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Check out Roots and Wings events going on in Austin this month! Tomorrow some of our Austin Watershed team members are hosting a Grow Green Garden party, and there are hundreds of other events going on over the next couple weeks!

The Roots and Wings Festival "is dedicated to celebrating nature in our neighborhoods. We embrace the fundamental concept that we are all connected to each other and to our local ecosystem."

Grow Green Fall Garden Party: A Roots & Wings Festival Event | AustinTexas.gov We're excited to be hosting an official Roots & Wings Festival event! The Roots & Wings Festival is held from Saturday, October 19 through Sunday, November 3, and is a community-wide celebration honoring Arbor Day and Monarch Appreciation Day in Austin. Join us in celebrating the Roots & Wings Festi...

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Hello April and Hello Bluebonnets! Get out and take a day trip to see the Bluebonnets in Texas!

https://www.travelingmom.com/free-texas/where-to-find-texas-bluebonnets/

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Make sure you check out the live FB post tomorrow on Rain Catcher Austin. They will be discussing what to do After the Freeze with your plants.

The questions are coming in on what to do with our plants after the freeze and we want to address them. Join owner and founder of tomorrow (February 24th, 2021) at 11am on FB live page.

Also, add your questions in the comment section before the live feed and we will address as many as we can.

"Children still need a childhood with dirt, mud, puddles, trees, sticks, and tadpoles." - Brooke Hampton

Let's get outside and learn!

63 Outdoor Learning Activities Kids will Love - Hands-On Teaching Ideas 63 Outdoor Learning Activities that kids will love at home or at school. Find lots of ideas to get kids outside and enjoying nature.

Hello January & Hello 2021!

We love to see how schools and teachers are adapting to outdoor learning during the pandemic. Way to go Austin Jewish Academy for adapting an outdoor model for your school.

There are so many great benefits to outdoor learning for the students and teachers

Way to go and keep up the great work!

Seeking a coronavirus solution, Austin Jewish Academy moves classrooms outdoors The Austin Jewish Academy holds class outside for third through eighth graders to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The school has seen no cases.

Ringing in the New Year during a pandemic looks very different but you can still make it memorable!
Check out these great family fun ideas from Traveling Mom
You know camping is always number 1 on our list!

New Year's Eve Ideas for Ringing in the New Year During a Pandemic | Traveling Mom These 6 New Year's Eve ideas for socially distanced outdoor family fun are the way to kick off 2021, pandemic style!

Cistern Fact Sheet on Rain Catcher Austin's FB page and the website gives you great information on rain cisterns:
How they work
Components of a Rainwater System
Maintaining Your System
and more!

Check out the benefits and the ease of installing a rain cistern at your home!

Checkout this Cistern Fact Sheet!
What is stopping you from installing a rain cistern?

http://austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Watershed/growgreen/factsheets/cisterns.pdf