EXPO, 1: Grab your calendar and pencil in a weekend of 
outdoor recreation ... we'll explain on Passport to Texas ... 
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Ever wished you and your family could experience 
everything the great Texas outdoors has to offer all in 
one place? You can ... Saturday and Sunday, October 7 & 8 
at Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo.
 
This is our fifteenth anniversary for the Expo. And we're excited 
about having all those Moms, Dads and the kids out here. 

Ernie Gammage is Expo director. The free two-day event 
takes place from eight to five both days on the grounds 
of Texas Parks and Wildlife Headquarters in Austin.
 
You can shoot, you can mountain bike, you can kayak, you can 
actually fish, you can learn all about camping and outdoor 
skills. We have rock climbing walls; we have all kinds of 
animals, demonstrations, workshops, seminars ... But mostly it's 
a place to get out and do stuff in the outdoors. 

Texans used to live in rural settings and spending time 
outdoors was a natural part of their day. Urbanization has 
changed that. As a result, many of us are inexperienced 
when it comes to recreating outdoors. Expo can help.

For those people who don't have a chance to recreate in the 
outdoors - who don't have an Uncle Bob or an Aunt Minnie who 
lives on a farm somewhere - it's a chance for them to explore 
the outdoors and all the things that you can do in it. 

The Texas Parks and Wildlife web site is where you'll find 
more information about this year's Expo events.

That's our show for today ... thank you for joining us ... For 
Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.