Austin Parks and Recreation Programs

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Austin Parks and Recreation is proud to provide a variety of free and low-cost programs for youth and teens. We strive to create positive, meaningful experiences for all of Austin’s youth through access to quality programs. We understand that many…

Audio Wild seeks to provide nature preserve visitors with compelling stories that provide a deeper sense of place through an auditory experience tailored to the site.  Audio Wild is a work in progress and new recordings will be added as they are…

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A Park Operations and Maintenance Agreement, or POMA, is an agreement between the City of Austin and an eligible partner that gives the partner rights and responsibilities to operate, maintain, and program specific parkland. Only organizations that…

 Our Mission:Park Rangers are ambassadors for Austin's park system that promote responsible recreation, cultivate stewardship, and conserve parks' cultural and natural resources for the benefit of our entire community.OperationsPublic ProgramsRangers…

Parkland Dedication is a local government requirement imposed on subdivision and site plan applications mandating the dedication of land for a park and/or the payment of a fee to be used by the governmental entity to acquire land and/or develop park

Austin Parks and Recreation is grateful to have tens of thousands of volunteers each year who donate their time and energy to stewardship of our parks. Parkland stewardship is any form of enhancing and caring for parks like cleaning up trash…