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Waterloo Greenway and H-E-B Partner to Bring Our Texas, Our Future Festival to Waterloo Park on April 21

Celebrating and preserving Texas’ natural beauty through docuseries, guided tours, and more Austin, TX — March 21, 2024 –  Waterloo Greenway Conservancy and H-E-B, today announced the Our Texas, Our Future Wildlife & Environmental Festival at Waterloo Park. The free festival is a celebration of Texas’ beautiful parks, resilient wildlife, and the Texans helping conserve […]

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Discover East End Eclectic’s Vibrant Murals at Waterloo Park

Since 2021, Waterloo Greenway & East End Eclectic have commissioned a rotating series of murals created by local artists known for their bold, community-centered art. These murals are more than just colorful additions to Waterloo Park; they celebrate Austin’s diverse cultural heritage and showcase the crucial role Austin’s green spaces play in fostering human connections. […]

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Waterloo Greenway 2023 Community Report

In 2023, we welcomed more than 270,000 park visitors, hosted 30 concerts at Moody Amphitheater, offered more than 140 free community programs, and worked hand-in-hand with more volunteers than ever before. To top it off, we broke ground on Phase II: The Confluence and launched the design development for Phase III: Palm Park! 2023 was a […]

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Apply to be a vendor at Our Texas, Our Future Festival presented by H-E-B on April 21!

Calling Austin-area environmental organizations & vendors!  We want you to be a part of our free environmental and wildlife festival at Waterloo Park on Sunday, April 21, from 12-5pm! The event will feature 30+ interactive environmental exhibitors, wildlife demonstrations, guided garden tours, and sustainability and stewardship workshops throughout Waterloo Park. The festival will also feature a special […]

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Construction Continues at Phase II of Waterloo Greenway: The Confluence

Construction on Waterloo Greenway’s Phase II: The Confluence is well underway, with significant progress made in the last few months. This phase of the project is revitalizing Waller Creek from 4th St. to Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, and has been a massive undertaking by the City of Austin and Waterloo Greenway Conservancy in […]

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In the Path of Totality: Three Days of Eclipse Programming in Austin

Free Eclipse viewing party at the Long Center, plus other downtown events featuring iconic guests AUSTIN, TX – [January 10, 2024] – In celebration of the first total solar eclipse in Austin, TX since 1397, the Simons Foundation, as part of its In the Path of Totality initiative and in partnership with Waterloo Greenway Conservancy, the […]

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Second Round of Community Engagement Completed for Palm Park

Last month, we completed Phase II of community engagement for Palm Park. We’re excited to share that a total of 1,994 community members participated in our engagement process during Phase II. Our team attended an array of tabling & outreach events, held (5) Bilingual Small Group Community Conversations, gathered feedback through a Virtual Survey available […]

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Past Deposits from a Future Yet to Come

Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler

Buttons, plates, marbles, bottles, coins, bullets, keys and other historic artifacts are suspended in a rhythmic free fall, a choreographed parade, in Past Deposits from a Future Yet to Come (2024), a new public video art installation by internationally renowned artists, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler.

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