Bridgeland in Cypress, TX, roars into spring with the return of one of its most popular events, Nature Fest, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in Bridgeland’s Oak Meadow Park.Usually held in the fall, this year’s spring festival revives several event favorites — the high-jumping antics of the Houston Canine Frisbee Disc Club, armadillo races, the Houston ZooMobile and Birds of Prey — and introduces new entertainment, including The Great American Duck Races. Races will be held at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30 and 4:30.Nature Fest visitors will have a chance to take part in the entertainment during the 2 p.m. performance by The Drum Café, which is bringing approximately 250 drums so audience members can join in the fun and music.Also on stage will be Birds of Prey and The Crocodile Encounter (a live reptile show), both with two performances, and the Rockit Bayou band. Randy Lemmon of KTRH’s GardenLine will take the stage at noon to talk about organic gardening. Following this discussion, he will sign his new book, 1001 GardenLine Questions, and will answer individual lawn and gardening questions from 1 to 3 p.m. Other Nature Fest activities include the Fresh Pickings Farmers Market, a petting zoo, pony rides, baby camel rides, inflatables, a miniature train ride, a climbing rock wall, outdoor laser tag, kayaking lessons and fly-tying demonstrations. Festivalgoers can take part in a living history treasure hunt along the wooded Cypress Creek Nature Trail, enjoy a tree-planting demonstration by The Tree Truckers and enter a raffle for a live oak tree, a $900 retail value. Visitors also can register to win annual family four-packs to the Houston Zoo and the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center as well as Texas Parks and Wildlife passes.Feeding the crowd will be a caravan of cuisine-themed food trucks, a current craze among Houston foodies. Trucks trekking to Bridgeland will be Bernie’s Burger Bus, Frosted Betty, Fusion Taco, Spork Grill, Papa John’s Pizza, and Jokers-N-Smokers.Admission to Nature Fest is free; however, visitors can purchase a Nature Fest T-shirt for a $5 minimum donation, with proceeds benefiting the Katy Prairie Conservancy, a land trust committed to protecting a sustainable portion of the Katy Prairie for the benefit of its wildlife and all Texans forever. The Katy Prairie is considered an oasis for migratory birds, with more than 300 species of birds, 110 species of mammals, reptiles and amphibians, 400 species of grasses and wildflowers and thousands of insects and aquatic invertebrates. Visit www.katyprairie.org or e-mail info@katyprairie.org for more information.Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County (NWHC) will run the arts and crafts tent, where children can enjoy four craft projects, including decorating a bird house, for a $5 donation. Proceeds will help raise funds for its mission of building affordable housing and promoting home ownership. Since 1989, Habitat NWHC has built more than 140 homes for needy families in suburban northwest Harris County. For more information about Habitat NWHC, contact Rachael Wright, 281.820.2307, ext 306 or rwright@habitatnwhc.org.For details on Nature Fest, call 281.304.5588 or visit http://www.bridgeland.com/events/nature-fest.