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  2. Coast Guard Station South Padre Island - Wikipedia

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    The Coast Guard has a long presence on South Padre Island. The original station, named Brazos Santiago, was established in 1881. A lifesaving station was established in 1918 on Boca Chica Beach named Station Brazos. A new location was opened in 1923 on the southern end of South Padre Island to a building that was used for 50 years.

  3. Category:Deciduous conifers - Wikipedia

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    The great majority of conifer genera and species are evergreen, retaining their leaves for several (2–40) years before falling, but unusual deciduous conifers occur in five genera (Larix, Pseudolarix, Glyptostrobus, Metasequoia and Taxodium), shedding their leaves in autumn and leafless through the winter.

  4. Taxodium - Wikipedia

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    Taxodium / t æ k ˈ s oʊ d i ə m / [1] is a genus of one to three species (depending on taxonomic opinion) of extremely flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae.The name is derived from the Latin word taxus, meaning "yew", and the Greek word εἶδος (eidos), meaning "similar to."

  5. Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Wikipedia

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    Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer.It is the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, one of three genera in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae.

  6. Coniferous swamp - Wikipedia

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    Rich conifer swamp is dominated by northern white cedar and typically occurs south of the climatic tension zone throughout the Midwest and northeastern United States and adjacent areas in Canada. North of the climatic tension zone, tamarack (Larix laricina) is the dominant species of conifer in minerotrophic wetlands classified as rich tamarack ...

  7. Boaters told to avoid area of Corpus Christi Bay after notice ...

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    Concerned parties with urgent concerns can contact the Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi Command Center at 1-800-874-2143, or for non-urgent questions and concerns, email CCWaterways@uscg.mil. – Lt.

  8. Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii - Wikipedia

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    Coast Douglas-fir is the second-tallest conifer in the world (after coast redwood), and the third-tallest of all trees, (after Eucalyptus regnans).Currently, coast Douglas-fir trees 60–75 metres (197–246 ft) or more in height and 1.5–2 metres (4.9–6.6 ft) in diameter are common in old growth stands, [4] and maximum heights of 100–120 metres (330–390 ft) and diameters up to 4.5–5. ...

  9. Coast Guard searching for missing man off South Padre Island

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    Jul. 16—The Coast Guard is searching for a 35-year-old fisherman who went missing early Saturday morning in the waters off South Padre Island. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center ...