BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261010T150000Z DTEND:20261010T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Nature Fest 2026 DESCRIPTION:Cast your curiosity into the wild world of the Cross Timbers! Join us for our 8th Annual Nature Fest\, a FREE\, family-friendly community celebration of Texas nature.\n\n \nWhat's waiting for you:\n\n Kids take home a FREE rod and reel while supplies last! Pick up your rod and reel and stop by for free bottles of water.\n\n Reptiles with a Ranger: Get up close with Texas reptiles with rangers from Lake Brownwood State Park\n\n Erath County Master Gardeners: Native plants\, pollinator gardening\, and a kids activity\n\n Bats in Your Backyard: You might be surprised who your neighbors are after dark\n\n Scope it Out: See the natural world up close through microscopes\n\n Texas Bluebirds: Learn about one of Texas's most beloved backyard birds\n\n Honey Bees: The buzz on native pollinators and why they matter\n\n Texas Botanical Garden and Native American Interpretive Center: The role of bison to early peoples and the formation of the prairie ecosystem\n\n Meridian State Park: Critter Connections\, track matching\, and coloring pages\n\n Nature: Good for Your Health! Ranger College shares the science behind getting outside\n\n Nature Walks: Explore the native prairie and pollinator garden right here at the nature center\n\n Soil Painting & Soil Health: Create your own nature art using real soil pigments\n\n Prairie Roots: Learn about the native plants that call our Cross Timbers home\n\n Wild about Conservation! Fossil Rim Wildlife Center brings interactive activities focused on Texas native species conservation\n\n Skins and Skulls: Touch real animal skins and skulls and discover the wild neighbors living right here in our region\n\n Interested in Texas Master Naturalist training? Stop by and learn how to join our chapter!\n\n Tarleton Radio KXTR 100.7 The Planet: Stephenville's student-led radio station providing music and giveaways\n\n Beyond the Road: TxDOT's environmental outreach campaign connecting communities to the natural and historical resources around them\n\n Wildlife Management Tools: Learn about the tools and techniques Texas Parks and Wildlife uses to manage and protect wildlife across the state\n\n Mammal Skulls: Can you guess the animal? Get up close with real mammal skulls including kit fox\, grey fox\, opossum\, and beaver and learn about the creatures behind them. Brought to you by the Tarleton Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society\n\n Native Birds: Match Texas birds to their beaks and discover the amazing adaptations that help birds survive in the wild. A fun and educational activity for all ages. Brought to you by the Tarleton Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society\n\nWith 325+ attendees\, 65+ volunteers\, and 25+ booths last year\, Nature Fest keeps growing and 2026 is shaping up to be our best yet!\n\n RSVP so we know you're coming and share with a friend who loves Texas nature!\n\n Thank you to our sponsors who make Nature Fest free for the entire community! \n\nGuadalupe Bass Sponsor: Sportsmen's Club of Fort Worth\n\nGetting youth outdoors since 1957\, the Sportsmen's Club of Fort Worth is dedicated to wildlife conservation and outdoor education with an emphasis on serving area youth.\n\nChannel Catfish Sponsor: Triple Crown Ford\n\nProudly serving Stephenville and surrounding Texas communities with honest\, dependable customer care.\n\nGreen Sunfish Sponsor: Texstar Kubota\n\nServing the Stephenville community for more than 97 years with tough\, durable equipment and outstanding service.\n\nLive Oak Legend Sponsors:\n\nCaam's: Stephenville's only Neapolitan style pizza restaurant\, focused on quality ingredients and staying mindful of their environmental footprint.\n\nRockin' P: A Stephenville staple\, proudly serving the Stephenville and Tarleton State community on the historic Stephenville square. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Cast your curiosity into the wild world of the Cross Timbers! Join us for our 8th Annual Nature Fest\, a FREE\, family-friendly community celebration of Texas nature.
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What'\;s waiting for you:
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🎁\; Kids take home a FREE rod and reel while supplies last! Pick up your rod and reel and stop by for free bottles of water.
