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The preserve will be open to the public on a limited basis and will offer guided nature hikes, cave talks, bird watching and other public events. RICH KOSTECKE, COURTESY OF HILL COUNTRY CONSERVANCY

KXAN shares that, "the Hill Country Conservancy is poised to open a 1,205-acre nature preserve in Williamson County, following a donation from an anonymous landowner.

The land is described as “ecologically sensitive” and was given to the nonprofit conservancy “to be used for conservation, research, educational outreach and public recreation,” per a Tuesday release. Named the Pecan Springs Karst Preserve, the land sits within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone at the onset of the Texas Hill Country, located five miles west of Jarrell.

The land features limestone caves and sinkholes and is home to several endangered species, including Salado salamanders, golden-cheeked warblers and tricolored bats.

“Pecan Springs Karst Preserve is by far the…

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