Friends of Big Bend National Park » Events http://www.bigbendfriends.org A community dedicated to preserving this place of rare beauty and power Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:07:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 National Public Lands Day 2010 http://www.bigbendfriends.org/2009/12/16/national-public-lands-day-2010/ http://www.bigbendfriends.org/2009/12/16/national-public-lands-day-2010/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:30:27 +0000 director http://www.bigbendfriends.org/?p=399 September 24, 2010 6:00 pmtoSeptember 25, 2010 6:00 pm

Join us for our second annual celebration of National Public Lands Day! 

Come out to the park September 24-25, 2010 to volunteer at Big Bend.  

Schedule
Friday, September 24
4PM-7PM:                  Registration (Chisos Mountain Lodge Patio)
6:30PM:                       Root beer float party (Chisos Mountain Lodge Patio) 

Saturday, September 25
7:30AM-8:30AM:        Registration, Breakfast and Welcome (Chisos Mountain Lodge)
9:00AM-12:30:            Volunteer projects (Persimmon Gap Visitors Center)
(There will be different groups doing different projects)
12:30-1:30:                  Sack Lunch picnic on-site
1:30PM-4PM:              Behind the scenes discussion of Fire Management by Jim Kitchens.  A demonstration burn will be conducted for the education of participants. 
4PM-8:30PM:              Break and Dinner on your own
8:30PM:                       Dessert and paleontology program (Basin amphitheatre, dessert provided)

Register online here!

Thanks to Bill Miller BBQ, Culligan Southwest, Forever Resorts and Saint Arnold Root Beer for being return sponsors!

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Registration is now open for the Big Bend Ultra Run – Sunday, January 16, 2011.   Choose from 10K, 50K and 100K as you race through the beautiful Chihuahuan Desert.  Race details, including training plans, at www.bb50.com.

Register online here.

Sponsored by Dr. Stuart Crane/Alpine Family Practice, Culligan Southwest, Fleet Feet Sports, Whole Earth Provisions and Cavendar Toyota

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