Job: Park Operations Tech
Location: Austin, TX
Reports to: Director of Park Operations

You:
Hospitable, service-oriented, people-person who dreams of working outdoors in a thriving public and natural work environment. Maintenance pro, who is eager to work in a park setting and be a part of an energetic, collaborative, and growth-focused work culture.

Us:
Austin’s most historic public park, in an urban setting, that recently underwent a major and beautiful renovation. A nonprofit work environment with a passion for excellence and stewardship for Austin’s greenspace preservation. A safe space offering inclusivity, respect, and the potential to grow within the organization.

Position Description:
The part-time Park Operations Tech is responsible for facilities, grounds, and custodial maintenance under the supervision of the Director of Park Operations. The Park Operations Tech will provide quality upkeep of the 7-acre Kingsbury Commons section of Pease Park. This position is foundational to Pease Park’s vision of ensuring a clean, safe, and high-quality visitor experience.

To apply: Send resume and cover letter to Bret at bret@peasepark.org

May is full of obligations for a lot of us and the world can feel pretty heavy. Going for a walk, breathing fresh air, and spending unstructured time with friends or loved ones can help you care for your mental health. Pease Park is always here as a place to escape for a couple hours to forget about your to-do list. And, with mental health awareness month coming up, the Conservancy has organized several events that might help you find your way if you are seeking opportunities to slow down and refill your tank. We hope you’ll join us.

Please be aware of these changes being made to weekend street parking options near Pease Park on Parkway. For more information, please email parking@austintexas.gov or call 512-974-2300.

Malin’s Fountain by Thomas Dambo was built in Pease Park in March of 2024 so we recently gathered community members together to celebrate Malin’s first birthday! Long-View Micro School contributed to the birthday celebration by making Malin a tiara, flowers, a birthday cake, a sash, and an ankle bracelet. They did such a great job creating 18-foot troll sized accessories for her on her big day!

Pease Park Conservancy staff members handed out cupcakes and musicians filled the air with birthday tunes!

Thank you to all of the volunteers and donors who have made it possible for us to share the joy of Malin’s Fountain with the Austin community!

March 30th was declared to be Chuck Smith day, while we honored Chuck at his retirement celebration-- the Chuckstravaganza! It was a special gathering of friends and family at the Tudor Cottage and Terrace. Chuck Smith has had a profound impact during his career, not just on Pease Park, but on the entire Austin community and we wish him the best in his retirement!

We Are Hiring - Native Horticulture Coordinator

Learn more and apply by sending a resume and cover letter to bret@peasepark.org. Candidates selected for an interview will be requested to provide references.

Our First Spring Fling is a Chuckstravaganza!

If you are a Pease Park regular, you probably know Chuck Smith. Chuck has decided it is time to retire this spring, and although he will still visit, his day-to-day contributions will be missed by the entire Pease Park community.

Alicia, our Horticulture Coordinator, manages a composting program for our PPC team. Each week, PPC team members who do not have City of Austin composting bins at their homes bring their compostable materials to Alicia, and she adds them to our Pease Park composting pile.

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Get your plans set in stone now for celebrating and showing your love for one another.

Learn a new skill together at the Valentine’s Day Waltz on the Terrace - LEARN MORE

Pre-order Roses through PPC for pick up during the week of February 10 - LEARN MORE

Have your love’s name etched into the Ribbon Wall at Pease Park - LEARN MORE

We hope to see you at the park during this season of love!!

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pease Park Conservancy is hosting its 4th annual MLK Day Donation Drive to help alleviate food insecurity and fulfill basic needs. The MLK Day Drive also offers an important opportunity for local school groups and community members to organize and donate their time through volunteerism toward a shared cause.

LEARN MORE

The Treehouse at Pease Park is one of Austin’s most beloved spaces. Help us fund the replacement of the top net in the Treehouse with a donation today.

DONATE HERE

This season, we want to thank you for loving and caring for our city’s natural spaces and community gathering places. As you celebrate the holidays, we invite you to pause and spend some time in nature.

It has been known that spending time outdoors has profound mental and physical health benefits. After all, we are a part of nature, not outside of it. Whether you lay under the tall sycamores, pull weeds during Pease Corps volunteer events, catalog fall blooms with iNaturalist, or sip your morning coffee in the Treehouse - a little bit of time outside goes a long way in improving your wellbeing.

Join us at a volunteer event, register for one of the last programming opportunities of the season, visit our Pease Rx webpage to learn about outdoor wellness offerings at Pease Park, or read on for other ways to get involved.

Cheerfully,

Pease Park Conservancy

We serve the park so the park can serve you

This statement expresses our commitment at Pease Park Conservancy to protect, operate, and steward this beloved park for everyone. It’s a guiding principle that we think about every single day in the work that we do. Here is how you can help!

Impact. Many of us want to have a positive impact on the world, on other people, on the environment, and on future generations. At times we feel powerless, discouraged, or that our ability to control the way things are moving is limited.  So, it helps to stop and take stock of how you have and how you will impact the world around you, in ways that are unique to you, with your specific set of talents, passions, and influence. As Sharon McMahon (aka America’s Government Teacher) points out in her book, The Small and Mighty, everyday people who are not in the history books have helped shape the course of history and they can serve as inspiration to us all.

At Pease Park Conservancy, our sphere of influence as a team is on a beautiful 84-acre urban green space. It’s easy to imagine the amount of development that would be in Pease Park’s place if it weren’t protected and cared for. We want to share the recent impacts that our team of 12 has had on this park and the community around it, by using our unique talents, knowledge, and drive.

The cycle of life is now evident in Pease Park, as we have recently learned that five Cedar Elms in Kingsbury Commons have reached a point where they need to come down. Each of these trees has experienced loss of major limbs and canopy repair, and while some parts of the trees are still alive, they pose a danger to park visitors and must be removed. They have provided parkgoers with shade and beauty, and birds, squirrels, and bugs with shelter and nourishment. We are sad to see them go.

Fall is officially here and Halloween is just around the corner!

We know all too well how difficult it can be to find a costume that expresses your wit, interests, and unique individuality. As a cherished Pease Park Conservancy volunteer we want to ease your worries and give you some park-inspired Halloween costume ideas!

The catch? Well we would love to see you at the park volunteering in your park-personified costumes - just make sure you can still move around and volunteer in your look!

Read on for upcoming volunteer events, news and blogposts from the 84 acres, and featured programming events.

The Shoal Creek Trail through Pease park has been blocked by debris from two major landslides that occurred in 2018 and 2019. After years of advocacy with the City of Austin from Shoal Creek Conservancy (SCC) and Pease Park Conservancy (PPC), the debris and trail closure remain. Though this is a complex issue, PPC, SCC, and Pemberton Heights Neighborhood Association (PHNA) agree that it remains an important priority to work with the City to provide a safe, accessible restoration of this area of the park and the trail that serves it.

Learn about the youth fitness classes that will take place at Fall Fitness Festival on Saturday, October 26th. Pick your classes and get registered and we will see you in the park for a day full of fitness!

This month we invite you to celebrate Latino Conservation Week and Hispanic Heritage Month at Pease Park - Austin’s first and oldest greenspace! Spending time outdoors is linked to improved mental, physical, and cognitive wellness.

Pease Park Conservancy works to make Pease Park an equitable and sustainable greenspace for all of Austin to enjoy.

Read on for upcoming opportunities and ways to build community.

Learn about the adult fitness classes that will take place at Fall Fitness Festival on Saturday, October 26th. Pick your classes and get registered and we will see you in the park for a day full of fitness!