The Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (BCNWR) will be holding a workday at Doeskin Ranch to clear and widen some of the existing trails. The workday will be held Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM with lunch at the amphitheater at 11:30 AM. Trails will need clearing and widening. There will be some poison ivy to deal with and disposal gloves will be provided. Wear appropriate trail work clothes and shoes and bring water, lunch, hat, sunscreen, loppers and pruners (if possible). Tools will be available. For additional information contact Michael Brasel at mkbrasel@sbcglobal.net or http://friendsofbalcones.org/
Doeskin Ranch is located at 10654 FM 1174 Bertram, Texas. An overhead sign marks the entrance to Doeskin Ranch. It is on the east side of FM 1174. From Georgetown take Hwy 29 west to Bertram and turn left on FM 1174. Doeskin Ranch is located about halfway between Bertram and the intersection of FM 1174 with RR 1431.