Inks Lake State Park shoots for focused fundraiser
Inks Lake State Park staff work with visitors during an archery program. The park is seeking funds to expand its archery program and provide more activities for visitors. Photo courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Inks Lake State Park has archery equipment and binoculars on a birthday wishlist. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks with a centennial fundraiser that lasts until the end of 2023. Inks Lake rangers are asking for donations to buy equipment for the park’s birding, astronomy, and archery programs.
“Meeting our goal will allow us to purchase new binoculars and an archery set, providing fun and educational opportunities for our park visitors,” wrote Inks Lake State Park Ranger Jamie Langham in an email to DailyTrib.com.
The park needs $7,000 in total donations to acquire binoculars that can be loaned out to guests for wildlife viewing and participation in astronomy programs. Funds also would help kickstart an archery program that pairs participants with park staff for an introduction to the sport.
Inks Lake State Park is located at 3630 Park Road 4 West in Burnet County. It is the 10th most visited of Texas’ 88 state parks.
“Texas State Parks have a two-pronged mission: to protect the state’s natural resources while also providing recreational opportunities for the people of Texas,” Langham said in a media statement. “Providing new and more inclusive opportunities at our parks will not only help introduce present and future generations to our amazing parks, but they will also hopefully plant the seeds of a love for the outdoors and ignite a passion for protecting our great state parks and natural areas. Every generous donation moves us closer to being able to provide these oh-so-valuable experiences at Inks Lake State Park.”
To make a donation or learn more about Inks Lake State Park, visit texasparks100.org/inks-lake-state-park.
Parks across the state are conducting individual fundraisers in celebration of the park system’s centennial. In 1923, Gov. Pat Neff persuaded the state Legislature to create the Texas State Parks Board. Neff later said that a parks system would create a place where people “might go and forget the anxiety and strife and vexation of life’s daily grind.”