Learn more about the Pease Park Conservancy partners and Future Front Market vendors who will be bringing the fun to Pride Picnic on Sunday, June 25! We can’t wait to celebrate spring with you all!
This Spring, We Brought School Outside
Our human disposition for curiosity and observation are the fundamental skills that make everyone an Ecologist in some capacity. This is part of the reason The Conservancy leads the Ecologist School Field Trip Program. This program is a a joint service-learning opportunity between Pease Park Conservancy and Families in Nature with the intent of increasing environmental literacy and encouraging student interest in the environment. In a single semester we have engaged over 290 students from 5 schools in the Austin-metro area and look forward to continuing this service.
Read on to learn more about the program and how you can get involved!
Growing with Intention
Our Impact in 2022
2022 was a year of rapid growth at Pease Park Conservancy. In the areas of Operations and Maintenance, Conservation, and Programming, we made great strides toward creating a green space that is beautiful, well-maintained, and welcoming to all.
Please read our 2022 Impact Report to learn more about all that was accomplished by our Pease Park Conservancy team last year.
April Showers Bring May Supporters
Squirrel Fest 2023: Who will bring the fun?!
Step Outside the Classroom for Women's History Month
What once started as a week long celebration of women’s contributions has come a long way! Soon after, the week-long movement was further mobilized by communities, organizations and school districts which led to the month long commemoration of women’s achievements across history we know of today as Women’s History Month.
It is a remarkable thing to be a woman with a vision in the world. We’re honored to be surrounded by such a rich ecosystem of women in Austin — paving the way across Science, Art, Technology, Education and beyond. We want to give our roses this year to a local educator who has helped reshape what a curriculum and a classroom can look like when we bring it outdoors into the natural world.
Eliminating Invasive Plants at Pease
Though beautiful, Bamboo is a fast growing, highly aggressive, and densely forming invasive species that has the added attribute of being very hard to kill.
With spring just around the corner Pease Park Conservancy has been hard at work to eliminate the invasive species as quickly and effectively as possible. Read on to learn more about Bamboo, what steps are being taken to tackle its spread, and how you can get involved.
Love is a Journey: Valentine Hike through Pease Park
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and amid these frigid temperatures we are all yearning for spring and warm fuzzy feelings.
Whether you’re celebrating with a significant other, family, a group of friends, or yourself we wanted to highlight some of the best spots around Pease Park to spend the holiday.
A hike walk through the park is the perfect date idea, after all love’s a journey, so why not take it through Pease Park.
February Won't Freeze Us!
Pease Park Conservancy Docent Program
Lamar Terrace Wildflower Meadow
Community Input on Parks & Green Spaces
What draws you to a park? What might prevent you from going to a park? Your feedback can help create a better park experience for all.
Pease Park POMA Has Been Signed!
City of Austin representatives and Pease Park Conservancy CEO, Heath Riddles-Sanchez, signed the Park Operations and Maintenance Agreement (POMA) for Pease Park on Friday, January 13, formalizing shared responsibilities for Operations, Maintenance, and Programming of Pease Park’s Kingsbury Commons (the southernmost 7 acres of the park).
Looking Back: The Conservancy's Fall Conservation Projects
Fall was primetime at Pease Park for conservation projects! We saw so many familiar and new faces at our recurring volunteer events and were able to host large groups to implement some new projects throughout the 84-acres. After tackling this Summer’s historic drought we were able to turn our attention to mitigating erosion and removing some pesky invasive plants.
50 Trees Please!
By now we are well aware of the significance of trees in our lives.
Which is why we are excited to announce that Pease Park Conservancy recently acquired a grant as part of the APACHE Corporation Tree Grant Program in the form of… trees!
Read on to find out how we have used these trees will help the forest in Pease Park!
Meet Kurtis: Our Volunteer of the Year
Kurtis has been a constant in Pease Park for two years now and if you have not had the privilege of meeting him in person, we’d like to introduce you to him here. And, we hope you will join us in celebrating him as our Richard F. Craig Volunteer of the Year award recipient (named after our inaugural honoree in 2021 and Pease Park Conservancy Founder, Richard F. Craig)!
Kurtis has been unhoused for some time now, but if this is all you know about him, there is much more to learn about his impact on the park and our Pease Park Conservancy team.
A Letter from Pax
Hello and Happy Fall to all of my Pease Park friends!
Pax here—your favorite Pease Park squirrel and now secret agent squirrel!
Shifting into September
Just because summer is ending doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! As the sun sets on the beloved splashpad on September 18th, it rises with new interactive programming at the park.
We are excited to embark on our newest adventure with Agents of Discovery and we want you to tag along with us!
Giving Back to the Trees
We have all been feeling the heat and so have our trees! The intense temperatures and water scarcity has slowed down tree growth and is leaving many trees stressed and in vulnerable states. We are ensuring that these wonders are being watered through volunteer events and we could use a helping hand. Read on to learn more about the value of trees, how we are helping to protect them, and how you can help alongside us!