Events

The 4th Milam County Nature Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, at the Rockdale Fair Park in Rockdale TX. This family oriented event is for nature lovers of all ages. Our theme for this year’s festival is "Snakes of Milam County" and we’ll have several speakers and exhibitors on this topic. In addition, the festival will feature several other professionals speaking on interesting nature topics to include: urban wildlife; feral hogs; wildlife habitat improvement through prescribed fire and vegetation management; wildflowers and plant identification; and the bryophytes, mosses and liverworts. Commander Ben (Ben Shrader) will be a special attraction at the festival this year. Commander Ben, the Invasive Species Hunter, will bring his Invasive Hunter Academy Program for the educational enjoyment of children and adults alike. Come hear what this amazing high schooler has to day. Numerous additional nature venues and exhibits will be ongoing throughout the day. This would include subject areas such as: animal tracks; archaeological dig; bats; butterflies; the horned lizard; pollinators; native grasses; the Houston toad; angling education; bee keeping and crawdads. There will also be a special outdoor nature activity on Friday evening followed by an outstanding National Geographic film, “Endangered Species: Don’t Say Goodbye” on a large screen. We will be having a Nature Photo Contest, and for details on this and the festival see our webpage - txmn.org/elcamino/naturefest/. This free event has something for adults and children of all ages. Friday April 12 7pm, Saturday April 13 9am-2pm. Rain or shine. Rockdale Fair Park, 200 Walnut St, Rockdale Tx. For overnight accommodations, call the Chamber of Commerce at 512-446-2030, or visit www.rockdalechamber.com or www.rockdalecityhall.com. For questions, contact ElCaminoRealMasterNaturalist@gmailcom.