Greenbelt Fans –

This is to notify you that we are CANCELLING the trail resurfacing project planned for this weekend at Homedale Trail, due to the rain forecasts, plus a shortage of COA-PARD equipment and staff this Saturday. Instead of risking trail compaction damage or not finishing our project in the given time, we decided it would be best to reschedule the project. We will notify you when the conditions are more favorable for successful completion. Thanks to those of you who signed on – I hope you will join us when we try again!

Glee Ingram
Greenbelt Guardian Coordinator
(512) 443-7522
gleeful@earthlink.net

Hello Greenbelt fans,

This is a second and updated notice of our special work day this coming Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 – 1:00 at the Homedale Trail entry, 2010 Homedale Dr.

We will be completing our trail resurfacing project for the entry section of the trail, by applying a special, lasting granite and polymer mix. We will mix the granite and polymer in a concrete mixer, transfer it to wheelbarrows, haul it as far as 200 feet, spread, rake, and pack it. We need 12-15 volunteers to help us with this task. This will be another high energy activity, with immediate satisfaction and long-lasting results. Be sure to wear long sleeves and pants and work shoes and bring a pair of work gloves.

Along with our popular breakfast taco treat, this work day offers some added incentives. We are joining in the nationwide Green Apple Festival, occurring in 10 major cities. When you sign up through www.greenapplefestival.com, you will receive a “green” gift bag and will be on the guest list for a VIP concert with Travis Tritt & Friends at Antone’s (Monday night, April 20). Check out the attached poster for this event.

Please RSVP here, and also at the www.greenapplefestival.com site so you can enjoy your thank you gifts.

Glee

Glee Ingram
Greenbelt Guardian Coordinator
(512) 443-7522
gleeful@earthlink.net

Dear Greenbelt Guardians,

This is an active season for taking care of our much loved Barton Creek Greenbelt! After a very successful work day on February 7 at the Homedale Trail, we are gearing up for another big work day on March 7 to participate in the citywide It’s My Park Day event, organized by the Austin Parks Foundation.

We invite you to come out to work on one of our adopted trails, Homedale or Gus Fruh, from 9:00 – 1:00 on Saturday, March 7. As always, we have plenty to do: invasive plant removal, trail maintenance and repair, rock wall & step construction, weeding and pruning along the trailside, trash pick-up, and other miscellaneous projects.

Please sign up to register through the Austin Parks Foundation website. They are providing the master coordination for this event, as well as free tee-shirts and snacks, and other support materials.

To register, do the following:
Go to: http://www.austinparks.org and select the It’s My Park Day page. You will see a full list of more than 50 projects around town. Scroll down until you see the projects titled Barton Creek Greenbelt – Homedale Trail w/ Greenbelt Guardians and Barton Creek Greenbelt – Gus Fruh Trail w/Greenbelt Guardians. Select which one of these trails you want to work on.

If you are an individual signing up, just fill in your name along with all of the information fields including your tee-shirt size.

If you are signing up for a group, fill in your name and the total number of volunteers you expect in your group. In the tee-shirt column, put an “X”, and then in the Notes column, fill in how many of each tee-shirt size will be needed for your group.

As a double check on the registration, you can also RSVP to this email.

We look forward to another productive and enjoyable work day on the greenbelt. As always, thanks for your support!

Glee Ingram, gleeful@earthlink.net
Stan Ostrum, sostrum@austin.rr.com
Greenbelt Guardian Coordinators