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Enjoy a diverse array of holiday traditions at Texas state parks. Acquisition and preservation of the legendary, coastal Powderhorn Ranch is a dream come true for the conservation community and a gift to future generations. Youthful outdoors enthusiasts are state parks’ newest ambassadors. Paddling enthusiasts can help protect the water they love by keeping track of basic water quality parameters. Learn about ocotillo, the tiny mighty oaks of Monahans and the state shell. Consider giving a camera for a holiday gift, and get some tips to pick the perfect flashlight.
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The Christmas spirit comes alive in Texas state parks.
 By Stephanie Salinas
When my mother and I entered silently through the doorway of Mission Espíritu Santo at Goliad State Park, we were embraced by the soft glow of lights surrounding the chapel. We could feel the chilly breath of November air seeping through the old wooden doors as we took our seats in the pews to listen to the choir. Their lovely harmonies, rising up through the historic stone walls, filled us with a magical Christmas spirit, even though it wasn’t even December yet.
The many cultures that formed this state now provide the ingredients for a wide array of holiday traditions that can be enjoyed at Texas state parks. Read more.
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Partners purchase vast coastal property to preserve for public enjoyment.
 By Tom Harvey
“These gravestones have been here as long as I’ve been coming here, and they all appear to be children, based on the size of the headstones and the size of the graves as demarcated by the footstones.”
Wendel Denman Thuss is standing in a little graveyard near his family’s former ranch house at Powderhorn Ranch on Matagorda Bay. One headstone is dated 1882. Read more.
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State park ambassadors find unique ways to promote the outdoors.
 By Alayna Alvarez
Devonte Hill turns on his camera and takes a deep breath, getting ready to begin his first mission as a Texas state park ambassador. “I just want to shoot anything that moves,” he says.
Unsure of what story he might capture and eventually tell with his camera, Hill decides to keep an open mind and let the story unravel organically. After all, being open to possibilities led him to this moment as the leader of a group camping trip in Tyler State Park. Read more.
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