Pillow Park Project

03/24/2021

We've been busy at Pillow Park this month bringing your community-led design to life! Our community partners TreeFolks and Texas Conservation Corps a Program of American YouthWorks have been busy planting trees and installing trails! For our next phase of construction, we'll be recruiting community volunteers to help us plant the planned sensory path. We'll be creating a COVID-safe staggered planting schedule and sending emails/texts out to neighbors who have already participated in our surveys. If you'd like to participate in the plantings but haven't participated in our surveys before, please reach out to us at [email protected]!
- This project is supported by Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center, Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin and St. David's Foundation-

11/20/2020

If you're interested in checking out the full map of the community-led design at Pillow Park, visit
https://westcave.org/pillow-park-project
and look for the VOLUNTEER button if you'd like to help out with upcoming wildlfower seedings, perennial plantings, and join the long-term watering team!

11/11/2020

It's been a minute since we've updated y'all about progress at Pillow Park, but we have some big news! We've been busy coordinating with community partners and compiling your park design survey votes, and we're finally ready to share the park plans with our community!
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This design couldn't have come to life without all of your valuable input and we are so grateful to all of our community members who participated in the survey and gave us feedback!
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We listened and did our best to incorporate the park elements that seemed to matter most to our neighbors. What is that going to look like? Well, we'll be adding a lot more shade trees, a lot more native, pollinator-friendly plants, several outdoor learning spaces, and meandering ADA friendly trails that create connectivity throughout the park!
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Watch this video for more details and for information about volunteering, or go to the link in our bio! We'll be needing help with wildflower seeding, perennial plantings, and long-term watering, so there will be lots of opportunities for everyone to get involved in making Pillow Park even more awesome!
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Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center
TreeFolks
Texas Conservation Corps a Program of American YouthWorks
St. David's Foundation

In this update video we'll be sharing the Pillow School Park community-led design plans you and your neighbors voted for!

08/27/2020

We're in the design phase and we need community feedback about what changes y'all want to see at Pillow Park! If possible, we encourage you to visit the park in the coming weeks to participate in our free text message survey. We look forward to hearing from you!

We're in the design phase and we need community feedback about what changes y'all want to see at Pillow Park! If possible, we encourage you to visit the park...

08/13/2020

Exciting things are happening at Pillow Park!
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If you haven't stopped by lately, we need your help: for the next month we'll be conducting a text message survey (free messages) to get our neighbor's feedback on the park's future design!
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Next time you and your family take a stroll through the park, check out our signs and text us what you think: pollinator garden or pocket prairie? Woodland trail or hammock relaxation space?
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Your feedback will directly impact how we update and improve Pillow Park, so we'd love to hear from you - every voice counts @ Pillow Park!

06/09/2020

Team Pillow Park has another video update! This week we're sharing our favorite outdoor spaces! We've been collecting data at Pillow Park and receiving some awesome responses to our online survey. Keep up the great work Pillow Park community! We can't wait to hear from more of you!
Give us your feedback about Pillow Park @ https://westcave.org/pillow-park-survey

04/22/2020

In honor of Earth Day 2020, we are excited to announce the launch of the Pillow park Project and our virtual public engagement campaign!

We are a team of outdoor educators, scientists, and designers that want to help the Pillow School Park community create their ideal neighborhood park!

In collaboration with the Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin, Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center, UT Austin, Tree Folks, Camp Gladiator, AISD, the City of Austin, and the St. David's Foundation we'll be helping the Pillow Park community design and renovate Pillow School Park so it can be a healthier place for people, plants and animals.

Meet the team behind the upcoming changes at Pillow Park and get involved by filling out our survey to help us design your ideal Pillow Park at the link below:
https://westcave.org/pillow-park-survey