Austin Parks Foundation: Grants

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Summary of Past Grants

Park	Organization	Year(s)	Project
Adams-Hemphill Park	North University Neighborhood Assn.	2000 2007	Installed trash cans, benches and landscaping, as part of an overall clean-up project for the park.
Alamo Park		2000	Community Recognition event
Alamo Recreation Center	Alamo Recreation Center Advisory Board	2002	Purchased outdoor kiosk and bulletin board
Bartholomew Park	Windsor Park Neighborhood Assn., Delwood Optimists	2002 2007 2009 2010	In 2010 the WPNA plans on enhancing the new splash-pad recently installed by PARD with landscaping and a mural.
Barton Creek Greenbelt	Barton Hills Neighborhood Assn.	2003	Improved trail entryways with crushed granite, new retaining walls, and invasives removal
Battlebend Park	Greenwood Hills N.A.	2008	Conducted playground Repairs, Picnic tables, grills, and kiosk.
Blackshear Community Gardens		2007	Paid expenses related to adding a water line
Blunn Creek Nature Preserve	Travis High School	2001	Purchased plants and materials for nature education program. Work has also been done on removing invasive species.
Brentwood Park	Friends of Brentwood Park	2010	The FOBP will be removing a number of invasive trees, planting 98 native trees, and installing a new irrigation system in 2010.
Bruning Green	North Loop Neighborhood Planning Team	2001 2003	Over three years, neighbors turned this overgrown triangle into a lovely gathering place. Native plants and trees were added, a walkway was constructed, and a hand-made sculptural sign installed.
Bull Creek District Park Off-Leash Area	Bull Creek Dog Park	2008	Add benches to protect trees, fencing along parking area, and information kiosk.
Cherrywood Green	Friends of the Green	2009 2010	With a 2010 Neighborhood Parks Grant the Friends of the Green will be installing steps to reach the creek bed.
Civitan Park	Montopolis Friendship Center	2007	Replaced an unsafe toddler playground with new equipment
Comal Park	E. Cesar Chavez Leadership Team	2000	Constructed an artistic archway over the park entrance, decorated with tiles made by neighborhood residents
Convict Hill Quarry Park	Friends of Convict Hill Quarry Park	2006 2007	Built three stone benches and seeded wildflowers. In 2008, grant funds will help them erect a chimney swift tower, build a waterfall to control seepage, and extend a rock wall along the front of the park.
Copperfield Nature Trail	Copperfield Nature Trail Group	2007	Improved entrance for community-built nature trail
Covert Park at Mount Bonnell	Congregational Church of Austin	2004	Litter removal and trail beautification
Deep Eddy Pool	Friends of Deep Eddy	2002	Helped fund architecture fees for bath house restoration project
Dottie Jordan Park	Dottie Jordan Advisory Board	2000 2009	Planted a butterfly garden and built a picnic area. In 2009, Architecture for Humanity built benches at the park's tennis courts.
Duncan Park	Khabele School	2008	A class of teens adopted the park for the school year. They added artwork and helped maintain this little-known downtown park.
East-side parks	Capital Area Tennis Assn.	2000	Funded rackets, balls and tennis lesson scholarships for 50 kids
Eastwoods Park	Eastwoods Neighborhood Assn.	2002	Restored historic stone wall
Eilers Park	Friends of Eilers Park	2007	This park next to Deep Eddy Pool offers a beautiful view of the lake. Volunteers removed a huge tangle of invasive plants and added native landscaping to the park perimeters
Givens	Givens Advisory Board	2001	Nature education program
Givens, Dottie Jordan, Rosewood	Capital Area Tennis Assn.	2000	Purchased equipment and funded scholarships for youth tennis camp
Great Hills Park	Great Hills Park Committee	2000 2001 2007 2008	Added interpretive signs to nature trail. In 2001, built Chimney swift tower and planted native garden. In 2007, added a picnic pavilion. In 2008, a second Chimney Swift tower was installed as part of an Eagle Scout project.
Guerrero Colorado River Park	Southeast Austin Trails and Greenways, Mainspring School	2006 2009	Built ADA accessible trail heads for Country Club Creek trail. In 2009, the Mainspring School began working on a butterfly garden and art installations in the park.
Johnson Creek Hike & Bike	West Austin Neighborhood Group	2000	Restored stone windmill and built picnic area
Little Stacy Park / Blunn Creek	South River City Citizens	2007 2008	Removed invasive trees and restored native plants along Blunn Creek
Mary Moore Searight	Waterloo Disc Golf Assn., South Austin Disc Assn., Friends of Mary Moore Searight	2001 2005 2007 2008 2009	In 2009 SADA worked on updating and improving the disc golf course at the park. The Friends of Mary Moore Searight Park have been hard at work on trail building projects and restoration.
Mayfield Park	Friends of the Park	2006 2009	Trimmed and groomed trees for the formal gardens. In 2009, several sections of trails were added.
Mayfield Preserve	Friends of Mayfield Preserve	2009	Removed invasive trees as part of a long-term ecological restoration project for the preserve
Montopolis Trail	Montopolis Tributary Trail Association	2010	The MTTA is working on the opening section of a new trail through the Montopolis Practice Fields
Montopolis Neighborhood Center	Sustainable Food Center	2008	Renovated abandoned community garden with at risk youth.
Nicholas Dawson Park	Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Assn.	2001 2002 2008	Installed granite path. Installed hose bib so neighbors can plant and water new landscaping. You can see the love lavished on this park by neighbors in the elaborate tiling and beautiful plantings. In 2008, a stone wall was built around the park border.
