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Author Caran, S. Christopher, author

Title Discovering Westcave : the natural & human history of a Hill Country nature preserve / S. Christopher Caran & Elaine Davenport ; foreword by Andrew Sansom
Edition First edition
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 230 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
Series Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. books on conservation leadership
Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. books on conservation leadership.
Contents Introduction: Westcave Preserve, the crown jewel of central Texas -- Visitor's guide -- A walk through the preserve -- Visitor center and indoor exhibits -- Trails and outdoor features -- Educational programs and activities -- The place -- Environmental setting -- Westcave Preserve through four seasons -- Geology: topography and ancient bedrock -- Evolution of Westcave Preserve: 250,000 years ago to the present -- Surface water and groundwater -- Climate and weather -- The people -- Archeology and human history -- Westcave, 1850-1974 -- The John Ahrns era, 1974-2010 -- Growing up at Westcave Preserve by Amber Ahrns Gosselin -- Conclusion: Preserving the future of Westcave -- Appendixes: Species lists -- A. Plant communities -- B. Plants -- C. Common mosses -- D. Invertebrates other than butterflies -- E. Butterflies -- F. Fishes -- G. Amphibians and reptiles -- H. Birds -- I. Mammals
Summary 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 Disc
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center -- History
Natural areas -- Texas -- Travis County -- Guidebooks
Natural areas -- Texas -- Texas Hill Country -- Guidebooks
Wildlife conservation -- Study and teaching -- Texas
Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Education / Non-formal Education.
Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
Natural areas
Wildlife conservation -- Study and teaching
SUBJECT Westcave Preserve (Tex.) -- Guidebooks
Subject Texas
Texas -- Texas Hill Country
Texas -- Travis County
Texas -- Westcave Preserve
Genre/Form Electronic books
Guidebooks
History
Form Electronic book
Author Davenport, Elaine, 1946- author.
Sansom, Andrew, writer of foreword
ISBN 1623494605
9781623494605