Media Alert: Dirty Hands Caravan brings hundreds of volunteers to improve Barton Creek Greenbelt on Thu, 5/1/08

[Charlie McCabe]

Trails network members:

Just making you aware of a cool, last minute volunteer effort we're doing tomorrow on Barton Creek Greenbelt!

-- Charlie

Media Alert:

Headline: Dirty Hands Caravan brings hundreds of volunteers to improve Barton Creek Greenbelt.

Contact: Charlie McCabe, Austin Parks Foundation, cmc...@austinparks.org, office: 512.477.1566, mobile: 512.965.1960

When: Thu, May 1, from 10 am to 2:30 pm

Where: Starting at Zilker Hillside Theater at 10 am, the group will divide into up to five teams and proceed to several Barton Creek Greenbelt trailheads to help with trail work, rock work and invasive species removal.  Sites include: Gus Fruh Access, Homedale Access, Loop 360 Access and Gaines Ranch/Twin Falls Access points.

Details: Volunteers will work with crew leaders from the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, American Youthworks Environmental Corps, Austin Parks Foundation, Greenbelt Guardians, TreeFolks and Keep Austin Beautiful.  Volunteers will be at the work sites along Barton Springs Greenbelt from 11 am to 2 pm.

Thanks to: Dirty Hands Caravan, Dosomething.org, Austin Parks & Recreation, American Youthworks Environmental Corps, Austin Parks Foundation, the Greenbelt Guardians, TreeFolks and Keep Austin Beautiful for pulling together this effort in just a few short days.

About the Dirty Hands Caravan: The morning after the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA, a string of bio-diesel buses transporting up to 300 people began a caravan 1800 miles in an effort designed to engage a new generation of activists. The Dirty Hands Caravan is the coming together of individuals who will be encouraged to get involved in a variety of tasks including cleaning up parks across America, taking part in clean water initiatives for foreign lands or engaging in whatever way they feel compelled to help others. The caravan, which is the brainchild of Sean Penn, will make stops in numerous cities until it arrives at its final destination, New Orleans, where the spirit of Coachella will join the close of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. On Sunday, May 4th, members of The Dirty Hands Caravan will descend on New Orleans to help better the Big Easy through their good works.   Updates on their progress: http://www.dosomething.org/dirty_hands_caravan_update

Charlie McCabe

Executive Director

Austin Parks Foundation

701 Brazos, Ste 170

Austin TX 78701

512.477.1566

cmc...@austinparks.org

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