Welcome to the Austin Pond Society.
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Board Members for 2020
For a link to the ByLaws Under the Revised ByLaws, the Board is made up of three Officers, President, Secretary and Treasurer. The revised ByLaws allow for up to six Directors with the Board having the ability to decide on an annual basis, which Directors to appoint for the upcoming year. The positions selected for [...]
Austin Pond Society October Meeting 10-21-2019
Deena Spelman from Bastrop Botanical Gardens This was the last of the instruction meetings that the Austin Pond Society held for this year 2019. There is one more meeting in November but it is devoted entirely to our end of year celebrations and Christmas Party. There were around 35 members and guests that attended and [...]
APS September Meeting 2019
The food line... Once again, on the third Monday of the month, regular as clockwork, the Austin Pond Society held it's monthly meeting at the usual place, Zilker Botanical Gardens Meeting room. The meeting was attended by 40 members all of whom enjoyed Chinese from one of our Sponsors, Bamboo Bistro. The food was delicious [...]
APS August Meeting 2019
Getting ready for the meeting. The third Monday of the month saw us once again at Zilker Botanical Gardens Clubhouse for our usual Austin Pond Society Meeting. This was attended by exactly 40 members a couple of whom were brand new. Welcome to you from this friendly group of "Ponders". As usual, the first thing [...]
APS July Meeting, 2019
The food line at the meeting. The Austin Pond Society held it monthly meeting this past Monday, July 15 at the usual place, Zilker Botanical Gardens which was attended by 38 guests and Board Members. The evening meal comprised of Pizza and all of the fixin's supplied by the Members. There was enough food to [...]
Austin Pond Society June 2019 Meeting
Some of members that were present This meeting was dedicated to a review of the recent Pond Tour held on June 1-2, 2019 where some of the owners that came to the meeting were presented with a plaque comprising of a picture of their pond that they had on display. Not all of the owners [...]
Austin Pond Society 25th Pond Tour for 2019
Yellow Crowned Night Heron nest with three babies. The Austin Pond Society held their annual pond tour over the weekend of June 1-2 returning after missing out on having a tour last year, 2018. The size of the tour was also cut back to a more manageable number easily covered on each day, Saturday for [...]
Austin Pond Society May Meeting 2019
The Austin Pond Society held their May Meeting this past Monday which was attended by around 40 of its Members. This meeting was a combination of Speaker Presentation and as it is also the last meeting before the Tour, a lot of time was dedicated to wrapping up the final details which included handing out [...]
APS April Meeting 2019
The view out of the back window looking towards Zilker Park and the City of Austin. With frightening regularity, the calendar once more moved to the third Monday of the month bringing with it, the Austin Pond Societies Monthly Meeting held as usual in the Zilker Botanical Gardens Clubhouse. This meeting was our Annual Plant [...]
APS March Meeting 2019
The third Monday of the month around 6:30 pm and it's time for another Austin Pond Society Meeting held at the usual place, Zilker Botanical Gardens. There were around 35 members who showed up to be treated to a meal of Chinese food from one of our sponsors, Bamboo Bistro. Reeve Hobbie, Master Gardener They [...]
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To order extra calendars online, use this link below. Members get the first Calendar for free.
Photo Contest 2020
Voting Information
Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest.
Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest.
Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest.
Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
THIS IS THE LAST OF THE CATEGORIES AND THE PICTURES ALL OF WHICH ARE OUTSTANDING. GET YOUR VOTES IN ASAP TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE.
To All Austin Pond Society Members.
The City of Austin has opened up the Zilker Botanical Gardens but if you want to visit, you need to go online and register a spot as they are limiting the number of people allowed in at any given time. Access to the Clubhouse is still restricted with no availability date in sight for possibly a couple more months, and depending on the latest news on the virus, even later. Consequently, any future Austin Pond Society meetings inside the building have also been cancelled until further notice. This is a sad turn of events, not just for our Members but for all other organizations that are affected by this.
PLEASE NOTE.
Uppermost in our minds is the safety of our Members and we don’t want to put anyone at risk by holding a physical meeting.
REMAINING UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR 2020
POND SITTERS
ITEMS FOR SALE.
FISH RESCUE/REHOME
COME AND JOIN US.
Membership in the Austin Pond Society is a wonderful way to meet other pond lovers and learn about the many joys of having a backyard pond. In addition to our regular monthly meetings where you’ll hear professionals speak on pond building, plants, fish and other wildlife. you’ll get to participate in hands-on demonstrations and give back to the community by helping us out at the Zilker Garden Center and area elementary schools where we teach and assist in building and maintaining their ponds.
- As a member, you also receive these member-only benefits.
POND-O-VAC – Use this link for details
125 GALLON TRANSPORT TANK – $25 per week donation plus depositGENERAL MEETING EACH MONTH – wonderful speakers, great food and friendship with like-minded folksTHE MARKETPLACE – sign up and receive notification whenever pond equipment, Koi, goldfish and plants are being given away.POND STARS – experienced ponders can help with advice on your pond problemsAPRIL PLANT SWAP – bring a variety of plants and go home with your car full.MAY SPONSOR NIGHT – come and meet our APS sponsors and check out the newest products and enjoy great discounts.
MEMBERS-ONLY EVENTS – outings to members’ ponds, garden centers, water-lily growers, fish hatcheries
WEBSITE – contains information on all aspects of APS activities
THE STREAM – MONTHLY CALENDAR – keeps you current with the month’s activities
COMMUNITY SERVICE – volunteer at Zilker Botanical Garden, the Zilker Garden Festival, and the Austin Pond Tour. Participate at the annual pond cleaning at Zilker Gardens or other sites that need our assistance
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To join – Go to the Wild Apricot link below and join on line or come to our next meeting where we take both cash and credit cards. We meet the third Monday of every month (except December) in the Zilker Garden Center on Barton Springs Rd at 6:30 pm. Our family membership is only $30.00 annually.
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AUSTIN POND SOCIETY LIBRARY – CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO VIEW A LIST OF AVAILABLE LITERATURE.
OUR LIBRARIAN is Max Rice.
You can reach him at librarian@austinpondsociety.org
THE YELLOW BEAST POND VAC – CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR MORE DETAILS
The Austin Pond Society has invested in a new pond vacuum that is available for Members to rent. There is also a 125 gallon holding tank that can be rented on a weekly basis. Click on the image for details
CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE..
Do you have any used pond or garden equipment laying around that you would like to sell, swap or give away?
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Upon completion of the form required to describe the objects, the articles will be posted on the website. They will sell quicker if you have pictures showing your articles. Please note: Any dealings that take place are between the seller and the buyer. Please read the full disclaimer posted on the Marketplace page. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE FORM
