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Donate today and get early membership for 2012

December 13, 2011 By Nina

Through the end of December, we’re offering early membership for 2012 along with some small but meaningful gifts we hope will help you continue to promote and care for trees. Donor contributions support our mission by funding education and the planting of native, drought resistant trees throughout Central Texas.

Please join us with a tax-deductible gift at whatever level you can afford for 2012 and let’s grow a brighter, greener future together!

Special Gifts when you donate in 2011…


$80 or more		Add a pocket field guide to Central Texas trees.

$120 or more		Add a free pass to any two hour TreeFolks educational workshop.

$500 or more		Become a Grove Guardian Society Member:
		All of the above gifts, plus listing in TreeFolks newsletter and invitations to special events

90% of all donations go directly to support TreeFolks programs and plantings.

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What do we do when the skies send us rain? We plant trees in it!

December 13, 2011 By Nina

Join TreeFolks and the City of Austin to plant native, drought resistant baby trees in Austin’s parks and preserves! Ready, Set, Plant! is a volunteer tree planting initiative designed to respond to rain events by rushing out to plant tree seedlings that will thrive in the extra moisture at planting time and won’t require supplemental irrigation when the rains are few and far between. The following events are tentative and dates may be moved in order to plant these trees at the optimal time to improve chances of survival. We’ve already moved the Red Bud Isle Preserve planting date up to take advantage of recent rains. Register to volunteer by clicking on the events listed below. We’ll send out email reminders to volunteers a few days prior to each event and will, of course, contact you if there are any changes to an event you are registered for.

December 17 – Sapling Planting
Red Bud Isle Preserve

January 14 – Ready, Set, Plant!
Zilker Preserve
South Barton Springs Pool

January 28 – Ready, Set, Plant!
Commons Ford Metropolitan Park
Lamar Beach (FULL)

February 11 – Ready, Set, Plant!
Mayfield Preserve
Perry Park
To learn more about Ready, Set, Plant!, Austin Urban Forestry’s seedling planting initiative, please visit www.austintreeplanting.org.

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Come plant saplings with us at Reimer’s Ranch

November 17, 2011 By Nina

We’ll be back at Reimer’s Ranch on Saturday, November 19 and Tuesday, December 6 to plant saplings at this beautiful Travis County park. TreeFolks has been to Milton Reimer’s Ranch Park several times over the past few years and we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to plant trees with us and explore the park. We’ll plant Bald cypress, Live oak, Flame-leaf sumac, and Mexican redbud saplings along the slopes of the Pedernales riverbanks in pockets protected by boulders where grasses and other plants may already be growing. The terrain is rocky, so please wear close-toed shoes (hiking boots if you’ve got ‘em), bring sun protection, your water bottle and dress appropriately for the weather. We’ll provide coffee and snacks to keep your energy up. Please register at the link below so that we know how much coffee to bring!

Register to volunteer on Saturday, November 19th
Register to volunteer on Tuesday, December 6th – Registration full, visit our Volunteer page for more opportunities to plant trees!

Milton Reimer’s Ranch Park
23610 Hamilton Road
Dripping Springs, TX 78620

(Map)

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Free Saplings in Bastrop this Saturday, November 19th

November 17, 2011 By Nina

TreeFolks will be giving away Bitternut Hickory, FlameLeaf Sumac, and Roughleaf Dogwood saplings to wildfire victims at the Bastrop County Expo. If you have been affected by the recent wildfires, please stop by to receive your free trees. We will be setup by 9 and stay until the trees are gone.

The principal purpose of the Bastrop County Expo, “Building a Better Tomorrow” is to provide timely information and resources to wildfire survivors, to help inspire them to renew their places of residence in Bastrop County.

Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center
1408 Chestnut Street
Bastrop, TX 78602
(Map)

Bastrop County Expo Flyer

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Austin Arbor Day

October 27, 2011 By Nina

Join us this Saturday to mulch trees in Zilker Park and help celebrate Austin’s Arbor Day! Help us Celebrate Trees and Austin’s 20th Annual Arbor Day! This year the City of Austin and area environmental groups will kick off our local tree planting season (October through March) with lots of fun activities that celebrate Austin’s deep abiding love of trees in our community. Austin’s 2011 Tree of the Year and Community tree winners will also be announced. TreeFolks will give away Texas redbud saplings and Barkley, our 8-foot, walking, talking, tree mascot, will also make an appearance.

Austin’s 2011 Arbor Day Celebration
Saturday, October 29th – from 9 am to 1 pm
Zilker Park, between Barton Springs Pool and Robert E. Lee Rd

9:00 am
Mulch trees in Zilker Park. Register to volunteer here.

11:00 am
Tree of the Year & Community Tree Awards

11:30 am
Fun tree activities, including: tree climbing, free Texas redbud saplings, bucket truck rides, Barkley the TreeFolks mascot, Smokey Bear and more…

1:00 pm
Leaf for a Leaf reading campaign at the Twin Oaks Library (1800 South 5th). Children learn how borrowing books is good for the environment. Tree themed crafts for kids of all ages.

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