Deaf Outdoors Day 2025
Sat, September 27, 2025
Join us for programs galore with ASL interpreters present!
We at Brazos Bend State Park are celebrating Deaf Outdoors Day in 2025!
Celebrate nature and community with exciting programs, hands-on activities, and wildlife encounters—all accessible in ASL. Perfect for families, friends, and anyone ready to explore the outdoors together.
All of our programs during this event will take place at the Nature Center and ASL interpreters will be present, so please join us to discover the wonders of the world around us. You can register for this event at the following link: https://forms.gle/rHUTKL3PhHMGZMKz5.
Scheduled Programs:
8:30 AM Hummingbird Banding
- Hummingbirds are on the move in southeast Texas! Come see these flying jewels up close. Come join us as our licensed hummingbird bander captures, identifies, and bands hummingbirds during their fall migration.
9:30 AM Alligator: From Egg to Apex
- They are the rulers of the swamps, but they start life at the bottom. Discover everything about the epic lives of Brazos Bend’s most popular resident!
10:30 AM Spectacular Snakes!
- Snakes are some of the most fascinating animals that live at Brazos Bend State Park. Discover all you could ever want to know about the animal that everyone loves to hate and how we need them as much as they need us!
12:00 PM The Mystery of the Missing Monarchs
- Monarch butterflies are one of the most beautiful species of butterflies to be found in Texas. But why don’t we see them year-round? Join us at the Nature Center to discover where monarchs disappear and how we can help them before they’re gone for good.
Backyard Bass
- Explore the basics of fishing and bag your very first "fish" during this fishing game with us at the Nature Center. Practice your casting on our plastic fish so that you'll be ready for the real thing!
A Pot in a Pinch
- Pottery not only revolutionized the way humans lived but became a way to artfully express oneself while creating something both useful and beautiful. Join us at the Nature Center to experience the traditions of pottery throughout Texas and leave with a pinch pot you make yourself!
Guerilla Gardening 101
- Combine a little bit of fertilizer, some clay, and some native seeds and what do you get? The easiest way to garden ever! Come by the Nature Center and help us as we discover how to make seed balls that will allow us to easily distribute native, flowering plants throughout the park.
Jr. Naturalist Activity
- Have you already gotten your Junior Ranger pin from any of the other State Parks? Then why not take your nature-knowledge to the next level? Explore the Nature Center and complete our scavenger hunts to earn one, two, or even three badges that will mark you as a certified Jr. Naturalist at Brazos Bend State Park!
We hope to see you there!