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SHAC Activity List
This is an 18-page list of activities in a pdf format compiled by council. 

Armand Bayou Nature Center
Offers workshops for Cub Scouts to earn a variety of badges.  Cub Scouts, please call 281-474-2551 ext 13 to register.  All workshops at Armand Bayou Nature Center have a minimum number of 10 scouts and a maximum number of 25 scouts. All classes are taught by CPR certified instructors and all materials are included in the price.

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
the natural place to bring your scout group! Our 155-acre nature sanctuary offers countless opportunities for scouts to explore the natural world. All of our scout programs are conducted by staff naturalists and use our nature sanctuary as a field laboratory for hands-on explorations!  

Nature Discovery Center
Bring your scout group to the Nature Discovery Center to complete badge, Try-It, or achievement requirements.   

Waterborne Education Center
The mission of the Waterborne Education Center (WEC) is to foster appreciation and stewardship of coastal resources, heritage and culture by providing hands-on, waterborne education services. This is accomplished through scientific training in the natural environment on the water and in the marsh. Field labs are conducted aboard a 45-foot renovated Coast Guard buoy tender. Passengers are encouraged to disembark and engage their senses in the exciting wetland environment.

Wildlife Rehab & Education Center
WR&E provides presentations on numerous topics for audiences from pre-school to adult. When it is safe and appropriate, our some of our Education Ambassadors are available to accompany the speaker. On-site  Presentations at the WR&E Wildlife Center are encouraged.  We have an educational tool named the “Peaceful Coexistence” house at the Wildlife Center that simulates several solutions to common ways wildlife gain access to buildings. WR&E also provides trained speakers on an off-site basis to address civic groups, businesses, schools and other organizations interested in native wildlife.

Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site is located approximately 30 miles southeast of Bryan/College Station. It consists of 1.4 acres in Anderson, county seat of Grimes County. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the property by purchase in 1977 from a Fanthorp descendant, and it was opened to the public October 4, 1987, to demonstrate nineteenth-century life as an early Texas stagecoach stop and family home. Ten years were spent researching and restoring the Inn to its 1850 use as both a family home and travelers' stop.

The double-pen, cedar log dogtrot house was built by an English immigrant, Henry Fanthorp, when Texas was part of Mexico. Fanthorp petitioned Stephen F. Austin in 1832 for permission to settle in this Original Austin Colony. He bought 1100 acres and built his house in 1834 on the road that crossed his land, thus bringing travelers to his door immediately. Henry Fanthorp was appointed Postmaster by the Provisional Texas Government in 1835 and saw the advantage of offering other services and goods to his frequent visitors. Within time, Fanthorp's became a well-known stopping place for both travelers and the community.

Activities: Attractions include tours of the historic Fanthorp Inn and rides on the authentic replica of an 1850 Concord stagecoach.

Tours: Fanthorp Inn is open for public tours Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The park is open Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for group tours (by reservation) and school events. Stagecoach Days, on the second Saturday of each month, includes rides on the stagecoach from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact the park for details.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/fanthorp_inn/

The Kleb Woods Nature Preserve is located in NW Harris County near the historic community of Rose Hill on FM 2920 west of Muschke Road. It is a 131 - acre nature preserve operated by Harris County Precinct 3. The 20605 FM 2920 tract (about 32 acres) is open from 7:00 A.M. until dusk daily. It has restroom facilities, drinking fountains, a pavilion, picnic and BBQ Facilities, walking and nature trails. In addition, overnight camping is available for scout groups. Reservations are required. For more information, please call the Precinct 3 Parks office at 281-496-2177. The 20301 Mueschke Road tract [about 99 acres] is the former homestead of Elmer Kleb and is bordered on the north by Draper Road. It is open from 7:00 A.M. until dusk daily. It has restroom facilities, drinking fountains, walking and nature trails, a historic farm and a nature center with an auditorium and a classroom. The Nature Center and farmhouses are open daily including weekends from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. Tour groups are welcome; classes are offered for school groups and other organizations. The facilities will support groups to 120 students and/or adults. Programs offered include weekly Wednesday bird walks, hummingbird festivals the 3rd Saturday in September, bird study and banding classes, journaling, wildlife gardening, vegetable gardening, heritage gardening, native plant study, Chinese Tallow control and research projects. They offer weekly German language classes, heritage and history projects for individuals, classes and groups, oral histories, folklore and cultural heritage related programs. Eagle Scout and troop Service projects and badge workshops are also available. These are all free to the public. Volunteer opportunities are also available. For information please call the Nature Center at 281-357-5324.
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In 1978, Harris County Commissioners Court authorized the Cypress Creek Park Project to provide a greenbelt along Cypress and Spring Creeks as a recreational resource for the citizens of Harris County. This beginning effort laid the foundation for the current Spring Creek Greenway project that encompasses 4,000 acres of land purchased with public and private funds.

