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WildFest SA Program Overview:  The program offers something for everyone:  lectures, workshops, and field trips; cycling, paddling, hiking, birding, and star-gazing activities; special events at the San Antonio Zoo, Bracken Bat Cave, and other unique locales within San Antonio and the surrounding areas; and self-guided and structured events along the renowned River Walk, at the San Antonio Missions  National Historical Park, and at other cultural, natural, and environmental treasures.
 
The festival will be held at venues throughout Bexar (pronounced “bear”) County, from Medina Natural Area and Mitchell Lake Audubon Center in the south to Government Canyon in the west, Fredrich Park to the north, and the Botanical Garden just northeast of the heart of downtown San Antonio.  Field trips, workshops, and seminars will focus on birds, plants, bats, history, art, archaeology, geology, water and other topics linked to nature.

 
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San Antonio's 2nd Annual Bird & Nature Festival - May 1-4, 2008 PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 14 April 2008

DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES,
WILFEST SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR.

Our sincere apologies for your disappointment and inconvenience.
However, please visit and enjoy our great parks and natural areas.

To view some of the colors, creatures, features and species of WildFest San Antonio click here.  This was created by Gail Dugelby from the Medina River Natural AreaYou will need MS Power Point or Open Office to view this 11mb presentation.

The mission of WildFest San Antonio is to educate residents and visitors about our unique natural and historical environments and to increase awareness of nature in and around San Antonio.

Wildfest San Antonio, San Antonio's second annual birding and nature festival will be held May 1-4, 2008. With its abundance of natural areas such as Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, Medina River Natural Area, Government Canyon State Natural Area, the Botanical Gardens, the Missions National Historical Park and others, San Antonio will be one of few large cities to host such an event.

Government Canyon Spanish Moss

The festival will include a broad spectrum of workshops and fieldtrips that will include birds, butterflies, bats, plants (wild flowers), art, history and geology. A number of the events will be focused on getting children involved in nature.

There also will be a number of workshops and field trips aimed at social science, science, and other teachers. We expect to attract a large number of local residents to the events as well as visitors from throughout the United States and North America.

 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 July 2008 )
 
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