Our team of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff recently enjoyed a day out of the office hiking a client’s preserve.
The Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Preserve boasts miles of hiking trails for the public and an abundance of wildlife to explore. Our team helped the Dahlstrom family negotiate a lease with Hays County to open the 384-acre Preserve for public access. We took the opportunity to share this success with our entire team by personally visiting The Preserve on April 20, 2023.
Plateau Land & Wildlife Management’s Chief Operating Officer and Certified Wildlife Biologist, Shane Kiefer, joined our team and facilitated discussions about the plants, birds, and various wildlife spotted on the trails. You can see photos from our time at The Preserve in the gallery below.
Today, you and your family can also experience The Preserve, trek it’s miles of hiking trails, learn about the native plants from trail signage, and view the karst features and sink holes significant to the recharge of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer. To book your own visit, go to: https://hayscountytx.com/gay-ruby-dahlstrom-preserve-hours-closures-fees/
The Braun & Gresham team poses for a silly photo at the onset of the visit.Cassie Gresham explains the history and significance of the work Braun & Gresham did for the The Preserve.Patrick Reznik talks with the Hays County staff member.The Braun & Gresham team takes a detour from the trails to view a karst feature.Elaine Terry takes a photo of a flowering Prickly pear cactus.David Braun points out a Painted bunting perched in a tree.David Braun views the Painted bunting with his binoculars.Audrey Banner views the Painted bunting, and the team takes turns looking through the binoculars.The Braun & Gresham team continues along the trails.Ryan Hagens and Avalon Powell pass by a “Primitive Trails” sign.David Braun offers the team an opportunity to taste the berries from an Agarita shrub.Shane Kiefer discovers a Coachwhip snake at the base of a tree.Can you spot the Coachwhip snake?The team stops to view the Coachwhip snake.The team stops to view trail signage.Pictured left to right: Carly Barton, Ryan Hagens, and Shane Kiefer wait to view the Painted bunting.Shane Kiefer points out Milkweed along the trails.David Braun helps the Hays County employee identify a flower.Shane Kiefer explains the importance of karst features.Ryan Hagens shows a fossil found on the trail.Margaret Menicucci takes a photo to identify a cactus found on the trail.
