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Guadalupe River State Park Science Festival

Guadalupe River State Park

If you enjoy science and the outdoors, head over to Guadalupe River State Park (GRSP) on April 24th for a Family Fun Science Festival! Interpretive Services and the staff of GRSP cordially invite you to bring your families to attend a grand opening celebration for the children’s interactive Discovery Center newly installed in the park. Families can enjoy a free hot dog lunch from the Friend’s Group before trying twenty different stations of science activities including nature drawing, looking at river insects under microscopes, petting live crawfish and taking home native plant seeds. Continue reading Guadalupe River State Park Science Festival

CCC Vets Bring State Park History to Bastrop

Late last week, Bastrop State Park hosted close to 70 former Civilian Conservation Corps members who helped build the foundation of the Texas State Park system back in the 1930s and 1940s. The March 28-29 event commemorated the 75th anniversary of the CCC, started by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 to address joblessness during the Great Depression. Most of the men whose skilled hands helped build state parks such as Caddo Lake, Garner and Indian Lodge have passed on. Continue reading CCC Vets Bring State Park History to Bastrop