CAVE DAY
Saturday April 12, 2008
Cedar Park is home to some pretty unusual characters, but one of the most reclusive may be Ricky Rhadine. That name doesn’t ring a bell? Well, perhaps that’s because Ricky is a bug, a cave beetle to be exact. In fact, Cedar Park is the only place you can find this rare cave beetle that was nicknamed Ricky by local cavers. It also goes by the scientific name, the Rhadine persephone beetle.
CAVE DAY is sponsored by the City of Cedar Park Parks & Recreation Department and hosted by the Texas Cave Conservancy. The event is from 10:00 A.M. –4:00 P.M. There is no charge.
On Saturday, April 12, 2008 the TCC will offer cave related activities at four sites. All information is available at Kay Redden Park. Come by and choose what site or sites you want to visit.
One tour starts at Kay Redden Park and visits seven caves in the Buttercup Cave Preserve. There is no cave entry on this tour. Cave expert Bill Larson will talk about the discovery and history of each cave. Tours will be offered at 11:00 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. You may also come on out and check out the preserve on your own. Educational signs have been installed at each cave.
The second site will be at the Twin Creeks Historical Area. This new park has a historical log cabin, beautiful springs, tall trees, running water year round and even an Indian Shelter Cave available for visitation. Allow a fifteen -minute drive to the site. It is available all day.
The third site will be the Texas Cave Conservancy owned Educational Show Cave. Pick up a cave entry pass at Kay Redden Park. Allow a fifteen -minute drive to the cave.
The fourth site will be a special tour of the new City of Cedar Park- Discovery Well Cave Preserve. The tour will start at 3:00 P.M. Allow fifteen - minutes to drive from Kay Redden Park to the Discovery Well Preserve parking area.
Kay Redden Park is located at the intersection of Lakeline Boulevard and Buttercup Creek Boulevard, Cedar Park, Texas.
For additional information, contact the City of Cedar Park-Parks & Recreation Department. 512-401-5500.
From http://www.cedarparktx.us/cp/default.aspx
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