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
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 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 Help A | 10:00am-12:00 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
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 ☔️
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 🌱
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 🥾
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 🗑
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 🌳
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)🚰
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!