CALENDAR TODAY-SATURDAY
On the Trail with the Buffalo Soldiers, a program with stories and displays about Texas history and the life of soldiers on the trail. Noon-5 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Check program times and location at the park gate or headquarters. Entrance fee applies. Reserve day pass at twpd.texas.gov. For information, contact Luis Padilla, 512-3898569 or luis.padilla@tpwd.texas.gov.
TODAY
Guadalupe River at Canyon Tailrace: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. Also Jan. 15, 22 and 29. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.” Cibolo Nature Center & Farm: Night Hike and Animal Tracking, an exploration with herpetologist Jasmine Torrez for tracks and signs of native animals, 6:30-8 p.m., 140 City Park Road, Boerne, $20; $15 for members. RSVP at cibolo.org/calendar. For more information, contact Laurie Brown, laurie@cibolo.org or 830-3887680.
SATURDAY
Operation Orphans: Boys’ hunt in the 60st annual Take a Child Hunting program, Camp Gene Ashby, near Mason. Host ranches, volunteers and donations needed. Call 325-347-6745 or click on operationorphans.org.
TUESDAY
Louise Hays Park, Kerrville: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.”
WEDNESDAY
Garner State Park: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.”
THURSDAY
Live Oak City Pond: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. Also Jan. 21. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.”
JAN. 16
South Texas Chapter of Dallas Safari Club: Fifth annual Wildlife Legacy Gala and Auction, 5:30 p.m., JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, 23808 Resort Parkway. Live and silent auctions, raffle, vendors. Click on dscsouthtexas.org.
JAN. 18
Padre Island National Seashore: No entrance fee to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at all national parks. Call 361-949-8068 or click on nps.gov.
JAN. 20-21
Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission: Regular meeting, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., TPWD headquarters, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin. Click on tpwd.texas.gov.
JAN. 22
Miller’s Pond: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. Also Feb. 19. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.” Southside Lions Park: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. Also Feb. 19. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.”
JAN. 27
Earl Scott Pond, San Antonio: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.”
JAN. 29
Blanco State Park: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.”
FEB. 1
Lake Corpus Christi, Mathis: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.”
FEB. 11-14
Dallas Safari Club: Annual Convention & Sporting Expo, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas. Speakers, seminars, outfitters and gear. Click on biggame.org.
FEB. 21
Landmark Inn State Historical Site, Castroville: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rainbow trout stocking. For regulations and angling tips, click on tpwd.texas.gov and search for “trout stocking.”