Tails of the Trails
No video selected. Thanks to the Lackland Air Force Base dog trainers who brought police dogs to demonstrate what they are trained to do.
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No video selected. Moms Roll In
No video selected. Stroller Strides of North San Antonio is using the park for a full body exercise for mothers with their children in strollers. The classes consist of intervals of power walking and muscle strengthening exercises using resistance tubing.
Looking skyward
No video selected. White Mountain Apache group, looks to the sky during the Phil Hardberger Park open house.
This Man, This Land
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Phil Hardberger Park's caretaker hopes to stay long after it opens to public.
Many Happy Returns to Hardberger Park
No video selected. The best measure of the May 15 grand opening of Phil Hardberger Park may have been a question overheard from a little boy as his family was leaving the playground. “Mom, can we come back next week?” the boy asked his mother.
Parks projects chosen for planning awards
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Two San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department development projects will receive awards today for outstanding planning.
First phase gets design panel OK
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Grassland restoration is included; work on the North Side site could start in January.
Phil Hardberger Park becoming reality
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City Council approves master plan and funds for first phase of design. Phil Hardberger Park already looks like the land suburban development forgot. Now it should remain that way a wooded oasis bisected by busy streets and surrounded by neighborhoods.
Weathered the Storm
No video selected. More than a few Conservancy board members commented on the seemingly miraculous work of Xavier Urrutia’s Parks and Recreation Department staff to prepare the park for the grand opening despite the torrential rain the day before. More than 100 city employees worked in the rain all day Friday preparing the park for the big weekend.
Phil Hardberger Park: Wild in the city
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Mayor Phil Hardberger doesn't waste words, but he can become downright loquacious when describing the 300 acres of oak savannah known as Phil Hardberger Park.
Plan to restore grasses has some worried about trees
No video selected. Experts say grassland ecosystem's revival at Phil Hardberger Park would benefit the environment.
Park push could put the city on a new path
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City officials, led by Mayor Phil Hardberger, are charging hard to buy the 311 acres and turn it into one of the city's largest parks. A stroll through Max and Minnie Voelcker's old dairy farm is like a glimpse into San Antonio's past.