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Shavano Park Women’s Club

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The Shavano Park Women's Club came to Phil Hardberger Park for a walk and talk about native plants and future plans for Hardberger Park and the Salado Creek Greenway.

Readers Recommend Dog Park

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For February 2011, FIDOFriendly.com polled readers on top Dog Friendly Destinations. No surprise to us, Phil Hardberger Park is included with selected parks that rate as “…Paradise for pooches and people who like the great outdoors.”

Bats Program

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On October 22, 2011, Nyta Brown of Texas Parks & Wildlife Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area, led our education program on bats.

Futures of public parks may need private dollars

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When New York City entered a period of economic and social upheaval in the 1970s and Central Park suffered years of neglect, San Antonio native Elizabeth Barlow Rogers came to the rescue.

NuStar ‘Superstars’ Adopt Hardberger Park

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NuStar Energy has adopted Phil Hardberger Park and the adjacent Salado Creek Greenway as part of the City of San Antonio’s Adopt-a-Park program.

The Next Phase of the Park

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The May 15 grand opening of Phil Hardberger Park, including the mile and a half of hiking trails, playscape and the city's largest dog park, was just the beginning of the former dairy farm's transformation into a world-class park.

New Classroom Building is a Model of Sustainability

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The construction at the north end of the parking lot on the east side of Phil Hardberger Park is nearing completion as the long-awaited Salado Classroom Building is expected to open to the public in November.

Volunteers to Restore Historic Dairy Barn

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Volunteers with the Associated General Contractors’ Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) will begin tomorrow, Saturday, March 19 a two-year-long community service project to restore the nineteenth century dairy barn at Phil Hardberger Park.

Prairie Restoration

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In keeping with the park’s master plan, the City of San Antonio’s Parks and Recreation Department is restoring grasslands in the park. While the 311-acre property features many native trees, there are virtually no native grasses — less than 1 percent, according to a plant survey conducted as part of the master plan.

Phil Hardberger Park
West Entrance
8400 NW Military Hwy., San Antonio, TX 78216 (210) 207-3284
East Entrance
13203 Blanco Road, San Antonio, TX 78216 (210) 207-3284

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Seven days a week

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