Ranger Talks & Slide Shows
May 2013
May
24
End Date
Mammals of West Texas
Davis Mountains State Park
May
24
End Date
I Heart Texas Hike
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch
A 0.5 mile hike devoted to Texas on the Vanishing Prairies trail
May
24
End Date
Nature's Night Shift and Night Walk
South Llano River State Park
Nature has a special group of animals that works the "night shift".
May
24
End Date
Night Sounds Program
Purtis Creek State Park
May
25
End Date
Full Moon Hike
Colorado Bend State Park
Join us for a night time adventure and ranger guided hike under the full moon.
May
25
End Date
Canyon Driving Tour
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
May
25
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
May
25
End Date
A Day in the Life of a CCC Boy
Buescher State Park
What was life like for the young builders of our park?
May
25
End Date
May
25
End Date
Beach Habitat
Mustang Island State Park
May
25
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
May
25
End Date
Saturday Afternoon Programs in the Nature Center
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
May
25
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
May
25
End Date
Discovering Big Tree
Goose Island State Park
What is the Big Tree? How did it get here? Meet a Park Ranger at the Big Tree to get these questions and more answered.
May
25
End Date
Pier Fishing with a Ranger
Purtis Creek State Park
May
25
End Date
Full Moon Hike
Colorado Bend State Park
Join this ranger-led hike and see Spicewood Canyon under the light of the full moon.
May
25
End Date
May
25
End Date
Family Film Night
South Llano River State Park
Enjoy an evening of classic cartoons and feature film.
May
26
End Date
Discovering Big Tree
Goose Island State Park
What is the Big Tree? How did it get here? Meet a Park Ranger at the Big Tree to get these questions and more answered.
May
26
End Date
Birding 101
Davis Mountains State Park
May
26
End Date
Wildflower Tour
San Angelo State Park
May
26
End Date
The Civilian Conservation Corps: Building the Future
Indian Lodge
May
26
End Date
Nature Hike
Purtis Creek State Park
May
26
End Date
May
27
End Date
Quit Bugging Out!
This talk teaches both children and adults about insects and spiders, including what makes an insect, how they communicate, an art project and a scavenger hunt hike at the end of the talk.
May
27
End Date
Wildlife Detectives
This talk teaches both children and adults how to use their observation skills to find traces of animal activity, followed by an optional short track-hunting hike.
May
27
End Date
Snakes: Spooky or Spectacular?
Davis Mountains State Park
May
31
End Date
Mammals of West Texas
Davis Mountains State Park
May
31
End Date
I Heart Texas Hike
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch
A 0.5 mile hike devoted to Texas on the Vanishing Prairies trail
May
31
End Date
Discovering Big Tree
Goose Island State Park
What is the Big Tree? How did it get here? Meet a Park Ranger at the Big Tree to get these questions and more answered.
June 2013
June
1
End Date
National Trails Day - Guided Trail Runs
Colorado Bend State Park
Celebrate National Trails Day with a choice of hikes at Colorado Bend State Park.
June
1
End Date
National Trails Day – Nature Walk with a Naturalist
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Join of Bentsen’s Naturalists as they guide participants on Nature Walk through the park.
June
1
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
June
1
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
June
1
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
June
7
End Date
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Hill Country: An Introduction
Guadalupe River State Park
June
8
End Date
June
8
End Date
June
8
End Date
Bugs-R-Us!
Guadalupe River State Park
June
8
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
June
8
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
June
8
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
June
8
End Date
Bats and Other Night Flyers
Guadalupe River State Park
June
8
End Date
Night Sounds
Lake Mineral Wells State Park
“After attending the Night Sounds program, I found my daughter sitting on the back porch the next night, not watching TV or playing video games, but listening to nature!” – Park Visitor
June
8
End Date
Star Party
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
June
14
End Date
Family Nature Night
United States
June
15
End Date
June
15
End Date
It's A Watery World
Guadalupe River State Park
June
15
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
June
15
End Date
From Garden to Kitchen
A look at pioneer agriculture and Dutch Oven Cooking
June
15
End Date
How wet is our planet?
