Hill Country Adventures & Nature Center

04/27/2026

Please leave some dead trees for Cavity Nesting Birds to Build their Nests in.

If you'd like to Install Nestboxes I have them & can give you instruction on installation.
At Hill Country Adventures & Nature Center
Email me & I will open up for you.
[email protected]
www.hillcountryadventures.com

Plus Lodging or Primative Camping on
Indian Blanket Ranch www.indianblanketranch.com
Over 50 Nestboxes on our Nature, Hike Bike Trails.

04/03/2026

Wild Texas Living Outdoor Classrooms!!
April 27 thru May 1, 2026.

I will be offering Champion Big Tree Tours, Birding for Beginners & Nature Bingo,
Nestbox Trail Walk [looking at nests, eggs & tiny baby birds in the nestboxes].
Adults welcome too.

Free Nature Center displays.
Since I'm leading tours, email to book a time to explore & learn in Hill Country Adventures Nature Center.
[email protected]
www.hillcountryadventures.com
5181 FM 1050, 10 miles west of Utopia,
5 miles east of Garner State Park

Lodging & Primitive Camping available on our Indian Blanket Ranch.
www.indianblanketranch.com

03/20/2026

It's time, Texas!
Spring migration is here, and Birds need our help! Lets protect our feathered friends!

Turn off all non-essential lighting outside and inside from 11:00pm to 6:00am each night during migration (March 1 - June 15).

Did you know 1 out of 3 birds migrate thru Texas, that's 3 billion birds!

🐦 Learn more at: bit.ly/Lights_Out_Texas



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03/13/2026

Bat Tours have begun for Spring Break.

Go to their website www.friobatflight.com
or give them a call @888-502-9387 for information or scheduling.
Join for an evening of fun, entertainment and a whole bunch of nature!

03/12/2026

TerraTx Art Fest is a three day art festival happening September 25–27 in the Frio Canyon. TerraTx Art Fest

Artists from across the region will spend the week creating site specific public artworks inspired by the land, history, and culture of the canyon. Each artist is paired with local historians, naturalists, and culture bearers so the work reflects the true stories of this place.

Throughout the weekend the community is invited to take part in hands on art activities, live demonstrations, storytelling, music, and presentations about the ecology and history of the region.

When the weekend is over, the art stays. The completed works become part of a growing public art trail across Real and Uvalde Counties, encouraging visitors to explore the Frio Canyon beyond the river and experience the stories of the land year round.



Lodging & Primitive Camping available www.indianblanketranch.com

12/31/2025

Wonderful day for birding!!
Dec.27, 2025 we were asked to participate in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, CBC.

This was the 2nd year for Garner State Park to participate. Garner State Park
Master Naturalist Dell Little organized it.
The count area covered a 15 mile radius around and including inside Garner Park.

Dell asked me to organize a group for the stretch east of Garner on FM 1050, from 2748 eastward.
We had 6 participants; Kim Carter kept up with the bird tally, others spotting birds were Leta Schmid Gustin, Mary Radicke, Shreve Maranto, Janet Hutto Trammell & myself.

We met at my Hill Country Adventures Nature Center. Birded there at feeders a few hours.

Then we walked to my cabin, sat on porch counting birds at my feeders.
We then walked the trail on Indian Blanket Ranch.
Made it back to Nature Center for a quick lunch.

Then we drove west on 1050 over the hills to Tres Canyons Ranch my cousin's place.
Thx Kelly Landrum Murphy-Brown & Eric for allowing us to look for birds along your road, feeders & pond! Kelly also introduced our group to Gus, the Eland she bottle raised in the spring. He is a big boy now!

Our total for different Species counted at all these places & along 1050 was 36 species.
Total birds counted for the day was 282.

Pics show a sampling of our fun day!!
If you'd like to join our team next Dec.
let me know.

Hill Country Adventures & Nature Center
Indian Blanket Ranch
www.hillcountryadventures.com www.indianblanketranch.com

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11/10/2025