Download a set of 6 Austin Parks Foundation coloring pages that celebrate trees, pollinators, and connecting to nature!

Choose crayons, markers, colored pencils, or paint to color in your own butterfly.

Explore your own neighborhood with an interactive nature walk.

We will collect leaves outside and make observations using four of our five senses. Also introduces the idea of sorting and making comparisons of the leaves we observe.

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Van goes wild with Water Quality Protection Lands Program Manager Kevin Thuesen. Kevin gives us a behind the scenes tour of the 40,000 acres that make up Austin’s Wildlands. We learn about how water gets from the Wildlands to the city. We also see and learn about how the many wonderful critters are in abundance there.

Van visits with our favorite singing zoologist Lucas Miller. Learn about the wetlands and even hear Van sing a wetlands rap! Stay tuned until the end of the end of the video for a special extra song.

This hidden picture is a colorful illustration that invites you to discover a more sustainable shared world composed of cooperatives, libraries, and community gardens. Can you find the all the native plants, objects, and characters hidden throughout the picture?

Wondering what to read next about nature? Check out this recommended reading list featuring nature titles for youth vetted by Austin Public Library’s librarians.

How can one tell the difference between a taproot and a fibrous root? We'll look at some plants and learn what they each look like.

Volunteerism is critical to the health of our parks, and coordinated efforts between park stewards and city staff can lead to incredible positive outcomes in Austin’s natural spaces. Join Jerry Levenson and David Todd - veteran park stewards, Patrick Chaiken (City of Austin Park Ranger Program), James Duff (City of Austin Wildfire Division), and Barry Rivera (Volunteer Manager at Austin Parks Foundation) to discuss how volunteerism is a key component of keeping our parks safe and accessible.

How does pollination work? We'll look at some pollinators at Discovery Hill and see how they do their important work.

Enjoy Van’s interview with renowned children’s author and illustrator Denise Fleming. Denise dishes with Van on how she got started and the new illustration style she used in her book, “This is the Nest That Robin Built.”