Jason Rodriguez looks over features of a limestone cave (one of several) at Pecan Springs Karst Preserve.
Attendees gather for a land blessing at Pecan Springs Karst Preserve on Saturday, September 23, 2023 on National Public Lands Day.
Dawn Dickson (foreground), standing near a vintage Bur Oak, was among those gathering.
Hill Country Conservancy Chief Executive Officer Kathy Miller speaks.
Dr. Aaron Pyle, a board member with the Indigenous Cultures Institute in San Marcos, plays a flute as attendees gather for a land blessing.
Attendee Franklin Darr touches a pecan tree he thinks is at least 230-years-old.
Sue Wiseman of Cedar Park was among the attendees.
Attendees hike through one of the expansive fields of grass at Pecan Springs Karst Preserve on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Katharine Beisner, left, joins other attendees as they explore one of the limestone caves at Pecan Springs Karst Preserve on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Fran Hutchins, left, with Bat Conservation International, speaks about bats present in limestone caves.
Attendees explore a limestone cave at Pecan Springs Karst Preserve.
Attendees explore a limestone cave at Pecan Springs Karst Preserve on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Hill County Conservancy held its first public event at the Pecan Springs Karst Preserve on National Public Lands Day, September 23.
Located five miles west of Jarrell, an estimated 50 people attended the opening. The group started their tour with a land-honoring ceremony performed by the Indigenous Cultures Institute, a San Marcos-based community organization. Afterward, visitors toured the propert…
