Join Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and our partners for a free event all about nature, prescribed fire and how it benefits humans and wildlife alike!

This is the first annual East Texas Fire and Nature Festival!

Join us for a day of nature-based hands-on activities aimed at families, as well as short, guided walks and special speaker presentations. There will be a variety of fire engines and equipment on-site and a live demonstration of prescribed fire. The fire demonstration is weather-dependent. Both the hikes and the presentations will meet at the Nature Center building.

Guided walks will take place on a variety of surface types and will last 20-30 minutes, starting every hour from 10:00 until end of event. Please note there is no hike at noon.

10:00am - Birding Basics
11:00am - Plants, Animals, and more
1:00pm - Prescribed Burn Benefits
2:00pm - Tree Identification

Our special speaker presentations will start on the half hour and will last 15-20 minutes inside the Nature Center building.

11:30am - Fire Prevention
12:30pm - Fuel Model Demonstration
1:30pm - Pollinator Conservation Efforts
2:30pm - Small Land Restoration

There are also a variety of self-guided activities and demonstrations for you to explore, including but not limited to:

Touch-A-Dozer
Engine hose challenge
Native Seed Balls
Skins and Skulls
Make a wildlife track!
Fire tools of the trade
Dress like a fire fighter
Photo booth fun
Reading fire weather
Fun with Foam
Operation Game Thief trailer
Archery
Fly fishing