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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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Thursday Programs & Events 2008 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Sunday, 16 March 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.
  

PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE DUE TO WEATHER OR OTHER SCHEDULING CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL.

WildFest San Antonio Program Events

Thursday Events

Event Information  Title, Leader, Venue & Description

 MORNING

Event Code
A001
Start Time
9 AM
Venue Fee
$5
Group Size
25

 

 

Birding for Beginners                 Active Image
    Dodge Engleman

Venue:   Mitchell Lake Audubon Center

Dr. Dodge Engelman, birding expert and docent for the Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, will lead a birding tour of the Mitchell Lake Refuge. Dodge can give you tips on proper binocular use, how to look for certain field markers on birds, and how you can use behavior and location to help identify our winged friends.

 

EVENING

 

Event Code
C001   
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.



 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2008 )
 
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