​EXPERIENCE THE LOST PINES.

​Join the Texas Outdoor Recreation Alliance and LCRA Parks for Pines & Paddles, a TxORA Excursion Convening bringing outdoor experience, community conversation, and partnership together at Lake Bastrop South Shore Park.

​Begin the day with a shared welcome, then experience Lake Bastrop through a guided kayak experience with LCRA or enjoy the park from land. Kayaking is optional. Guests who prefer to remain on land are welcome to enjoy a self-guided park walk, birding, or time at Osprey Point Hall.

​We’ll reconvene for lunch, focused panels, cross-sector dialogue, TxORA: From Ideas to Action, networking, and practical next steps. Together, we’ll explore how outdoor recreation connects with access, stewardship, visitor experience, local opportunity, outdoor business, and stronger partnerships.

​WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

​Pines & Paddles is designed for leaders, decision-makers, and partners who can help move ideas into action, including businesses, nonprofits, public agencies, funders, land and stewardship organizations, recreation professionals, and economic and community development leaders.

​Open to the public. Registration is encouraged.

​PROGRAM AGENDA

​10:00 AM–10:30 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks

​Gather in Osprey Point Hall for the convening welcome and a shared frame for the day.

​10:30 AM–12:00 PM | Guided Kayak Experience with LCRA

​Experience Lake Bastrop through guided paddling, water access, ecology, birding, stewardship, and the visitor experience. Kayaking is optional. Guests who prefer to remain on land may enjoy a self-guided park walk, birding, or time at Osprey Point Hall.

​12:00 PM–12:30 PM | Break and Reconvene

​Snacks, drinks, and lunch provided by LCRA Parks. Guests are welcome to enjoy lunch during the panel discussions.

​12:30 PM–12:50 PM | Panel 1: Place, Access and the Visitor Experience

​Explore water access, safety, operations, guided recreation, community access, and the visitor experience.

​12:50 PM–1:10 PM | Panel 2: Partnerships, Stewardship and Local Opportunities

​Explore stewardship, conservation, outdoor business, public-private partnership, and potential project and funding pathways.

​1:10 PM–1:30 PM | Cross-Panel Dialogue

​Connect perspectives across place, access, outdoor business, stewardship, funding, and opportunities for action.

​1:30 PM–1:45 PM | Open Questions and Break

​Refreshments and informal conversation.

​1:45 PM–2:15 PM | TxORA: From Ideas to Action

​Connect ideas and relationships from the day to practical next steps, including potential partnerships, projects, resources, and funding pathways.

​2:15 PM–3:00 PM | Networking, Refreshments and Open Park Experience

​Build connections, identify shared interests, and carry practical next steps forward while enjoying Lake Bastrop South Shore Park.

​Event questions: convene@txora.org