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7th Annual Graffiti Wipeout Volunteer Days
Over 500 trees will be planted at 3 different parks, litter will be removed from parks and public/private property, and graffiti will be removed from parks, drainage channels, retaining walls, etc.
Contact: Lisa McKenzie
Agency: City of San Antonio
Phone: (210) 207-5430
On the Web: www.sanantonio.gov/graffiti
Location: citywide | San Antonio, Texas 78204
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-11
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-25
Amistad National Recreation Area
Removing invasive salt cedar saplings from the shoreline of Lake Amistad. Specifically, we will focus on removing salt cedars along the Sunrise Trail.
Contact: Cassandra Johannsen
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: (830) 775- 7491
On the Web: www.nps.gov/amis
Location: 4121 Veterans Blvd. | Del Rio, Texas 78840
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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Captain Tommy Moore will take the volunteers to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge aboard his boat, where the volunteers will pick up trash along the shorelines of the Refuge.
Contact: Carolyn Rose
Agency: Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve adn the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: (361) 749-6832
On the Web: www.utmsi.utexas.edu/nerr
Location: University of Texas Marine Science Institute | Port Aransas, Texas 78373
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Barton Creek Greenbelt
Invasive Species Removal Trail Work (rock work) Trash Pick-up
Contact: Charlie McCabe
Agency: Austin Parks Foundation
Phone: 512 477-1566
On the Web: www.austinparks.org
Location: Zilker Park | Austin, Texas 78704
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Big Bend National Park
There will be two different projects, with two different levels of intensity. One will be in the group campground - brush removal, and cleanup. The other will be to groom a trail.
Contact: Courtney Lyons-Garcia
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: (512) 529-1149
On the Web: www.bigbendfriends.org
Location: Big Bend National Park | Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834
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Big Bend National Park
Help the Persimmon Gap Visitor Center, it needs a little TLC both inside and out. Work projects include clearing away over grown vegetation, help with landscaping around the Visitor Center, deep cleaning and freshening up older displays inside the visitor center.
Contact: Natasha Moore
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: (432) 477-1196
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Location: 1 Allstate Dr/ Park Headquarters | Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834
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Big Thicket National Preserve
Trash pick-up along Village Creek and at boat ramps. Volunteers encouraged to bring their own canoes or kayaks.
Contact: Mary Kay Manning
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: (409) 951-6720
On the Web: www.nps.gov/bith
Location: 6044 FM 420 | Kountze, Texas 77625
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Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Mounting a 2,000 capacity bat house and native planting
Contact: Leta Kay
Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 903/679-9144
On the Web: www.caddofriends.org
Location: 15600 Highway 134 | Karnack, Texas 75661
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Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Trying to get planting done in raised beds.
Contact: Gary Endsley
Agency: Friends of Caddo NWR
Phone: 903-665-2900
On the Web: www.caddofriends.org
Location: 15600 Hwy. 134 | Karnack, Texas 75661
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Canyon Lanke
Trail maintenance, beach beautification, shoreline clean-up, painting, plant trees, lake and river clean-up.
Contact: Samuell Price
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (830) 964-3341
On the Web: www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/canyon/Volunteer/volnews.asp
Location: 601 C.O.E. Rd | Canyon Lake, Texas 78133
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-17
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-18
Dignowity Park
We are securing donated plant materials, soil amendments and a volunteer squad to plant a xeriscape project, utilizing low water use, native and adaptive plant materials to beautify Dignowity Hill. This is the tenth year we have beautiful a local park in our annual “Focus on the Environment".
Contact: Janet Grojean
Agency: Texas Public Radio, SACU and SAWS
Phone: (800) 622-8977
On the Web: www.tpr.org
Location: 700 Nolan | San Antonio, Texas 78202
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Gilleland Creek
Pick up trash, plant trees and pull weeds.
