An update has been made to this story below due to the cancelling of this event.
Did you know that there are more than 5,000 species of wildflowers in Texas? Join the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History on Saturday, March 21, from 10am to 2pm for Wildflower Day at Boonville Heritage Park, a unique historical setting, to enjoy and learn about local wildflowers.
Come identify wildflowers, interact with local artists and organizations, and create your own unique wildflower masterpiece. Watercolors, coloring pencils, paper, and clipboards will be available, and budding artists are also welcome to bring their own supplies. A food truck will be on site to provide visitors with an opportunity to purchase delicious food.
Boonville was the county seat for the first 25 years of Brazos County’s history. The park shelters the last remnant of the town and offers visitors an opportunity to see how pioneers lived more than 150 years ago. The Texas Historical Commission has recognized the Boonville Cemetery as an important part of local history, and many early pioneers are buried there. Located in the park is the historic Turner-Peters log house, which is furnished with items common in a home of the time. The log house, smokehouse, courthouse, and Masonic Lodge will be open to visitors during the event.
The park is regularly open to the public on the first and third weekends of each month from 10am to 4pm. Programs, tours, and school field trips are also available by appointment. For more information, call (979) 776-2195 or email BHP@brazosvalleymuseum.org.
Regular admission to the museum’s permanent galleries and traveling exhibit is $5 for adults and $4 for children, students, and seniors. Members and children 3 and under are free. The museum, located in the Brazos Center on Briarcrest Drive, is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm. For additional information, call (979) 776-2195, visit www.brazosvalleymuseum.org, or follow the museum on Facebook.
The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History and Boonville Heritage Park's top priority is the safety of their visitors, staff, and volunteers, so as per the CDC Guidelines regarding COVID-19, they are cancelling Wildflower Day, Saturday, March 21, from 10am to 2pm.
However, the park is open to visitors from dawn until dusk, so if you would like to enjoy the wildflowers this week, feel free to visit on your own. They ask that you do not pick or step on the flowers, so everyone can enjoy them.
The museum is still currently open with heightened precautions for COVID-19. They are closely monitoring its status and will follow CDC and Brazos County recommendations.
Courtesy of the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History
