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More details on these events will be posted in the coming days.
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Bike Through the Pines |
April 30, 9:30am - 12:00pm |
| Bastrop State Park, 3005 Hwy 21 East, Bastrop, TX |
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Take a guided mountain biking tour in an area of the park that is normally closed to the public. On this five-mile ride, see a historic town site and learn about the history of the park. Bring your own mountain bike or rent one from local outfitter Rising Phoenix. Helmets and some experience with off-road biking required. Bring water and snacks for this moderate ride Meet at the parking lot by the swimming pool and be prepared to drive to the trailhead. |
| Cost to enter facilities - Adults: $4 years 13 and over Children: years 12 and under free |
| Preregistration required: Reservations required, deadline 5:00 PM the Friday before the tour. Call (512) 718-0211 |
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Jacob's Well Natural Area Tour |
April 30, 10:00am - 11:30am |
 Jacob's Well Natural Area, 221 Woodacre Drive, Wimberley, TX |
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Jacob’s Well is actually an artesian spring that flows out of the longest underwater cave in Texas. The tour starts as a discovery trek through the fragile and highly diverse hill country terrain. As we walk to the spring, we have stories to tell about the floods along the creek, scuba divers and what they know about the cave, and how the grasses were so tall in the past, that deer had to stand up to be seen. Jacob’s Well is a stunning part of our natural heritage, and special to people and wildlife throughout recorded history. The spring has stopped flowing for the first time in recorded history in 2000 and 2008, mostly due to over-pumping. Come learn more about water conservation and aquifer protection, and enjoy the beauty of this ancient spring. |
| Cost: 0 |
| No preregistration needed |
Get more details on Jacob's Well Natural Area Tour |
Nature Through the Eyes of an Artist - April 1 through April 30 |
April 30, 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, 605 Robert E. Lee Road, Austin |
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Wednesdays through Fridays 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. Saturdays and Sundays: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Go on a scavenger hunt and learn to look at nature with the eyes of an artist. Use your discoveries to create a beautiful work of art. |
| Cost to enter facilities - Adults: $3.50 adults, $2.50 seniors, $1.00 students Children: free for children under 6 |
| No preregistration needed |
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Westcave Public Tours - Weekends at 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm |
April 30, 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Westcave Preserve, 24814 Hamilton Pool Road, Round Mountain, TX |
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Visitation to Westcave Preserve's canyon is only by guided tour every Saturday and Sunday to minimize the impact on this fragile site. The tour takes visitors from an arid savannah through a limestone crevice into a sheltered canyon of lush plant life. At the head of the canyon stands Westcave, with a 40-foot waterfall replenishing the emerald pool below. |
| Cost of event - Adults: $5 Children: $2 |
| No preregistration needed |
Get more details on Westcave Public Tours - Weekends at 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm |
Wildflower Walk |
April 30, 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
| Bastrop State Park, 3005 Hwy 21 East, Bastrop, TX |
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On this easy, 2.5-mile hike, explore a part of the park normally closed to the public. See the flowering dogwoods and other fabulous displays of spring wildflowers. Bring water. Vehicles may be needed to drive to trailhead. Meet at the parking lot by the swimming pool. |
| Cost to enter facilities - Adults: $4 years 13 and over Children: years 12 and under free |
| No preregistration needed |
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Westcave Public Tours - Weekends at 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm |
May 1, 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Westcave Preserve, 24814 Hamilton Pool Road, Round Mountain, TX |
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Visitation to Westcave Preserve's canyon is only by guided tour every Saturday and Sunday to minimize the impact on this fragile site. The tour takes visitors from an arid savannah through a limestone crevice into a sheltered canyon of lush plant life. At the head of the canyon stands Westcave, with a 40-foot waterfall replenishing the emerald pool below. |
| Cost of event - Adults: $5 adult or $15 family, members free Children: $2 child, members free. |
| No preregistration needed |
Get more details on Westcave Public Tours - Weekends at 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm |
Jacob's Well Natural Area Tour |
May 7, 10:00am - 11:30am |
| Jacob's Well Natural Area, 221 Woodacre Drive, Wimberley, TX |
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Jacob’s Well is actually an artesian spring that flows out of the longest underwater cave in Texas. The tour starts as a discovery trek through the fragile and highly diverse hill country terrain. As we walk to the spring, we have stories to tell about the floods along the creek, scuba divers and what they know about the cave, and how the grasses were so tall in the past, that deer had to stand up to be seen. Jacob’s Well is a stunning part of our natural heritage, and special to people and wildlife throughout recorded history. The spring has stopped flowing for the first time in recorded history in 2000 and 2008, mostly due to over-pumping. Come learn more about water conservation and aquifer protection, and enjoy the beauty of this ancient spring. |
| Cost: 0 |
| No preregistration needed |
Get more details on Jacob's Well Natural Area Tour |
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