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IMPD Spring this year will be a hybrid virtual in-person event! This is a unique opportunity to safely get out and explore our parks!
To earn your shirt you’ll need to complete 5 of the following activities. Each activity counts as one point toward your IMPD gear, but some have additional prizes. We ask that you upload documentation of your completed activities to this form in order to earn your shirt. All activity documentation forms are due on June 13th at 5pm, so be sure to take photos and screenshots as you complete your activities. You can automatically earn your t-shirt now by making a donation of $25 or more to Austin Parks Foundation. All this info is also available on the IMPD website.
In person activities
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Take a photo of your visit to a nature preserve, wildlife sanctuary or park you have never been to before
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Explore a creek on parkland and tell us what watershed it is in
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Take a photo of your favorite secret spot in a park to get away
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Enjoy some of PARD’s upcoming events and let us know how you got involved
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Join our Fitness in the Parks aerobics class - take a screenshot of the confirmation
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Take a photo of Peter Taylor's lime kiln at a park in West Austin
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Take a photo of the beehive on Beehive Wall
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Take a photo of the fountain at Big Stacy
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Take a photo of the volcanic views at Blunn Creek Nature Preserve
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Take a photo of the skyline from the Lookout Point in the Zilker Nature Preserve
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We want to see more magnificent trees on parkland, take a photo of an old, large or just very cool tree
Give back to our parks
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Sign up for our Advocacy e-newsletter - take a screenshot of the confirmation page
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Select Austin Parks Foundation as your Amazon Smile nonprofit and take a screenshot of the Amazon page with the APF name
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Check if your employer will match your donation or volunteer hours and take a screenshot of your submission confirmation
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Check out our map of Adopted and Unadopted Parks to connect with a Park Adopter group in your neighborhood - let us know how you reached out
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Buy something from the APF Gear Shop, like our awesome new trash pickup pack - take a screenshot of your confirmation email
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Follow @zilkereagle on FB, Twitter and Instagram, or sign up for the Eagle newsletter - take a screenshot of your confirmation email
Activities for kids
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Become a member of Little Hummingbird Society and upload a screenshot of your confirmation page
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Tell us any park nicknames your kids have created - my son calls the Martin playground the Batman park
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Pick up trash at a park with your family unit or solo and dispose of it at home. Take a photo and use the TrashBlitz app to track your impact
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Download and complete 3 free LHS activity pages - show us your awesome work!
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Go on a park scavenger hunt - take pictures of the most interesting rocks, trees or wildlife you find. You can use iNaturalist to help identify plants and animals
Learn about our parks
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Check out our Parks Summit sessions - tell us what you learned
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Tell us about about some unknown history of a park
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Learn more about Austin’s caves - tell us what you learned
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Check out some of our recent blogs - tell us what you learned
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Subscribe to Austin Parkscast and take a screenshot of the confirmation - check out the 6/12 episode featuring IMPD t-shirt and Eastlink Pillars Project artist Kendrick Rudolph
Win a sweet prize!
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Do you have a lot IMPD shirts? Snap a photo of them and whoever has the most shirts will win a prize!
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Submit a shirt design by Sunday, June 13th at 5 PM and the winner will be featured on our IMPD Spring 2021 t-shirt!
Stay tuned to our social media channels throughout the week for more content. Once you've submitted the form we'll follow up soon about our IMPD Shirt Pickup Party on July 10th at McBeth Recreation Center. Thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication to our parks!