Contact: Matthew Evans
Agency: Discover Green
Phone: (512) 347-9658
On the Web: www.discovergreenyel.org
Location: Immanuel and Pecan Street | Pflugerville, Texas 78660
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Hermann Park's Bayou Parkland
Located along the southeast border of Hermann Park, the Bayou Parkland area hosts a unique environment with a diversity of trees and wildlife. The trail system through the northern portion of the Bayou Parkland winds around the eight-acre urban forest through a natural area of the park. Bayou Parkland offers a unique opportunity to preserve and protect one of the few remaining natural habitat areas in Houston proper. Reduced foot traffic allows native plant life to survive and flourish. Bayou Parkland offers a peaceful respite from the more heavy trafficked areas of the main park, is a habitat for migratory birds, and serves as a site for regeneration of native trees, especially the fragile post oaks. Several projects will take place: invasive species removal, trash removal, and cleaning/sweeping of forest trails. As with other outdoor activities participants should wear long pants, shirts with sleeves, high socks, and closed toe shoes or work/hiking boots. Sunscreen and insect repellent are recommended. Although water will be provided, participants are encouraged to bring their own individual water bottles. Parking is available at the Pavilion on Almeda Drive, participants are always encouraged to use metro and carpool.
Contact: Diane Kerr
Agency: Hermann Park Conservancy
Phone: (713) 524-5876 ext 332
On the Web: www.hermannpark.org
Location: 6530 1/2 Almeda Drive | Houston, Texas 77030
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Hords Creek Lake
There will be 3 projects to choose from at this site.Xeriscape/Landscape/Tree planting using native plants,at the main entrance to the lake.
Interpretive trail maintenance, native tree planting & vegetation identification in the wetland area.
Project #3: Birding. In an effort to establish a birding check-list for the lake; birding enthusiats are welcomed to come out and do what they do best; birding!
Contact: Cherrie-Lee Phillip
Agency: U.S Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (325) 2141482
On the Web: www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/hords/
Location: 230 Friendship Park Rd. | Coleman, Texas 76834
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-17
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-25
Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery
Trash pickup along entrance road, weed flower beds, trail maintenance, paint, install arbor over amphitheater and clean wildlife habitat.
Contact: Cindy Fronk
Agency: USFWS
Phone: (512) 793-2474
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Location: 345 Clay Young Rd | Burnet, Texas 78611
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-25
Alternative End Date: 2010-10-23
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
"Howdy Neighbor Day" - Fritch, TX. Participate in local community annual event, including float/vehicle in parade, archery and flint-knapping demonstrations, and staffing informational booth. Volunteers will distribute National Park and National Public Land Day brochures, as well as assist with demonstrations.
Contact: Rozanna Pfeiffer
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: (806) 857-3151
On the Web: 1
Location: 419 E. Broadway | Fritch, Texas 79036
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Lake O' The Pines
Lake O’ The Pines in Northeast Piney woods region of Texas will be planting native trees in a beautification project at Johnson Creek Park.
Contact: Trent Parish
Agency: USACE
Phone: (903) 665-2336
On the Web: www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/lakeopines/index.asp
Location: 2669 FM 726 | Jefferson, Texas 75604
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Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
Volunteers will plant native vegetation along and in the Elm Fork of the Trinity River to improve wildlife habitat (particularly fish) and stabilize eroding banks. Some volunteers may also be involved in picking up trash, including discarded fishing line.We will work from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Contact: Lisa Cole
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/University of North Texas
Phone: (972) 219-3930
On the Web: www.ias.unt.edu/llela
Location: 201 E. Jones St. | Lewisville, Texas 75057
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-18
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-18
Lewisville Lake/ Shady Shores
We will be trail marking, establishment of rehabilitation areas, seeding of native praire restoration project, and trimming of limbs on trail. What we can accomplish is dependant on the number of volunteers who assist.
Contact: Dorie Murphy
Agency: USACE
Phone: 469 645 9075
On the Web: www. swf.usace.army.mil/lewisville
Location: Shady Shores Community Center | Shady Shores, Texas 76205
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Memorial Park
General maintenance.