North Star Greenbelt	Gracywoods Neighborhood Assn.	2004	Installed information kiosks, beautified park
Norwood Estate	Friends of Norwood Estate	2004 2005	Constructed double gated entry to dog park, laid sod, built protective tree barriers, created fenced puppy and small dog area
Oak View Park	Laurel Oaks Neighborhood Assn.	2004	Installed signs identifying trees and plants
Onion Creek Sports Complex (Springfield Trail)	S.E. Austin Walking Trail Restoration Committee	2004	Installed signage for trail from Onion Creek to McKinney Falls. Raised community awareness about fitness options
Parque Zaragosa	Zaragosa Advisory Board	2000 2001	Held youth soccer clinics. Habitat and nature education program
Patterson Park	Friends of Patterson Park (2002); Austin Public Skatepark Action Committee (2008)	2002 2008	Matching grant for major trail project. Skate spot construction grant.
Pease Park.	Waterloo Disc Golf Club	2007	Funded much needed new signage for disc golf tee boxes
Perry Park	Highland Park W. Balcones Area Neighborhood Assn.	2005 2007 2008	Installed benches, cleared invasive trees and plants, built nature trail. In 2007, added covered seating at tennis courts. In 2008, the neighborhood association added a new swing set.
Quail Creek Park	North Austin Civic Assn., Quail Creek Garden Club	2008 2009	Innovative exercise equipment has been added to the walking trail. The North Austin Civic Assn. has led fitness classes to introduce neighbors to the trail and equipment. In 2009, the North Austin N.A. began a project working on trail expansion and a watershed protection project.
Ramsey Park	Boy Scout Troop #410, Rosedale Neighborhood Association	2003 2008	Added benches and picnic tables. In 2008, the Rosedale Neighborhood Association added a sidewalk to the park.
Red Bud Isle	Friends of Red Bud Isle	2008	Rebuilt shoreline and added benches for off-leash area
Reed Park	Friends of Reed Park	2001	Maintained live oaks to combat oak wilt and planted trees in honor of two neighborhood residents, Dudley Houghten and Robin Spear Bartone.
Ridge Oak Drive/Lakeview Drive	Highland Park/West Balcones Neighborhood Assn.	2003	Neighbors planted trees, installed large rocks to prevent vehicles from entering the park, and worked with PARD to have their water meter and hose bib repaired to allow watering.
Scofield Farms Park	Scofield Farms Home Owners Assn	2002 2003 2005	Added a park bench and message board, planted wildflowers, purchased animal-resistant trash barrels
Senior Activity Center	Senior Activity Center Advisory Board	2008	Wildlife habitat landscaping for the front of the center.
Shoal Creek Greenbelt (Ridgelea Neighborhood)	Ridgelea Neighborhood Assn.	2000 2001	Constructed chimney swift tower and butterfly garden. Added bench, wildflowers and bat condos – providing a home for hundreds of bats.
Shoal Creek Greenbelt (Brykerwoods Neighborhood)	Brykerwoods Neighborhood Assn.	2000	Held cleanup event
South Austin Recreation Center	Austin Lacrosse League	2001	Repaired South Austin Rec Center’s playing field, including installing an irrigation system
South Austin Rec. Center	South Austin Rec. Center Advisory Board	2000	Children and adults planted wheel-chair accessible garden for youth cooking program
St. John’s Pool	St. John’s Neighborhood Assn.	2002	Added picnic table
Statesman Swim Safe for Austin Kids		2002 2003	Helped pay for swim instructors and lifeguards
Tarrytown Park	Friends of Tarrytown Park	2008	Neighbors have adopted the park and are using grant funds to add swings for older kids to the play area. Additional projects include planting trees and beautifying the park.
The Trail at Ladybird Lake	Town Lake Trail Foundation	2008 2009	APF made a grant for the major landscaping and conservation project at the “Between the Bridges” trailhead, across from Butler Pitch n' Putt. With its 2009 grant the Foundation began work on improving the Johnson Creek Trailhead by adding a restroom, stretching area, and landscaping. The Trail Foundation.
Veloway	Hill Country Inline Club	2008	Grant will help build shaded seating area.
West Austin Park	Canine Social Club	2007	Terraced the off-leash area to prevent further erosion and protect the park’s beautiful shade trees.
Walnut Creek Bluffs	Walnut Creek Neighborhood Assn.	2002 2003 2004 2007	Funded equipment rental for trail improvements. Helped the group define the entryway with a sign and a cedar fence.
Walnut Creek Metro Park	Austin Ridge Riders	2007	Designed and installed 100 trail signs to improve safety and increase usage of the park’s 15 miles of winding, unmarked trails.
Williamson Creek at Emerald Wood	Southwood Neighborhood Assn.	2005 2007	Installed the first seating in this undeveloped park. In 2007, planted butterfly garden. Added boulders and landscaping at the corner of the park, to beautify and create a safety barrier from the road.
Wooten Park	Wooten Neighborhood Assn., Texas Action for Healthy Kids	2004 2008	In 2004, the Wooten N.A. planted 20 trees at Wooten Park. Since 2008, Texas Action has been building a new nature play area.
Zilker Botanical Gardens	Austin Area Garden Council, Garden Club of Austin--Fern Team	2009	Helped fund major improvements to the Escarpment Trail that allow ADA access. The Garden Club added a limestone retaining wall in June of 2009.
Zilker Hillside Theater	Zilker Theater Productions	2009	Beginning in 2009, Zilker Theater Productions started to add ADA pathways and seating to the hillside theater.
Zilker Preserve	Capital Area Master, Eco Texas	2008 2009	Replaced interpretive and directional signage at the Preserve. Starting in 2009, Eco Texas began to remove invasive species and planted native species.

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