| Event Information | Title, Venue, Description & Leader |
Event Code
D001
Start Time
9 AM
Venue Fee*
$4
Group Size
20
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Birds, Butterflies, and Wildflowers
Kenny Fletcher
Venue: Calaveras Lake Park Join us to walk the Nature Trail and shorelines at Calaveras Lake. We will identify what we see including shoreline and water birds, butterflies, dragonflies, and plants. *Children 15 and under only pay $2. |
Event Code
D002
Start Time
9:30 AM
Venue Fee
$0
Group Size
20 |
Introduction to the San Antonio Natural Areas and Aquifer Protection
Liz Robbins
Venue: Friedrich Park Take a leisurely hike through the park where the leader will explain why the City purchased the land and why it’s kept in a natural state. The leader will explain how the Edwards Aquifer is made up of limestone and point out its fragile state. The leader will point out the importance of native plants, shrubs, and trees that conserve water and survive without the need for contaminating chemicals. ADULTS ONLY. A $2 donation is appreciated. |
Event Code
D003
Start Time
9:30 AM
Venue Fee
$0
Group Size
20 | Hill Country Plants and People
Peggy Spring  Venue: Friedrich Park
A moderate hike along paved and unpaved trails including ADA Level 4. Leader will provide natural and cultural history interpretation with emphasis on plant identification and ethnobotany. A $2 donation is appreciated. |
Event Code
D004
Start Time
10 AM
Venue Fee
$0
Group Size
20 | Engineering & Aesthetics: San Antonio’s Urban Flood Management System SARA Staff Venue: Various Sites Did you know that the famed San Antonio River Walk serves a vital flood control function for downtown San Antonio? Or did you know that a three-mile-long underground tunnel diverts San Antonio River flood waters from the downtown area? Learn about these and other “Flash Flood Alley” facts in a guided tour that begins at the headquarters of the San Antonio River Authority, 100 E. Guenther, and then guides participants to Olmos Dam, the San Antonio River Tunnel Inlet, the River Walks Convent Park, and Gate 5 at Nueces Street Dam. Along the way, you will learn not only how this infrastructure works together, but also how its many beautification eatures blend the components into the surrounding environment. Youth friendly, ages 11-17 accompanied by an adult. Meet at SARA, 100 E. Guenther. |
Event Code
D005
Start Time
10 AM
Venue Fee
$5
Group Size
20 | South Texas’ Native Plants
Iliana Pena Venue: Mitchell Lake Audubon Center Explore the diversity and uniqueness of South Texas native plants. The discussion will include local cultural and historical uses of native plants as well how the Center’s land management and revegetation efforts are benefiting local and migratory birds and other wildlife. |
Friday Afternoon Field Trips |
Event Code
E001
Start Time
1:30 PM
Venue Fee
$0
Group Size
20 | Introduction to the Mission Acequia System
Dan Holyfield & James Oliver  Venue: San Jose Mission
Event starts of Mission San Jose where you will watch a 23 minute film followed by a quick mission tour. Then you will take a driving tour to learn about and see the park landscape and the acequia system. The tour ends back at San Jose mission. |
Event Code
E002
Start Time
1:30 PM
Venue Fee
$0
Group Size
20 |  Hill Country Animals
Peggy Spring Venue: Friedrich Park Moderate hike along paved and unpaved trails including ADA level 4. Natural and cultural history interpretation with emphasis on animals adaptations and signs (tracks, scat, insect galls, etc.) A $2 donation is appreciated. |
Event Code
E003
Start Time
1:30 PM
Venue Fee*
$6
Group Size
10 | Water World
Niki Lake Venue: Government Canyon State Natural Area We will explore what an aquifer is, how it works, and why it is important. to the people of San Antonio. This will done using hands-on experiments,demonstrations, sensory aids, and a short hike to bring the message home in an easy to understand format. *Children 12 and under and adults over 75 free, adults 65-74 pay only $3. |
Seminar
Event Code
E004
Start Time
2:30 PM
Venue Fee
$0
Group Size
30 |  Urban Wildlife
Don Elroy
Venue: Lions’ Field House This presentation will address how human development impacts our native wildlife. The program is intended to sensitize people to urban wildlife issues while enabling city dwellers to avoid wildlife conflicts in the most humane way possible. |
Friday Evening Events
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Event Code
C002
Start Time
6 PM
Venue Fee
$5
Group Size
20 | Calling All Frogs: Understanding Why Frogs Make Sound 
Rama Ratnam Venue: Mitchell Lake Audubon Center Dr. Rama Ratnam, UTSA professor, will discuss why frogs make sound, the different types of sounds frogs make, and how his research on frog vocalization has implications for understanding human hearing and speech communication. Following this seminar, Dr. Ratnam will take participants into the field to hear what the frogs at Mitchell Lake have to say. |
Event Code
F001
Start Time
6 PM
Venue Fee
$10
Group Size
50 | Emergence from Bracken Bat Cave Fran Hutchins Venue: Bracken Bat Cave Bracken Bat Cave is home to the world’s largest colony of mammals. Almost without fail, they all leave for dinner at dusk each evening. Join us for a truly unique experience. Access to the Bracken Cave is via a private, gated, unpaved ranch road. Map available at Registration Desk. MEET at gate to the property on Natural Bridge Caverns Road at 6:00 P.M. The gate will be locked at 6:10 P.M. so please be on time so the rest of the group is not held up. WAIVER REQUIRED. NO ALCOHOL. NO PETS. CATERING AND TRANSPORTATION NOT INCLUDED by Bat Conservation International. |
Event Code
F002
Start Time
6:30 PM
Venue Fee
$9
Group Size
20 | Enchanted Evening Tour
Z00 Staff Venue: San Antonio Zoo This 2 hour tour focuses on the Zoo’s role in conservation and if we’re lucky, participants may even get to hear the lions roar, the hyenas laugh or the screamers—you guessed it—scream. Designed for adults and children 12 and up. |
