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It's that time of year again, time to get Dillo Dirt on the field at Pease Park! Join us for It's My Park Day on Saturday (3/4) morning at 10am to get the field in top shape for the upcoming spring and summer months. We'll also be doing some general trash pick-up and flowerbed maintenance.
The plan is to meet near the historic picnic tables at 1100 Kingsbury. The Austin Parks Foundation and Pease Park Conservancy will provide all the tools, gloves, waters, and snacks necessary so volunteers are just asked to wear clothes and footwear appropriate for outdoor work.
Wonder what Dillo Dirt is and why it is so important to the park? Here's a great summary from Austin Water:
Each year, thousands of tons of biosolids are anaerobically digested and composted with yard trimmings into an EPA-certified soil conditioner called Dillo Dirt.
Dillo Dirt is compost made by the City of Austin since 1989. If you know Austin, you will not be surprised to learn that it was the first program of its kind in the state and one of the oldest in the nation. All yard trimmings collected curbside across the City as well as some of our treated sewage sludge are combined and composted to create Dillo Dirt. The heat generated in composting (130 to 170 degrees Fahrenheit) is sufficient to eliminate human and plant pathogens. After composting for over a month, our compost is "cured" for several months, then screened to produce finished Dillo Dirt.
Dillo Dirt easily meets all Texas and EPA requirements for "unrestricted" use, which even includes vegetable gardens, if you desire. Like many other composts, Dillo Dirt has many benefits to the soil. Composts add to the organic matter in the soil, reducing the need for watering. Organic matter feeds the microbes in the soil, making a more healthy environment. Dillo Dirt is made from totally recycled materials, and this recycling is less expensive to citizens than landfilling these materials.
Questions: Call Andy at 512-777-1632
The plan is to meet near the historic picnic tables at 1100 Kingsbury. The Austin Parks Foundation and Pease Park Conservancy will provide all the tools, gloves, waters, and snacks necessary so volunteers are just asked to wear clothes and footwear appropriate for outdoor work.
Wonder what Dillo Dirt is and why it is so important to the park? Here's a great summary from Austin Water:
Each year, thousands of tons of biosolids are anaerobically digested and composted with yard trimmings into an EPA-certified soil conditioner called Dillo Dirt.
Dillo Dirt is compost made by the City of Austin since 1989. If you know Austin, you will not be surprised to learn that it was the first program of its kind in the state and one of the oldest in the nation. All yard trimmings collected curbside across the City as well as some of our treated sewage sludge are combined and composted to create Dillo Dirt. The heat generated in composting (130 to 170 degrees Fahrenheit) is sufficient to eliminate human and plant pathogens. After composting for over a month, our compost is "cured" for several months, then screened to produce finished Dillo Dirt.
Dillo Dirt easily meets all Texas and EPA requirements for "unrestricted" use, which even includes vegetable gardens, if you desire. Like many other composts, Dillo Dirt has many benefits to the soil. Composts add to the organic matter in the soil, reducing the need for watering. Organic matter feeds the microbes in the soil, making a more healthy environment. Dillo Dirt is made from totally recycled materials, and this recycling is less expensive to citizens than landfilling these materials.
Questions: Call Andy at 512-777-1632
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Requirement Details
Volunteers are asked to wear clothes and footwear appropriate for outdoor work.
Perks
All necessary tools, gloves, water, and snacks will be provided by the Austin Parks Foundation and Pease Park Conservancy. The Austin Parks Foundation will be providing a limited number of It's My Park Day t-shirts for volunteers on this day.
Parking Details
We will be meeting at the picnic tables near this address. Please find available parking in the parking lot at the intersection of Kingsbury and Parkway or along the street in designated spaces. Thank you.
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