The development of nature trails, a boardwalk, playground, and picnic area began in 1982, and 1984 marked the dedication of the nature center. Development of the Redbud Hill Homestead and Akokisa Indian Village, beginning in 1986, has added a unique historical and educational dimension to the park.

Jones Park is located in northeast Harris County within the boundaries drawn on many old Big Thicket maps, and contains bottomland hardwood-pine forest plants and wildlife. The park has over 300 fenced acres and more than one-half mile of frontage on Spring Creek. Cypress ponds, which are scattered in a west to east drainage pattern that roughly parallels the creek, contain some of the largest bald cypress trees anywhere near Houston. Huge, ancient magnolias give more character to the forest. Loblolly pines, water oaks, and sweet gum trees dominate among the tall trees, and yaupons and ironwoods in the understory.

Jones Park holds several popular programs, events, and festivals annually. All programs and events at Jones are free of charge and their success depends on volunteers!

Just as American Indians tell stories to preserve and pass on their history, Jones Park also tells stories. Take a stroll through history at the Redbud Hill Homestead and Akokisa Indian Village and experience life in Texas in the early 1800s.

At Homestead Heritage Day, held the second Saturday in February, and Pioneer Day, held the second Saturday in November, visitors can travel back in time by making corn husk dolls, bonnets, lye soap, beeswax candles, and much more. See how the early inhabitants of Texas made and used their tools and weapons. A skirmish provides a living-history look at the authentic weaponry, costumes, and significance of Civil War battles. Volunteers and staff show visitors how early settlers built and protected their homesteads. You might even get to taste some authentic pioneer cooking!

There's nothing like Jones Park's annual Old-Fashioned Christmas to get you in the Yuletide spirit! Held the second Saturday in December, visitors are taken back in time for an evening of food and festive entertainment. Reservations are required for this event. The events mentioned above are just a sampling of the many annual events offered at Jones Park. Other events include:

Arbor Day, Haunted Homestead, NatureFest, and Kids In Action.

Link to homepage:

http://www.hcp4.net/jones/index.htm

Barrington Living History Farm is a representation of the farm founded by Dr. Anson Jones, last President of the Republic of Texas. With Jones' daybook and accounts as their guide, the interpreters at Barrington Living History Farm conduct themselves much as did the earliest residents of the original farmstead, raising cotton, corn, cattle and hogs. Visitors take a step into the lives of Barrington's earliest residents and participate in daily activities to better understand what life was like over 150 years ago.

Anson Jones called Barrington home from 1845 until his death in 1858. Jones arrived in Texas in 1833, settling first in Brazoria where he practiced medicine and became involved in politics. He actively served the Republic of Texas as a congressman, Minister to the United States, Senator, and Secretary of State. In 1844, at the height of his political career, Dr. Jones became president of the Republic. Barrington is named after his birthplace, Great Barrington Massachusetts. The Farm's occupants included Jones, his wife Mary, their four children, his sister, Mary's half-siblings, and six slaves.

The Anson Jones Home is an original structure built in 1844, near Washington. It was moved to Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Site as part of the Texas Centennial Celebration in 1936.

The outbuildings were recreated based on typical Texas architecture of the mid nineteenth century, and information found in Dr. Jones' diaries and account books. The reconstructed farmstead opened as Barrington Living History Farm in March of 2000. It represents the lifestyle of the Jones family and the slaves who lived and worked here.

You are encouraged to participate in the work of the farm and become a part of the exhibit. Learn how to drive oxen, help plant and harvest crops, and try your hand at spinning or making soap. Explore the farm and experience the daily lives of those who came before.

www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/barrington_farm