\n\n
🦎\; Reptiles with a Ranger: Get up close with Texas reptiles with rangers from Lake Brownwood State Park
\n\n
🌿\; Erath County Master Gardeners: Native plants\, pollinator gardening\, and a kids activity
\n\n
🦇\; Bats in Your Backyard: You might be surprised who your neighbors are after dark
\n\n
🔭\; Scope it Out: See the natural world up close through microscopes
\n\n
🐦\; Texas Bluebirds: Learn about one of Texas'\;s most beloved backyard birds
\n\n
🐝\; Honey Bees: The buzz on native pollinators and why they matter
\n\n
🦬\; Texas Botanical Garden and Native American Interpretive Center: The role of bison to early peoples and the formation of the prairie ecosystem
\n\n
🐾\; Meridian State Park: Critter Connections\, track matching\, and coloring pages
\n\n
💚\; Nature: Good for Your Health! Ranger College shares the science behind getting outside
\n\n
🚶\; Nature Walks: Explore the native prairie and pollinator garden right here at the nature center
\n\n
🎨\; Soil Painting &\; Soil Health: Create your own nature art using real soil pigments
\n\n
🌱\; Prairie Roots: Learn about the native plants that call our Cross Timbers home
\n\n
🐺\; Wild about Conservation! Fossil Rim Wildlife Center brings interactive activities focused on Texas native species conservation
\n\n
🦴\; Skins and Skulls: Touch real animal skins and skulls and discover the wild neighbors living right here in our region
\n\n
🎓\; Interested in Texas Master Naturalist training? Stop by and learn how to join our chapter!
\n\n
🎵\; Tarleton Radio KXTR 100.7 The Planet: Stephenville'\;s student-led radio station providing music and giveaways
\n\n
🛣\;️\; Beyond the Road: TxDOT'\;s environmental outreach campaign connecting communities to the natural and historical resources around them
\n\n
🔧\; Wildlife Management Tools: Learn about the tools and techniques Texas Parks and Wildlife uses to manage and protect wildlife across the state
\n\n
🦊\; Mammal Skulls: Can you guess the animal? Get up close with real mammal skulls including kit fox\, grey fox\, opossum\, and beaver and learn about the creatures behind them. Brought to you by the Tarleton Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society
\n\n
🐦\; Native Birds: Match Texas birds to their beaks and discover the amazing adaptations that help birds survive in the wild. A fun and educational activity for all ages. Brought to you by the Tarleton Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society
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With 325+ attendees\, 65+ volunteers\, and 25+ booths last year\, Nature Fest keeps growing and 2026 is shaping up to be our best yet!
\n\n
👉\; RSVP so we know you'\;re coming and share with a friend who loves Texas nature!
\n\n
⭐\; Thank you to our sponsors who make Nature Fest free for the entire community! ⭐\;
\n\n
Guadalupe Bass Sponsor: Sportsmen'\;s Club of Fort Worth
\nGetting youth outdoors since 1957\, the Sportsmen'\;s Club of Fort Worth is dedicated to wildlife conservation and outdoor education with an emphasis on serving area youth.
\n\n
Channel Catfish Sponsor: Triple Crown Ford
\nProudly serving Stephenville and surrounding Texas communities with honest\, dependable customer care.
\n\n
Green Sunfish Sponsor: Texstar Kubota
\nServing the Stephenville community for more than 97 years with tough\, durable equipment and outstanding service.
\n\n
Live Oak Legend Sponsors:
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Caam'\;s: Stephenville'\;s only Neapolitan style pizza restaurant\, focused on quality ingredients and staying mindful of their environmental footprint.
\n\n
Rockin'\; P: A Stephenville staple\, proudly serving the Stephenville and Tarleton State community on the historic Stephenville square. \;
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\n \; LOCATION:Bosque River Nature Center 735 E Long Street UID:e.1545.76254 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260917T111650Z URL:https://www.stephenvilletexas.org/events/details/nature-fest-2026-76254 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR