Volunteer Service

*Tuesday, July 29, 9 a.m. – noon. Gather lake trash aboard a kayak. Not a public event. Rubber boots and gloves recommended. Log hours under Inks Lake SP Training & Educating Others (Direct)

*Wednesday, July 30, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. CTTA -- summer camp for under-served elementary school age children. Log hours under Balcones Canyonlands NWR -- Training and Educating Others. Contact Paula Richards NOTE With the Cow Creek bridge on FM 1431 damaged and no easy access from Austin/Lago Vista, many of Candlelight Ranch’s regular volunteers... Read More →

*Wednesday, July 30, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Central Texas Tennis Association -- summer camp for under-served elementary school age children. CLR is requesting support for archery, hikes, backyard bass, any nature topics (bees, birds, touch tables, pollinators, monarchs, nature art projects, etc.). Lunch will be provided for volunteers. NOTE With the Cow Creek bridge... Read More →

*Saturday, Aug. 2, 9 – 11 a.m. Central Park. Help with a wasps and bug houses program. Log hours under Inks Lake SP Training & Educating Others (Direct)

*Saturday, Aug. 2, 10 a.m. – noon. Help teach a Fishing 101 class. No experience necessary for this learning opportunity. Log hours under Blanco SP Training and Educating Others (Direct). Contact Butch Williams at 512-767-5963 for more details and to sign up. Log hours under Blanco SP Training and Educating Others (Direct).

*Saturday Aug. 2, 10 a.m. -- 5 p.m. Back to School Bash. This event will showcase a variety of nature-related topics. It is open to all families, but is geared to provide students and educators with ideas for the classroom. HLMN teaching stations will focus on insects and birds. Volunteers are needed to lead and/or... Read More →

*Thursday, Aug. 14, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Multiple volunteers needed to work with the park maintenance staff to clear access to the Blanco River for fishing. Hand pruners and pole saws would be helpful. This Opportunity will continue the second Thursday of each month. Log hours under Blanco SP Nature/Public Access. Contact Butch Williams at... Read More →

-- Meet at the park headquarters at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month to continue weeding, trail-clearing, etc. Log hours under Inks Lake SP Nature/Public Access.

*Saturday, Aug, 23rd 9 – 11 a.m. Explore the old golf course and the proposed day use area on the north side of the park near Highway 29. Meet the park biologist working in the area. Log hours under Inks Lake SP Training & Educating Others (Direct).

*Saturday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m. – noon. Volunteers needed to help present a program on the importance of insects in the natural world. Meet program leaders Ron and Dee Hardiman at the park’s day-use swim area. Log hours under Blanco SP Public Outreach (Indirect).

*Saturday, Aug, 30, 9 – 10 a.m. Binoculars 101. Join Krista Paul in helping park visitors use binoculars and identify birds at the wildlife viewing station. Log under Inks Lake SP Public Outreach (Indirect).

*Saturday, Aug. 30. 9 – 11 a.m. Fishing with a Ranger. Meet Larry Secrest at the north fishing pier at 8:30 a.m. Log under Inks Lake SP Public Outreach (Indirect).

*Saturday, Aug. 30 and Monday, Sept. 1, 10 a.m. -- 4 p.m. Physics of Flight. Volunteers needed to present one or more HLMN teaching stations focused on birds. More information to come. Contact Sue Davis or Samantha Melvin Log hours under Science Mill Training & Educating Others (Indirect).

*Sunday, Aug. 31. Learn how to lead a hike at Inks by tagging along with Ranger Andrew Berezin. Meet at the Devil's Waterhole trailhead by 8:45 a.m. Log under AT: HLMN Advanced Training as Approved.

*Saturday, Aug. 30 and Monday, Sept. 1, 10 a.m. -- 4 p.m. Physics of Flight. Volunteers needed to present one or more HLMN teaching stations focused on birds. More information to come. Contact Sue Davis or Samantha Melvin Log hours under Science Mill Training & Educating Others (Indirect).

Friday, Sept. 5. Trash pick-up. By kayak: Meet at the park store by 8:45 a.m. with leader Steph Beardsley. On land: Meet Jerry Stacy at the wildlife viewing station parking lot at 9 a.m. Suggestion: Wear long pants, long sleeves, closed-toe shoes and insect repellent. Log under Inks Lake SP Natural Resource Management.