13 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com OCTOBER 29, 2025 2024 Park Directory Winter Texan TIMES Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987 Published By: Park Directory RIO GRANDE VALLEY MOBILE HOME & RV 2024-2025 EDITION Page 1 Rio Grande Valley Visitors Guide 2025-2026 Winter Texan TIMES Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987 Published By: 2025-2026 Edition 2025 Rio Grande Valley Visitors Guide Call 956.580.7800 or Email ads@wintertexantimes.com FOR ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE www.WinterTexanTimes.com Arbor Day Celebration registration open Keep McAllen Beautiful (KMB) is hosting its fourteenth annual Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, November 8, at Westside Park (1000 S. Ware Rd). This fundraiser benefits Keep McAllen Beautiful, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and increases awareness of the importance of planting and caring for trees in McAllen. The Arbor Day Celebration is a walk, ride, and fitness event that benefits everyone interested in personal health and the environment. All activities welcome participants from amateur to professional levels, offering something for everyone. The day will feature a 25-mile/100K Bike Ride, 5K and 10K races, a Kids Fun Run, and an ongoing Tree Workshop. The 25-mile ride will be a scenic journey past several city parks to the turnaround point at Tres Lagos on Ware Road. Cyclists taking on the 100K will continue through some of the Rio Grande Valley’s most beautiful and tranquil agricultural areas, past the historic Moore Air Base, and on to McCook. The 5K and 10K courses will offer a unique dual-terrain experience, giving participants the chance to start on city streets and then transition into a trail surrounded by natural beauty at the McAllen Nature Center. The Kids Fun Run will take place around the park’s baseball field. The Arbor Day Celebration will feature music, educational booths, and much more. Additionally, free trees will be available for the public. Last year, KMB distributed over 1,000 trees. Whether you cycle, run, walk, or just want to enjoy a day in the park, the Arbor Day Celebration is a great event for the entire family. Entrance to the park and Arbor Day activities is free for all non-participants, and you get to take home a native tree! Join us for a good walk, run, bike ride, food, fun, and some beautiful tree giveaways. All registered event finishers will receive a medal. Registration is still open. Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available as well. For more information visit www.keepmcallenbeautiful.org or call (956) 681-4562. er, Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Brown Jay, Tropical Parula, Golden-Crowned Warbler and the Blue Bunting. Some birds that you are most likely to see are the Fulvous Whistling Duck, Plain Chachalaca, Whitetipped Dove, Common Pauraque, Gray Hawk, Mottled Owl, Southern Lapwing, White-Tailed Hawk, Green Kingfisher, Golden Fronted Woodpecker, Red Crowned Parrot, Aplomado Falcon, and so many more. Online registration for most events closes soon, so visit their website at www.rgvbf.org for those events. You can find their brochure, what speakers are coming, and what birds have been sighted. While everyone who participates pays a registration fee, visitors also have the option of purchasing a Kiskadee Pass – an all-event pass that gets you into the talks for a savings instead of buying tickets at the door. All field trips are priced according to entry fees/vehicles used/number of guides allotted. Also look through the entire brochure that can be found online to see several pre and post event birding trips. There will also be a tradeshow and other events throughout the five days of the festival.
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