Our Favorite Nature Escapes: Beavers Bend Park
We may regret the increase in crowds, but we thought we’d share some of our favorite nature escape locations within driving distance of Dallas-Fort Worth, starting with Beavers Bend Resort Park in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. This place is the perfect Autumn get-away — crisp air, fall colors, and crunchy leaves beneath your feet. Peak fall colors are the 3rd week in October through mid-November. If you’re looking for a simple, no-nonsense place [more...]
Summer Survival at Zooniversity
Whew…summer is officially over for Zooniversity and we survived another crazy summer season! While many of you consider summer as a laid-back time to rest, relax, and lounge by the pool, summer for Zooniversity is a whirlwind of travel, shows, animal rescues, more travel and shows, feeding and cleaning, and even more travel and shows.
And, we’re certainly not complaining. We are so grateful to the 200+ librarians, school administrators and [more...]
Summer Out of the City: The Pines of East Texas
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One of the joys of being a wildlife educator is the travel. Yes, you do spend most of the year in the city, where large school districts and elite private schools can easily fund the money to routinely schedule your programs. But, the real adventure is in the travel to small, out-of-the-way towns. Small churches and rural libraries [more...]
