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From the Park Interpreter's Perch
Last update: 5/20/10

With the approach of the winter months, the staff at the park is beginning to be able to breathe a bit more following our busiest year ever. Nearly 150,000 people visited the park and natural area this year, represent-ing a significant increase from last year. Even with the river at near historic lows during much of the summer (or perhaps because of it), people came to the park to enjoy it in droves. And while here, guests were able to participate in a wide variety of programs now being offered in the park from the long-standing and always popular Honey Creek Hike hosted by the Friends group to the Saturday morning, afternoon and evening programs as well as Friday night astronomy programs.

The park also made progress in preparing for the opening of the Bauer Unit, a 600+ acre area north of the Guadalupe River that will provide an additional seven miles of hiking trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding. While the drought slowed progress during the summer months, hopes are that we will be able to pro-ceed within the coming months so that our guests can begin to enjoy the area by next spring or summer.

Finally, the long-anticipated evolution of the Interpretive Center has begun. This building, located adjacent to the amphitheatre, was originally constructed to serve as a visitor center with exhibits and more. Within the past several months, work has begun to develop interpretive exhibits that will provide our guests with won-derful opportunities to learn more about the nature of Guadalupe River State Park while encouraging children to use their skills of observation to discover the wonders that make our park such a special place. To find out more about this project and/or to make a donation to it, check out the plans that will be posted on the Friends website within the next month.

On behalf of the park staff, I wish to thank the Friends Board of Directors and each member for your contributions throughout the past year. Your dedication to Guadalupe River and Honey Creek is vital to our success and on behalf of all the staff of the park, we wish you all a happy holiday season and a great 2009!