A Taste of Nature digs into archaeology Saturday

The new spring program, A Taste of Nature, will continue with a program digging into archaeology Saturday, Feb. 25, at Numinous Coffee Roasters in Marble Falls.

The Upper Highland Lakes Nature Center will bring young and old a dose of “Vitamin N (nature)” with their Saturday morning latte or hot chocolate in a series of free programs.

“We began an eight-program series Feb. 11 highlighting the beauty and wonder of the Texas Hill Country,” said Paula Richards, a Highland Lakes Master Naturalist and a member of the board of directors of the non-profit UHLNC. “They take place at Numinous on alternating Saturday mornings from 10-11 a.m. Folks can swing by, grab a coffee and a scone, and hang out with Master Naturalists, who will gladly add a dash of Hill Country nature.”

“We especially want to excite young people about science and the wonders of nature,” said Susan Yewell, one coordinator of the event.

“Numinous has been polling their customers who have selected some pretty cool/fun topics,” Richards expalained. “We started with Getting the Real Buzz about Bees and will be including other topics like bats, rain water collection, Hill Country geology, pollinators in your gardens and Texas native animals and birds.

“Stop by for a few minutes or stay for the full hour.”

“To complete the series, we plan to host a numinous-style stroll through the nature center to see nature in the wild, explore a geology amphitheater, visit pollinator gardens buzzing with bees and butterflies, check out a real archaeological dig site, and see a rainwater collection system in action that waters our gardens,” said Richards.

Archaeology of the Texas Hill Country, will be presented this Saturday by by Charles Hixson of the Llano Uplift Archaeological Society.

Numinous Coffee Roasters, 830-265-5454, is located at 715 Ranch to Market Road 1431 in Marble Falls.

For more information, contact Yewell, 505-699-5127, or Richards, 512-525-7799.