Ray Roberts Lake - Johnson Branch Unit
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Kid Fish Trout Derby.pdf
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Kids Fish Derby
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Join Rangers at the Kid Fishpond for a day of fishing.
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Junior Ranger Games
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Play games to earn your Junior Ranger Badge.
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Nature Journaling
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Learn how to use your 5 senses to observe the world around you and how to put those observations into a fun creative journal.
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Birding 101
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Join rangers as we take you through the "does and don'ts" of basic birding.
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Nature Journaling
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Learn how to use your 5 senses to observe the world around you and how to put those observations into a fun creative journal.
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Junior Ranger Games
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Join rangers for a morning of adventures on the path to getting your Junior Ranger Badge.
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Birding 101
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Join rangers as we take you through the "does and don'ts" of basic birding.
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Colors of Nature
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Relax and paint with Ranger Izzy as we explore the different colors that nature provides. We will provide the paint, you provide the creativity.
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Seed Bombing
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Join rangers at the Nature Center as you learn how to make seed bombs out of Native Texas wildflower seeds.
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Fall Arts & Crafts
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Celebrate the beginning of fall with your creative side.
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Spooky Wildlife
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Join rangers for a spooky wildlife talk focused on the creepy wildlife that we have around our State Park.
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Spooky Stories, S'mores, and Stars
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Tis the season for spooky camp stories, campfires, s'mores, and stargazing.
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Mask Making
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Don't have your Halloween mask yet? Join us for a spooky day of mask making in our Nature Center.
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Let's Talk Turkey
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Thanksgiving time! Let's talk about turkeys!
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Walk Off the Stuffing
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Join Ranger Brett as we walk off the stuffing from Thanksgiving.
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9/11 Hike
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Join rangers and local fire fighters as we remember those lost 22 years ago.
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Oh (rein)Deer!
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Join Ranger Izzy as she talks about the six different deer species you could see in Texas.
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Reading and Hot Cocoa with Santa
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Join Santa for his morning hot cocoa and coffee.
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Reading and Hot Cocoa with Santa
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Join Santa as he reads "The Night Before Christmas" and enjoy some hot cocoa and coffee.
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Woodland Ornaments
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Make woodland ornaments with a ranger!
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Process of Prescribed Burns
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Learn about prescribed burns from park rangers and local firefighters.
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Sounds of Night
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Learn what animals might be around your campsite at night.
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Trunk or Treat
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Come collect candy from rangers and other park groups.
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The Stars at Night
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The stars at night are big and bright...
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State Park Spook-Tacular
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Join rangers all day and celebrate Halloween!
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Mistletoe: Pucker-up for a Parasite
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Pretty holiday decoration or destructive parasite? Join Ranger Izzy and discover the dark truths about a beloved holiday tradition.
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Campsite Decorating Competition and Trick or Treating
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Join us for our nighttime spook-tacular event: Campsite Decorating and Trick or Treating!
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100 Trees for 100 Years
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Join us in celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks by Planting 100 trees in our park!
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Winter Wildlife
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Come learn about what our wildlife is doing during the wintertime at the state park.
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Christmas Card Making
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Make your Christmas cards while learning about what State Parks do during the wintertime.
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Hot Cocoa with a Ranger
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Join rangers for some hot cocoa and coffee on a chilly December morning.
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Santa's Workshop Showdown
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Feeling Competitive? Compete for the best Christmas lights in the North Poll aka Juniper and Walnut camping loops.
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Ray Roberts First Day Tri-Park-A-Thon
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Start the New Year off right by hitting the trail and participating in our first Tri-Park-A-Thon.
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Kids Trout Derby
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Join rangers for our annual Kids Trout Derby
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Hot Cocoa with a Ranger
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Come enjoy a hot cup of cocoa while rangers teach about campfire building.
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Take a Hike
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Celebrate "Take a walk outside day" with state park rangers.
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Nature Journaling
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Learn how to use your 5 senses to observe the world around you and how to put those observations into a fun creative journal.
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Spring Fling
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Join rangers as we celebrate the beginning of spring with games, activities, and more!
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Skins and Skulls
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Ever touch beaver fur? Come feel and learn about some of our native wildlife at Ray Roberts.
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Solar Eclipse Prep
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Are you ready for the Solar Eclipse? Join rangers as we talk about the does and don'ts when it comes to viewing the eclipse.
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Oh Deer!
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Come learn about our 6 deer species that call Texas there home.
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Colors of Nature
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Learn about the changing colors of the season with watercolor.
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Nature Journaling
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Learn about the 5 senses we use to observe the world around us and create your very own nature journal.
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Seed Bombing
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Learn about Native Texas wildflowers and the pollinators they help.
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Fun in the Sun
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Ever seen sunspots through a telescope?
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Ham Radio- Texas State Parks on the Air
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One-day ham radio event hosted by Metrocrest Amateur Society (MARS).
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S'more House Building Competition
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Test your building skills in our S'more House Building Competition.
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Yoga and Forest Bathing
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Need to relax after a stressful week? Join yoga instructor Sandra for morning yoga and forest bathing.
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Carleton's Catfish Catch-A-Thon
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Join rangers for our annual Catfish Catch-A-Thon.
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Healing Through Nature Journaling
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Learn how nature can heal your body and mind through nature journaling.
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Nighttime Bioblitz
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Bugs, birds, bats, and how they affect our state park.
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Summer Solstice Hike
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Take a hike with rangers to celebrate the Summer Solstice.
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Fun in the Sun
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Join rangers and stair (with a telescope) into the sun. Can you count the spots?