[texbirds] Re: RFI Davis Mountains - Jeff Davis County
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:46:48 -0500
Or the severely under-birded Guads and Red Bluff Lake...:-)
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On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Heidi Trudell <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Davis Mts State Park closure is correct; Indian Lodge and the
> restaurant will be staying open, but I'm not sure how it'll work out
> beyond that... Might not be a bad time to explore the entirely
> different habitats of Big Bend Ranch State Park and rather tiny
> Balmorhea State Park.
>
> Happy trails,
> -h
>
>
> Heidi Trudell
> Marathon, TX
>
> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Rich Kostecke <rkost73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Robert,
>> You just missed an open weekend on The Nature Conservancy's Davis Mountains
>> Preserve. Next open days are 19 October and 7 & 14 December (primarily
>> Christmas tree hunt day, but I think other access is allowed). However, the
>> Madera Canyon Trail (just over 2 miles in length) accessed at the Lawrence
>> E. Wood picnic area is open to the public year-round during daylight hours.
>> The picnic area itself can have good birding as well. In terms of other
>> birding areas, the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute outside of Fort
>> Davis might be a site to try.
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard Kostecke, Ph.D.
>> The Nature Conservancy
>> 318 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78701
>> Email: rkost73@xxxxxxxxx or rkostecke@xxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Robert Hardway <rhardway21@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 4:11 PM
>> Subject: [texbirds] RFI Davis Mountains - Jeff Davis County
>>
>>
>> I was considering taking a trip out west during the holiday break in
>> December this year. In looking at some advance planning, the Tx Parks
>> service has a notice on the Davis Mountains State Park webpage that the
>> park will be closed from Sept 2013 through Feb 2014. Does anyone happen to
>> have any information on this? Additionally, the Nature Conservancy site
>> appears to have limited access. I remember reading a message string on
>> TexBirds regarding this location some time back but cannot find it.
>> This would be my first trip to West Texas. I would be grateful for any
>> insight the community can give me in regard to these two locations
>> specifically, and any alternatives in the Davis Mountain area that may be
>> productive. I already have Lake Balmorhea and Balmorhea State Park on the
>> itinerary.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Rob Hardway
>> Lago Vista
>>
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