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Texas Parks and Wildlife

4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX TX
Toll Free: 800-792-1112
Voice: 512-389-4800
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Texas Parks & Wildlife is a great resource for homeschoolers. The parks offer a variety of activities and additional resources can be found in their magazine and web site. The site includes activities and lesson plans and information on the education trunk program. These trunks are available for loan to formal and informal educators and youth leaders. Each one contains activities and materials appropriate for multiple age level groups. 

 

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