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A road sign for the trail system in Newton County [9]. The Texas coast has been popular among bird watchers in the United States for decades. [7] Located where the Central Flyway meets the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi Flyway, the region sees a large number of migrants; in addition, the southern part of the Texas coast is far enough south to host a number of tropical species. [10]
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.The 120,000-acre (49,000 ha) refuge is located almost entirely in Cameron County, Texas, 25 mi (40 km) east of Harlingen, [2] although a very small part of its northernmost point extends into southern Willacy County.
Balcones Canyonlands is a national wildlife refuge located in the Texas Hill Country to the northwest of Lago Vista, Texas. [1] The refuge was formed in 1992 to conserve habitat for two endangered songbirds, the golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) and the black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla), and to preserve Texas Hill Country habitat for numerous other wildlife species. [2]
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Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge is a 2,088-acre (8.45 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge situated along the banks of the Rio Grande, south of Alamo in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, in Hidalgo County, South Texas. The wildlife refuge was established for the protection of migratory birds in 1943.
Sea Rim State Park (upper right), south of Port Arthur, along the Gulf coast of Southeast Texas. The D. Roy Harrington Beach unit is the coastal portion of the park, offering beach access between the Gulf of Mexico and the mainland marshes. Swimming in the marshes is not recommended due to the presence of alligators. [2]
The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a 90,788-acre (367.41 km 2) [2] National Wildlife Refuge located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of southern Texas. It is along the northern banks and reaches of the Lower Rio Grande, north of the Mexico—United States international border.
Thus, during the 1970s and 1980s, much of the Texas Gulf Coast (including most of Brownwood) sank a total of 10 to 15 feet (4.6 m). Brownwood, which had previously been high and dry, was repeatedly inundated by high tides and storms. In 1983, extensive damage from Hurricane Alicia finally led to the abandonment of most of Brownwood's homes. [3]
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