Caring for Trees and Community: Volunteer Newsletter

The month of June offers us the opportunity to celebrate, pause and reflect. For students it is a chance to contemplate the successes of the school year. For several communities it is a time to honor change and champion continued progress.

As we enter the summer season Pease Park Conservancy continues to praise the shade trees offer us among their many other benefits. After last week’s storms, Pease Park has lost much-needed shade, but the Conservancy’s Park Operations Team has been working diligently to collect debris and assess damaged structures.

Their hard work coupled with support from volunteers and community members help Pease Park Conservancy respond to weather events quickly and on a regular basis.

We invite you to join our upcoming volunteer days to help with our efforts in conservation and community building.

If you are able, you can can help PPC with a donation. Any amount helps us steward Austin’s first and oldest green space. We accept donations via Venmo (@peasepark) or through the donation page on our website.

 

JUNE voLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

watering workdays

All summer long

Join us this summer to ensure the trees of the park stay green and continue to grow during Tree Care Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and/or Flow Fridays!
Open to individuals 13+
Learn more about various watering workdays here

 

Freedom + Juneteenth ✨

Saturday, June 8th

Event Set Up | 3:00-5:00 pm

Event Help | 5:00-8:30 pm

Event Wind Down | 8:00-10:00 pm

Volunteer to help before, during, and/or after

Freedom + Juneteenth: A Night of Jubilation.

Children Welcome with Guardian Supervision

Learn more about Freedom + Juneteenth here

 

Pride Picnic 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Saturday, June 29th

Event Set Up | 8:00-10:00 am

Event Help A | 10:00am-12:00 pm

Event Help B | 12:00-1:30 pm

Event Wind Down | 1:30-3:00 pm

Join Pease Park Conservancy to volunteer at Pride Picnic! Depending on your shift you will help set up and load in partners, assist with activations, help clean up, and much more!

Open to individuals 13+

Learn more about Pride Picnic here

 

Park, Plants & People in Kingsbury

June 21st | 9:00-11:00 am

Volunteer alongside Pease Park Conservancy's Native Horticulture Coordinator and learn about native plant care in Pease Park while building community!
Open to individuals 13+

 

Flow Friday in Kingsbury ☔️

June 7th | 9:00-11:00 am

June 21st | 9:00-11:00 am

Help our Conservation and Park Operations Teams care for developing trees by ensuring they stay hydrated during the intense Texas summer!

Open to individuals 13+

 

Garden Care Saturday in Kingsbury 🌱

June 15th | 9:30-11:00 am

June 22nd | 9:30-11:00 am

Join the Conservancy's Park Operations Team and help keep Kingsbury Commons clean and healthy for all to enjoy. Projects vary, but could include weeding, mulching, planting, watering, litter pick-up and more!

Children welcome with adult supervision

 

Operations Sunday in Kingsbury 🥾

June 16th | 9:30-11:00 am

June 23rd | 9:30-11:00 am

June 30th | 9:30-11:00 am

Join the Conservancy's Park Operations Team and help keep Kingsbury Commons clean and healthy for all to enjoy. Projects vary, but could include weeding, mulching, planting, watering, litter pick-up and more!

Children welcome with adult supervision

 

Litter Pick-Up Monday in Kingsbury 🗑

June 3rd | 9:30-10:30 am

June 10th | 9:30-10:30 am

June 17th | 9:30-10:30 am

June 24th | 9:30-10:30 am

Start your week with a relaxing self-paced walk through Kingsbury Commons and help the Conservancy collect litter left from the weekend.

Children welcome with adult supervision

Tree Care Tuesday in Live Oak 🌳

June 4th | 9:00-11:00 am

June 11th | 9:00-11:00 am

June 18th | 9:00-11:00 am

June 25th | 9:00-11:00 am

Help our Conservation and Park Operations Teams care for developing trees by ensuring they stay hydrated during the intense Texas summer.

Open to individuals 13+

Thirsty Thursday (Alternating locations)🚰

June 6th | 9:00-11:00 am

June 13th | 9:00-11:00 am

June 20th | 9:00-11:00 am

June 27th | 9:00-11:00 am

Help our Conservation and Park Operations Teams care for developing trees by ensuring they stay hydrated during the intense Texas summer.

Open to individuals 13+

 

The Park Needs Your Help!

Sharing your input can help the park, and help you win big

Pease Park Conservancy is reaching out to the Austin community for input on Pease Park & our local green spaces. Your feedback will play a crucial role in shaping our efforts to preserve and enhance Pease Park for everyone's enjoyment, including your own!

Please complete this short survey for a chance to win a free reservation at the Tudor Cottage and Terrace! In late September, we will randomly select a survey respondent who completed the survey in its entirety for this prize.

Click here to take a look at the prize space!

**Disclaimer: Date will depend on availability**

From Our Community to Yours, Thank You!