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Texas Parks and Wildlife Promotes Family Nature Clubs

Texas Parks and Wildlife – September 01, 2009
By Bernadette Noll

Texas Parks and Wildlife Promotes Family Nature Clubs One of our favorite family outings is to head out in search of new places to hike. My husband and I are not exactly hard-core outdoor types, but we have enough of a foundation in nature to provide us with a basic understanding and a love of outdoors to give us the impetus to get outside and explore. Because of this foundation, even if we’re uncertain about a particular destination, we know enough seriously hard-core nature explorers that are more than willing to either guide us themselves or just point the way. For many parents, particularly ones who didn’t grow…
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