Discovering Westcave

The Natural and Human History of a Hill Country Nature Preserve

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Non-Formal Education, Travel, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Author: S. Christopher Caran, Elaine Davenport ISBN: 9781623494605
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press Publication: October 7, 2016
Imprint: Texas A&M University Press Language: English
Author: S. Christopher Caran, Elaine Davenport
ISBN: 9781623494605
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Publication: October 7, 2016
Imprint: Texas A&M University Press
Language: English

In the heart of the Texas Hill Country lies an astonishing place called Westcave Preserve, a 76-acre nature preserve and environmental education facility in western Travis County, near Austin, that provides a sanctuary for the flora and fauna of surprisingly diverse ecosystems.

Westcave has been connecting children and families to nature since 1976, when the nonprofit Westcave Preserve Corporation was established to restore and protect a popular but rapidly deteriorating picnic spot that encompassed a fern-covered grotto, an ancient rock shelter, and a spectacular forty-foot waterfall.

In Discovering Westcave, Chris Caran and Elaine Davenport take readers on a walk through the beautiful preserve, which includes a 3,000-square-foot learning center, unveiling the evolutionary past of its stunning natural features and acknowledging the many people who have been a part of Westcave’s long history. The aim of this guidebook is not only to share the natural and human history of this refuge, soon to be surrounded by one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the country, but also to inspire through environmental learning a continued respect and appreciation for the natural world.

To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.

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In the heart of the Texas Hill Country lies an astonishing place called Westcave Preserve, a 76-acre nature preserve and environmental education facility in western Travis County, near Austin, that provides a sanctuary for the flora and fauna of surprisingly diverse ecosystems.

Westcave has been connecting children and families to nature since 1976, when the nonprofit Westcave Preserve Corporation was established to restore and protect a popular but rapidly deteriorating picnic spot that encompassed a fern-covered grotto, an ancient rock shelter, and a spectacular forty-foot waterfall.

In Discovering Westcave, Chris Caran and Elaine Davenport take readers on a walk through the beautiful preserve, which includes a 3,000-square-foot learning center, unveiling the evolutionary past of its stunning natural features and acknowledging the many people who have been a part of Westcave’s long history. The aim of this guidebook is not only to share the natural and human history of this refuge, soon to be surrounded by one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the country, but also to inspire through environmental learning a continued respect and appreciation for the natural world.

To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.

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