Nestled in the Hill Country between Llano, Mason, and Fredericksburg, Birk-Sommerfed Heritage Ranch is a beautiful 444-acre property. Landowner Joyce Lucas will be sharing with us all about this working ranch that has been in her family since 1876. She can also share her experience working with TLC to donate a conservation easement in 2010 and the importance of protecting the land from development, forever.
Picture this: getting off work at 5pm, and by 6:30pm, you’re sitting with your feet in the Llano River, ice cold beer in hand!
It’s Friday, and the last thing you will probably want to do is make dinner. So load the family up and head on over to TLC’s Birthday Party for a family-style picnic! We’ll have pulled-pork sandwiches (you can let us know if you have dietary restrictions), a variety of sides, and cookies and brownies for dessert. Yum!
Our pals at Friends and Allies Brewing are giving TLC quite the birthday present…free beer! Join us for some of their delicious craft beer made in Austin. Side note: join us at their taproom on Sunday, September 16, for our 2nd Annual Beer for Water!
The sun goes down at 8:02pm, so you’ll get to watch the sunset from your spot on the rocks overlooking the Llano River. Not bad for a Friday night!
We’ve got the moon. We’ve got Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn making an appearance. And BEST of all…we’ve got telescopes! Austin Astronomical Society and Mason Star Gazers will be taking us on a tour of the night sky. What better way to celebrate a birthday?
We’ve only got a limited number of spots available…so tell your friends to get their tickets now! Make it a date night or bring the whole family – kids can come for free. We hope they like lemonade. 🙂
Fun fact: it’s actually good for your health to come celebrate TLC’s birthday with us… research shows that exposing your lungs to fresh air can help to relieve stress and anxiety. Oxygen also affects the levels of serotonin released in the body, in turn, contributing to feelings of happiness and relaxation. So…
A little different than a Friday night downtown, we couldn’t imagine celebrating our birthday any other way! The peace and quiet that we love about the country isn’t just about what you can’t hear, it’s also about what you can hear – the sounds from Texas mammals, birds, insects, and reptiles. These are the kinds of sounds that you will hear play a natural soundtrack at our birthday party, but don’t forget to check out our Spotify playlist – TLC’s Pre-Hike Playlist – for your drive there.
Your ticket supports a pretty amazing mission…to protect the land, water, and wildlife of Texas. Thank you to everyone who has supported our important work for over 36 years, and cheers to many more years of protecting this amazing state!
