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Allandale is not Mayberry anymore
by Linda Crim I live in north Allandale where the houses are large with concrete slabs, privacy fences, and big back yards, and are closer to Far West, the Domain and the Arboretum than they are to the homes and businesses in southern Allandale. I am not in favor of...
Photos from Saturday’s Tree Planting
You may not notice the 30-plus 1g and 5g trees along Burnet Rd now but with proper attention and time, they will offer shade and beauty to this heavily used transit corridor. Steven Zettner and about a dozen volunteers with Sustainable Neighborhoods...Burnet Rd Tree Planting tomorrow, November 10, 9:00 to noon
The Burnet tree planting originally scheduled for September 22 is back on track, and will take place Saturday, November 10, from 9 AM to noon. We’ll meet at the northeast corner of Burnet at Ohlen, in the Shu Shu’s parking lot. We’re also planning...Tree planting McCallum HS this Saturday 10/13. *** Planting on Burnet Rd deferred
Come out Saturday from 9 am to noon to plant 20 trees at McCallum HS and on N Lamar south of 2222. We’ll gather at the McCallum HS site, on Grover at Koenig. Parking is available on Grover or in the Dart Bowl parking lot across the street. We had hoped to plant...
Neighborhood Tree Planting next Saturday 12/3 at 2 PM
Join neighbors from around North Central Austin next Saturday, December 3, at 2 PM to plant nine trees at the intersection of N. Lamar and 2222. Parking is available in the DPS parking lot on the northeast corner of the intersection. We need plenty of people to help,...
50 MORE TREES ON BURNET RD!!!
All, Sustainable Neighborhoods (www.snaustin.org) is kicking off a project to plant up to 50 more trees along Burnet Rd this October. There will be two planting dates – Sunday October 9 2 PM, and Sunday October 16, 2 PM. Details about the plantings are at...
Frisco’s to Water New Trees on Burnet Rd
Volunteers from Allandale, Brentwood and Crestview planted 10 trees along Burnet Rd on March 13. The trees are arranged to provide shade and buffer from traffic for future sidewalks. Six of the trees were planted at Frisco’s. Frisco’s staff will water the trees...
Beautifying the area a few trees at a time
Hi all, Let me know offline if you’d be interested in helping to plant 10-12 5-gal trees on the east side of Burnet Rd at 3 PM, Sunday March 13. Six of the trees will be at Frisco’s, and they will be watering the trees until they are established....