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Sparked by Texas wildfires and crowding at area festivals, Austin City Council passed a proposal Thursday to ban smoking in all public parks.

Dear Friends and Neighbors:

Please mark your calendars to join us once again for a fun and productive morning of work in Brentwood Park on Saturday, November 5th starting at 9 am.

If you can join us, we'd be thrilled to see you!

A crowd of hippies, hula dancers and Dr. Seuss characters braved the heat to celebrate weirdness Saturday afternoon.

Friends of Brentwood Park is hosting an “It’s My Park Day” Event
Brentwood Park
Saturday, March 5th
9 am to 12 pm
Registration link HERE.
Come join us to spruce up our park on what we all hope will be a beautiful spring morning!

Here’s what we have planned:
* Pool Area - weeding, cleanup, tending the plantings
* Volleyball Court - Clean up, border maintenance, new net
* Park Sign Bed on Arroyo Seco - weeding, cleanup, tending the plantings

Saturday, December 18 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
1105 East César Chávez St.

Greetings, Friends!

Please come join us in Brentwood Park this Saturday!

Morning Joe in the Park
Review / Feedback of Tree Planting Plan
This Saturday, Aug. 7th, 2010
9am - 11am at
Brentwood Park
Refreshments served

Thanks to everyone who made It's My Park Day in Brentwood Park a success! We tackled a lot of projects and the results are amazing!

Plus we had fun and connected with our neighbors. Check out our web site and Facebook page (see links in signature line below) for pictures of the day¹s events.

Here's what our 37 volunteers accomplished:

It's My Park Day is just a little more than a week away! Come be part of the fun!

Where: Brentwood Park
When: Saturday, March 6th, 9 - 2

The Crestview Green Neighbor Initiative is starting a new offshoot group, Friends of Brentwood Park (FOBP).

This new group has signed an Adopt-A-Park agreement with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. Our first work day is scheduled for Saturday, December 5th from 9 am to noon.

Our task will be simple but important: spreading mulch! We will mulch several bare areas under large trees where the soil has been compacted by lots of use, and around newly planted young trees.

Official hours are 9 am - 1 PM, at Northwest Park but the work will probably be finished by 11:30 am.The Austin Parks Foundation is generously providing the irrigation for these trees, to the tune of $8,000.Please show up, and...