Hands-on activities, wildlife education, activities for kids, outdoor fun happening at the 7th annual Nature Fest.

By SARA VANDEN BERGE

Round up the family and enjoy a day of fun when the Prairie Oaks Master Naturalist Chapter hosts its 7th annual Nature Fest from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Bosque River Trail Nature Center in Stephenville.

The free event will include hands-on activities, wildlife education, activities for kids and outdoor fun. 

Check out the lineup!

• Animal Tracks – Prairie Oaks Master Naturalists

• Art in the Park – Meridian State Park

• Backyard Bass Fishing Activity – Lake Mineral Wells State Park

• Bats in the Backyard & Listening for Bats – Prairie Oaks Master Naturalists

• Ecoregion Shuffle & Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Habitat Simulation – Fossil Rim

• Nature is Good for Your Health – Ranger College

• Fossils – Prairie Oaks Master Naturalists

• From Root to Leaf – Texas Botanical Gardens & Native American Interpretive Center – Legacy Plaza

• Insects – Tarleton Entomological Society

• Let’s Talk about Bats – Bat World Cross Timbers

• Native Gardening, Pollinators, & Gardening Activities for Kids – Erath County Master Gardeners

• Native Plants – Native Plant Society of Texas

• Nature Walks – Prairie Oaks Master Naturalists

• Opossum vs. Possum – Prairie Oaks Master Naturalists

• Reptiles with a Ranger – Lake Brownwood State Park

• Scopes (Microscopes and Telescopes!) – Prairie Oaks Master Naturalists

• Skins and Skulls – Texas Parks and Wildlife

• Texas Bluebird Society – Texas Bluebird Booth

• The Ditch Water Discovery Center – Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District

• Wildlife Management Tools – Texas Parks and Wildlife

For more information, follow the event on Facebook.