You're Invited!
Join us as we examine urban forest stewardship investment by the City of Austin through the Community Tree Report. Share your insights, questions, and resources at Speak Up Austin!
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Have your own idea for how to support Austin's urban forest?
Thinking of planting trees at a local park or school? Looking to care for trees along your sidewalk? The Urban Forest Grant may be able to help! Funds available for projects that benefit Austin’s urban forest. Rolling deadlines. Contact Austin Community Foundation for more information and to learn if your project meets eligibility.
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It's Planting Season!
The best time to plant trees in Texas has arrived! When temperatures drop and daylight hours decrease, trees rest for winter. During this winter rest period, trees are less likely to be stressed by the shock of transplantation and will have time to adjust to their new location before the growth period begins again in spring.
Want to get active in our urban forest?
Plant a tree and care for our public spaces. Austin's lakes, green spaces, and trails make it a great place to get outside---even in winter!
- Flex all your trail improvement muscles with The Trail Foundation, who maintain trails, benches, plantings and more along the 10-mile Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake (that's Town Lake if you're a long time Austinite).
- Clean up a local park or help to organize your own clean up with Keep Austin Beautiful.
- Plant trees to protect our creeks from erosion and bring vibrant biodiversity to the land with TreeFolks volunteer mornings.
- Stay in the know with local organizations like Austin Parks Foundation for updates on local volunteer events.
Get your own free tree. Trees are available for free for anyone who has space to plant one and give it care. Check out TreeFolks for ways to bring home a tree for your property. Learn more about available rebates and resources for landscape learning from Grow Green.
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Winter Tree Fest
Saturday, Jan. 26, 11AM - 4PM
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Celebrate Texas trees in the Arboretum with family-friendly tree climbing, walks and talks, s’more roasting, fort building, a tree sale and more!
Learn more!
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Wildlands Hike Guide & Land Steward Training
Saturday, Feb. 9, 10AM - 4PM
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Want to get to know Austin’s wildlands, share your love of nature with others, and further develop your skills as a naturalist and interpreter? Become a Wildlands volunteer leader on the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve or Water Quality Protection Lands! Learn more!
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Nature in the City Podcast
Looking for your next podcast fix? Join geographer and philosopher Dr. Kevin Anderson in exploring NATURE AND THE AMERICAN MIND, a complex story that threads through our history and shapes beliefs, policies, science, and management practices today.
Check out the podcast!
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And to send you into your holidays...
Enjoy these two haikus written by members of the City of Austin's Community Tree Preservation Division.
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Haiku One —
Listen to the sound —
leaves blow in the winter wind.
Close your eyes, listen.
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Haiku Two —
An Ashe juniper:
home to our sweet-songed friend, dear
golden-cheeked warbler.
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Have your own favorite tree-related song or poem? Share it with your friends and tag us on social media using @naturecityatx!
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