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6 New National Wildlife Refuges Established
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announces the establishment of six new national wildlife refuge units during the past year and the renaming of a seventh in honor of a late Fish and Wildlife Service director by laying commemorative planks … Continue reading
50 Things We Love About Texas
1. Texas Hospitality 2. Paso Del Rio, or River Walk, the Jewel of the City (San Antonio) 3. Fresh from the Gulf shrimp and oysters 4. Exploring the pine and hardwood forests of the Piney Woods of East Texas 5. … Continue reading
Redesign of Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov, the interagency website that guides visitors to 90,000 sites on federal lands such as national parks, wildlife refuges, waterways, forests, and recreation areas, has a new look with expanded content and improved navigation tools. The redesign is an initial step … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Hiking, Historic Sites, National Parks, Public Recreation Areas, Wildlife Refuge
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, BLM, camping, hiking, historic sites, National Forest Service, national park, national wildlife refuge, outdoor recreation, Recreation.gov, RVing, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wildlife
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Endangered Whooping Cranes Winding Down Unusual Year
It’s been an unusual year for whooping cranes in Texas and the endangered species’ spring migration is the latest example. Researchers report several whooping crane families initiated their spring migration nearly a month earlier than usual, with some birds having … Continue reading
Birdwatchers Flock to Lake Havasu City
In January 2012, news spread worldwide that a Nutting’s Flycatcher was spotted in the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Lake Havasu City, Arizona, attracting scores of birders. Though it may seem like one of the more unique … Continue reading
Magic along the Rio Grande
Few can dispute the importance of nature tourism in Texas, especially within the Rio Grande Valley. According to a study conducted by Mathis and Matisoff (2004), Texas is the number one birdwatching state/province in North America, and The Valley is … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Snowbird, Wildlife Refuge
Tagged birding, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, national wildlife refuge, nature tourism, outdoor recreation, Rio Grande Valley, Rio Grande Valley nature hot spots, RVing, Salineño, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Snowbird, wildlife, Winter Texans
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Whooping Crane Arrival at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Most of the estimated 300 whooping cranes of the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population have now arrived on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas coast, the Whooping Crane Conservation Association (WCCA) reports. The whoopers began arriving on the Texas Coastal … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Public Recreation Areas, Snowbird, Wildlife Refuge
Tagged Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Coastal Bend, endangered species, national wildlife refuge, outdoor recreation, red tide, RVing, Snowbird, Texas, whooping crane, Whooping Crane Conservation Association, wildlife
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Whooping Cranes Face New Crises
The whooping crane, the majestic bird slowly making its way back from the brink of extinction, is returning to the Texas coast in record numbers, with as many as 300 expected. White with black wingtips and crimson crowns and standing five … Continue reading
Drought Affects Migrating Birds
From nesting grounds in Alaska and Northern Canada, thousands of sandhill cranes, snow geese, and other migratory birds are winging their way south to their traditional winter watering holes in the American Southwest. The problem is a year of drought … Continue reading
Festival of Cranes: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
The Fly-Out in the morning and the Fly-In in the evening are memorable events. That’s part of the mystique, why the cranes get top billing here, why the organizers call this event The Festival of Cranes. A week before Thanksgiving … Continue reading
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Tagged Bosque del Apache, camping, Chihuahuan Desert, Festival of Cranes, Globally Important Bird Area, migratory birds, national wildlife refuge, New Mexico, outdoor recreation, photography, RV park, RVing, sandhill cranes, snow geese, Southwest, wildlife
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