It was a chilly but star-studded night Saturday, February 12, 2011, when KPC debuted its new Unplugged Adventures with a Star Party at Warren Lake. Unplugged Adventures is a new program designed to unplug you from the ordinary of every day life and plug you into nature with fun-filled activities led by experts.  Accompanied by the yelping of a boisterous coyote pack just south of the new Matt Cook Memorial Wildlife Viewing Platform, a bevy of enthusiastic and talented astronomers from the Fort Bend Astronomy Club used their telescopes to reveal the secrets of the universe to nearly seventy guests. The moons of Jupiter dazzled like diamonds, the milky Orion Nebula thrilled, and the moon's pale glory reflected off the eyes of bright-eyed children peeping through lenses. Afterward we took a short but exciting night hike around the lake and discovered gopher mounds, chirping night birds, and other mysteries of the nocturnal world along the way.

KPC would like to send a galaxy-sized thank you to Jim Jackson and the rest of the Fort Bend Astronomy Club who shared their passion and knowledge with our guests. We would also like to thank our talented volunteers for being such a great resource for our guests. Lastly, we can't thank our guests enough for making our first Unplugged Adventure such a smashing success!  

Stay tuned for our next Unplugged Adventure on Saturday, April 16 when we'll be making and flying kites on the Indiangrass Preserve.     

The Matt Cook Wildlife Viewing Platform is now open to the public! You can visit the platform any time between 7 AM to dusk all year long to spy the multitudes of birds and other wildlife around Warren Lake. Be sure not to wander off the path on your way down to the platform - the baby plants are still very fragile!