Lake Arrowhead State Park
Come learn about the distribution of water in our planet!
June
15
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
June
15
End Date
Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs
Learn about the Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs fascinating way of life at Lake Arrowhead State Park.
June
15
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
June
15
End Date
Children's Nature Program
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
June
15
End Date
Campfire, controlled burns and more!
Martin Creek Lake State Park
Learn fire building skills and how controlled burns benefit our wildlands. Stay afterwards and watch a movie under the stars.
June
22
End Date
Flying feathered friends
All levels of bird watchers welcome on this birding hike at Ray Roberts Lake State Park
June
22
End Date
CCC Weekend: CCC Legacy Presentation
Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Co. 888
June
22
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
June
22
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
June
22
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
June
22
End Date
Creatures of the Night
Guadalupe River State Park
June
22
End Date
June
22
End Date
June
27
End Date
Ranger Reader
Resaca de la Palma State Park
June
29
End Date
Mound Builders and Traders- The Caddo People
A presentation about the first inhabitants of Mission Tejas
June
29
End Date
Quit Bugging Out!
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch
This talk teaches both children and adults about insects and spiders, including what makes an insect, how they communicate, an art project and a scavenger hunt hike at the end of the talk.
June
29
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
June
29
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
June
29
End Date
Firehall Museum Tales
Copper Breaks State Park
George Allen, director of the Firehall Museum in Crowell brings artifacts and tales of local history and mystery.
June
29
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
June
29
End Date
Slitherin' Snakes Alive!
Guadalupe River State Park
July 2013
July
4
End Date
Ranger Reader: Holiday Edition
Resaca de la Palma State Park
July
4
End Date
Campfire, controlled burns and more!
Martin Creek Lake State Park
Learn fire building skills and about how controlled burns benefit our wildlands. Stay afterwards and watch a movie under the stars.
July
6
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
July
6
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
July
6
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
July
6
End Date
Star Party
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
July
12
End Date
July
13
End Date
July
13
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
July
13
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
July
13
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
July
13
End Date
Night Sounds
Lake Mineral Wells State Park
“After attending the Night Sounds program, I found my daughter sitting on the back porch the next night, not watching TV or playing video games, but listening to nature!” – Park Visitor
July
20
End Date
July
20
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
July
20
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
July
20
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
July
20
End Date
Spider Walk
Lake Mineral Wells State Park
A fun nighttime activity involving spiders . . . yes, really, it’s fun!
July
25
End Date
Ranger Reader
Resaca de la Palma State Park
July
27
End Date
Geology Rocks Hike
Inks Lake State Park
July
27
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
July
27
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
August 2013
August
1
End Date
Ranger Reader
Resaca de la Palma State Park
August
2
End Date
First Friday Tours on the Kerr Wildlife Management Area; Part 1 of a 3 part series: “Elements of Wildlife Habitat”
Kerr Wildlife Management Area
Learn about the central components in management of any wildlife species: food, water and cover.
August
3
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
August
3
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
August
10
End Date
August
10
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
August
10
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
August
17
End Date
August
17
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
August
17
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
August
17
End Date
Name That Bird!
Lake Mineral Wells State Park
“Learn new songs! Songs written and performed by our native birds.”
August
22
End Date
Ranger Reader
Resaca de la Palma State Park
August
24
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
August
24
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
August
24
End Date
Owl Prowl
Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Did you ever hear or see an owl at night?. . . Here is a good opportunity!
August
31
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
August
31
End Date
Feeding Time
Stephen F. Austin State Park
September 2013
September
7
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
September
14
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
September
14
End Date
September
21
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
September
21
End Date
September
28
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
October 2013
October
5
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
October
5
End Date
October
12
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
October
13
End Date
October
19
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
October
20
End Date
October
26
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
November 2013
November
2
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
November
9
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
November
16
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
November
23
End Date
Meet the Longhorns
Copper Breaks State Park
Get up close and personal with Little Bit, Spot, Blanco Besos, and other members of the Official State Longhorn herd.
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