Posts Tagged ‘Nature’
KidZoobilee!
Come have a Roaring good time at this year’s KidZoobilee! Bring your wild bunch and enjoy an inflatable zip line, train rides around the zoo, bounce house, face painters, and more! Ticket link available soon. Call (254) 750-8423 for more information.
Read MoreWaco Walks: Baseball and Beyond
It’s almost time for spring training! Let’s celebrate with a Baseball themed Waco Walk! Learn some fun baseball facts and stories from one of Waco’s biggest baseball fans, David Skelton. You’ll also learn about Waco’s historic baseball field, Katy Park, and more Waco history from the neighborhood where Katy Park used to be. Bring some…
Read MoreLunch with the Masters: All About Bonsai
Master Gardeners Wayne Federwisch & Virgil Curtis will cover a short history of Bonsai and introduce participants to how to obtain Bonsai from several sources. They’ll also give tips on choosing a Bonsai style and spotlight essential techniques and materials needed. They hope to instill their passion for Bonsai, which teaches philosophical principles about the…
Read MoreLunch with the Masters: Hummingbirds of Texas
Kelly Bryan, a retired biologist with a master’s degree in Field Biology/Ornithology from Sam Houston State University, has had a variety of fascinating careers, but he has always made time for birds. He has been a North Vietnamese language specialist with the Army, a park ranger, an aquatic biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife, a…
Read MoreLunch with the Masters: Restoring Texas Tallgrass
Local prairie experts, Dr. Robert Creech, Director of Pastoral Miniseries at Baylor and a Master Gardener, and his wife Dr. Melinda Creech, are working to restore 80 acres of a family farm as prairie, planting native grasses and other foliage under a Pastures for Upland Birds Grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife. Their presentation will…
Read MoreWomen in Geosciences Jr. Ranger Day
Join us for our all NEW Junior Ranger Days at Waco Mammoth! On the second Saturday of each month, we will unveil a new theme for Junior Rangers to explore. Saturday, February 8th is Women in Geosciences Day. Take part in tours, hands-on activities, storytime, coloring, and more. Several activities are free.
Read More60th Annual Waco Gem and Mineral Club Show
Jewelry, Rocks, Minerals, and so much more! Visit with all the different vendors and see rare and beautiful pieces. Buy a real geode and have it cracked open! Fabulous shopping! Adult admission is $5 and Children are $1. Saturday hours are 9 am – 5 pm and Sunday 10 am – 5 pm.
Read More33rd Annual Homestead Fair
We hope you can join us for our 33rd annual fair! Watch a cow being milked, lend a hand at the old-fashioned timber frame barn raising and watch a master craftsman fashion a fine Windsor chair straight from a rough log! Afterward, sample one of the multicultural dishes from the food court or maybe lick a…
Read More33rd Annual Homestead Fair
We hope you can join us for our 33rd annual fair! Watch a cow being milked, lend a hand at the old-fashioned timber frame barn raising and watch a master craftsman fashion a fine Windsor chair straight from a rough log! Afterward, sample one of the multicultural dishes from the food court or maybe lick a…
Read More60th Annual Waco Gem and Mineral Club Show
Jewelry, Rocks, Minerals, and so much more! Visit with all the different vendors and see rare and beautiful pieces. Buy a real geode and have it cracked open! Fabulous shopping! Adult admission is $5 and Children are $1. Saturday hours are 9 am – 5 pm and Sunday 10 am – 5 pm.
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