Mitchell Lake Audubon Center is located on a 1200-acre natural area just outside San Antonio’s loop 410. It is an excellent spot for birding and enjoying nature, especially because of the extensive wetland habitat on the property. For the past four years the Center has put on a Fall Festival to give families an opportunity to interact with local outdoor-minded organizations and explore nature in a more interactive way.
The Biology Club had a booth at the festival where we made plaster of paris mammal tracks with kids and talked to people about the different mammals in the area. We were loaned a beautiful collection of skins and scat by Texas Parks and Wildlife so there were lots of fun things to touch and see. Kids especially liked the scat. We went through two 25 lb bags of plaster which made a lot of tracks, so the event was quite a success! 
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