organized by Austin Parks Foundation twice a year.

If you're interested contact programs_conservation@austintexas.gov for more information 

 

Save Austin's Cemeteries

Save Austin's Cemeteries is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the city-owned historic cemeteries in Austin through documentation, preservation, and education and promoting them as local and state cultural resources. Save Austin's Cemeteries (SAC) hosts tours, produces events, researches history, and educates visitors about the importance of cemeteries as a cultural resource.

Get involved by donating, volunteering, or attending a program or event.

 

Summer Interns at the Oakwood Chapel

 

The Spirits of Oakwood

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