Friday, April 25th
All Day:
Art Show at the Indian Lodge Assembly Room
Submit your entry for the Art Contest in the Assembly Room. It will be displayed in the Indian Lodge Lobby
Local Area Organization Booths in Playground Area
- Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
- Sul Ross State University- Pollinators of the Desert – Insect Display
- Sul Ross State University – Range and Wildlife Club: Wildlife Displays, Washers Game
- Natural Resources Conservation Service – Helping Landowners Manage Land
Grand Companions Animal Shelter staff will be in the campground with adoptable dogs to play with, or of course, adopt.
Friday Schedule:
8:00 Sign up for Trail Races begins at the Park Headquarters
9:00 Art show starts at Indian Lodge Assembly Room
9:00 Bird ID Contest starts. Please meet at the Montezuma Quail Bird Blind to participate
10:00 Program: “Challenges and Success of Desert Bighorn Sheep Recovery in Texas” at the Interpretive Center
11:00 Program: “Taking the Mystery out of Nature Photography!” – at the Interpretive Center
12:00 Camping 101! Learn how to use common camping gear: Campsite# 94
3:00 Bat House Building Workshop at the Interpretive Center
4:00 Turn in list for Bird ID Contest to Park Headquarters – winner announced Saturday 5pm (winner need not be present)
5:00 “Step In Time: A Look at Men and Women of Frontier Army Forts” – program by Fort Davis National Historic Site —-at the Amphitheater
7-9 Live Band: MOONDOGS TRIO in the courtyard of the Indian Lodge!
Saturday, April 26th
All Day:
Dutch Oven Cook-Off in the Playground Area
Art Show at the Indian Lodge Assembly Room
Submit your entry for the Art Contest in the Assembly Room. All visitors may vote for winners in the Indian Lodge Lobby.
Local Area Organization Booths in Playground Area
- Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
- Sul Ross State University- Pollinators Give Life to the Desert – Insect Display
- Sul Ross State University – Range and Wildlife Club: Wildlife Displays, Washers Game!
- Natural Resources Conservation Service – Helping Landowners Manage Land
Grand Companions Animal Shelter staff will be in the campground with adorable dogs to play with, or of course, adopt!
Saturday Schedule
8-8:30 Trail race packet pick-up
9:00 Adult Trail Race Start
9:00 Bird ID Contest – Participants meet at the Montezuma Quail Bird Blind to sign up
10:00 Youth Trail Race Start
10:00 Wildlife Tracking Workshop – LIMIT 10 People, sign up at Park Headquarters
1:00 Bat House Building Workshop at the Interpretive Center
2:00 Tricks of the Trade Plant Identification Workshop – Interpretive Center
3:00 Dutch Oven Cook-Off Judging - Playground Area
5:00 Announce winner of Art Contest – Indian Lodge Lobby
Contest Prizes
Dutch Oven Cook-Off:
1st 7 qt Cast Iron Dutch Oven – Donated by Morrison’s True Value in Alpine
¼ cord of dry oak cut wood from Davis Mountains State Park
2nd $50 gift certificate donated by Porter’s Thriftway
Grill Utensil set donated by Higginbotham Bartlett Building Center of Fort Davis
3 bags of charcoal
3rd Rubber Grill mat donated by Higginbotham Bartlett Building Center of Fort Davis
Grilling spatula courtesy of Higginbotham Bartlett Building Center of Fort Davis
3 bags of charcoal
Trail Races:
Prizes announced at the Finish Line!
Bird ID Contest:
Bird feeders, birdseed, bragging rights!
Art Contest:
Prizes donated by Fort Davis Outfitters, and ‘Javelinas and Hollyhocks’ will be displayed in the Indian Lodge Lobby
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