Donate to Friends of Copperfield Nature Trails
https://www.austinparks.org/sfaform/support-copperfield-preserve/
To make a donation to our Friends of Copperfield Nature Trail account managed by the Austin Parks Foundation. Thank you!
Thank you! It’s My Park Day Fall 2018
Great job! at the Blakeney Pond Project picking up trash and removing johnson grass and other invasive plants from our wildflower areas at Blakeney pond. The Mulch Madness project at the Trotwood and Byers trail entrance also did awesome-there is a Copperfield Trails facebook page with pictures and video of that project. We finished up
Donate to Friends of Copperfield Nature Trails
Support Copperfield Preserve Click on the title of this post and use the link “Support Copperfield Preserve” to make a donation to our Friends of Copperfield Nature Trail account managed by the Austin Parks Foundation. Thank you! Support Copperfield Preserve
Volunteer Days Planned for 2018
January 13, 2018 March 3, 2018 April 14, 2018,Keep Austin Beautiful Clean Sweep. November 3, 2018, a Saturday, It’s My Park Day Fall Register https://givepul.se/oc2uu or https://givepul.se/a4jpc We have 2 projects: Mulching at Trotwood and Byers Trail entrances and then our usual Blakeney pond/trail trash project. The Mulching project will meet at the Trotwood Trail entrance at
Cleaning up website bugs!
Over time, websites generate bugs and errors that need to be fixed. One notable example that we recently discovered is that the Contact Us page isn’t working properly. Over the next few days, you might notice some downtime on the website as we go around fixing a few of the issues around the site. Additionally,
Clean Sweep Helps Keep Austin Beautiful on Copperfield Trails
We had a great group for Copperfield Trails again this year for Keep Austin Beautiful’s Clean Sweep event. Thank you to everyone that was able to be a part of the action and happy trails!
A Story of Steps at Byers Trail Entrance
Volunteers improved the entrance trail at Byers Lane on Monday March 6 by improving steps on the steep trail, including a stone step at the bottom. Their efforts to make Copperfield Nature Trail even better are much appreciated.
It’s My Park Day! Copperfield March Mulch Madness and More a success!
Ain’t no rain stoppin’ us and we worked and had fun for 2 hours between rain showers on March 4 for It’s My Park Day! Some invasive plants were removed, mulch spread to decrease mud on the entrance trails and help our trees, and the wildflower beds were tended and enhanced. Our next work day
Film Maker using Blakeney pond as location
Joey, an Art Institute film maker, records ambiance sound at Blakeney pond on a sunny day in January as part of the finishing touches on his senior project titled “Curse of the Deadwolf”. Scenes shot earlier at Blakeney pond are an important part of the project about a metal musician having a rough day.
Catch and Release at Blakeney Pond
Ever wonder what’s causing all the feeding frenzy splashing at Blakeney pond? Luis reveals it may just be this Large Mouth Bass he caught and released in 2016. Thanks for sharing Luis! Happy Trails.
Frost Weed Photos from January 2017
Thanks to Mary for braving the cold and sharing photos of Frost Weed along our Copperfield Nature Trail showing why it’s called Frost Weed.