Volunteer registration is now open for Austin’s bi-annual It’s My Park Day, a community-wide beautification event taking place this Saturday, March 4.  Thousands of Austinites will come together to participate in 87 projects happening across the city, from transforming parks and trails, to clearing creek brush following the winter storm.

Check here to sign up to help, and as an added bonus, pre-registrants will receive a free t-shirt.  Additionally, Austin Parks Foundation has partnered with local coffee shops, breweries, and restaurants to offer free or discounted brews and milkshakes to volunteers after their shift. Bangers, Independence Brewing Company, Central Machine Works, Revival Coffee, Epoch Coffee, and P .Terry’s are among the growing list of partners. Volunteers can check the It’s My Park Day page on their website as well as social channels (below) for the full partner list leading up to the event.

This special community-wide event began in 2003 and takes place twice a year on the first Saturdays of March and November.  The event results in an average of $650,000 in volunteer labor each year, saving Austin’s under-funded Parks & Recreation Department time and money.

It’s My Park Day’s Spring edition has shown to be one of Austin’s most important volunteer work days of the year,” says Colin Wallis, CEO of Austin Parks Foundation. “We continue to be impressed with what a single day of volunteer labor can do for our parks and green spaces. Following events like February’s winter storm, our community’s commitment to working alongside their neighbors and giving back to their greenspaces is invaluable to our city. As an organization, we are able to continue providing high-quality volunteer experiences like this one because of the dedicated community members who participate every year.”

 For more information on Austin Parks Foundation, please visit austinparks.org and follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.