Description
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.
Author: S. Christopher Caran, Elaine Davenport
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 10/28/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781623494599
ISBN10: 1623494591
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General
- Travel | Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- Education | Non-Formal Education
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.
Author: S. Christopher Caran, Elaine Davenport
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 10/28/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781623494599
ISBN10: 1623494591
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General
- Travel | Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- Education | Non-Formal Education
About the Author
S. CHRISTOPHER CARAN is a research and consulting geologist, currently working for the Texas Water Development Board. ELAINE DAVENPORT is a writer and journalist who is a Westcave Preserve docent and Texas Master Naturalist.