Contact: Allison Gryder
Agency: Memorial Park Conservancy
Phone: (713) 863-8403
On the Web: www.memorialparkconservancy.org
Location: 6501-1/2 Memorial Drive | Houston, Texas 77057
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Roma Bluffs World Birding Center
Trash Pickup around the historic courtyard and area overlooking the bluffs and observation deck. Also need help weeding and mulching our flowering plots in both the courtyard around the visitor center and in the historic square.
Contact: Christine Donald
Agency: USFWS
Phone: (956) 849-4930
On the Web:
Location: 610 N. Portscheller St. | Roma, Texas 78584
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-24
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-24
Sam Houston National Forest
Remove invasive plants, install bird nest boxes and bat houses, trail maintenance, develop pollinator garden and remove debris.
Contact: Nancy Garcia
Agency: U.S. Forest Service
Phone: (936) 344-6205 x6229
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Location: Cagle Recreation Area | New Waverly, Texas 77358
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
(1)Repair bike trail that leads to San Antonio River. (2) Clear Volunteer RV Lot (3) Clean up a portion of the the Hike and Bike trial near Historic Espada Dam
Contact: Robert Espinosa
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: (210) 923-0650 ext.16
On the Web: www.nps.gov/saan
Location: 2202 Roosevelt Ave. | San Antonio, Texas 78210
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San Augustine Park Nature Trail
Trail Cleanup, Playground Underbrush Clearing, Shoreline Cleanup, and Trail Kiosk Repair.
Contact: Sam Gramlich
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (409) 384-5716
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Location: Route 3 Box 486 | Jasper, Texas 75951
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Texarkana College Environmental Studies Center
Water quality monitor training and testing; clean campus Environmental Studies Center; plant flowers and trees
Contact: Delores McCright
Agency: Texarkana College Earth Club
Phone: (903) 838-4541
On the Web: www.texarkanacollege.edu
Location: Texarkana College | Texarkana, Texas 75599
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-25
Alternative End Date: 2010-10-02
Town Bluff Project
Primitive river campsite cleanup. Participants need to bring own boat and life jackets. Activities include trash pickup and mowing and triming around the sites.
Contact: Lynn LaRue
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (409) 429-3491
On the Web:
Location: Bevilport Boat Ramp | Jasper County, Texas 75951
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Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
Trash cleanup along the "beach" area of the Trinity River at the Hwy 105 Bridge in central Liberty county.
Contact: Stuart Marcus
Agency: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: (936) 336-9786
On the Web: www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/trinityriver/
Location: 1351 N Main | Liberty, Texas 77575
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Twin Springs Preserve
General trail maintenance.
Contact: Gary D. Boyd
Agency: Williamson County Conservation Foundation
Phone: (512) 255-1938
On the Web: www.rei.com/stores/122
Location: 515 Twin Springs Road | Georgetown, Texas 78633
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Waco Lake
Trash and debris removal at 2 areas after meeting at central Twin Bridges locale, planting/weeding at Waco Wetlands, and painting sign posts.
Contact: Eric Haskell
Agency: USACE
Phone: (254) 756-5359
On the Web:
Location: 3801 Zoo Park Dr. | Waco, Texas 76708
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Wallisville Lake
Plant shrubs, trash pick-up, purple martin house maintenance and trail maintenance.
Contact: Ruth Millsaps
Agency: US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (409) 389-2285 ex315
On the Web: www.swg.usace.army.mil/Wallis/default.asp
Location: 20020 I-10 East Feeder Road | Wallisville, Texas 77597
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-10-23
Alternative End Date: 2010-10-23
Whitney Lake
Remove debris and plant trees.
Contact: Brad Ellis
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (254) 622-3332
On the Web: www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/whitney/index.asp
Location: McCown Valley Park | Whitney, Texas 76692
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