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Naturalist and fishing guide Billy Sandifer founded an annual beach cleanup at the park in 1996. The cleanup targets the Big Shell Beach portion of the island, around the 20-25 mile marker. In 2007, Sandifer established the Friends of Padre, a non-profit association to fund park projects and to organize the cleanup. [1] [15]
This category includes articles on protected areas within the U.S. state of Texas. This includes federal, state, local and privately controlled/owned areas. This includes federal, state, local and privately controlled/owned areas.
The total areas protected by national seashores and lakeshores are approximately 595,000 acres (2,410 km 2) and 214,000 acres (870 km 2), respectively. [1] These thirteen sites had a total visitation of 21.1 million people in 2017, led by Cape Cod at over 4 million visitors. [2]
In 2011, the National Protected Areas System (NPAS) was established. [2] As of 2020, about 8.4% of the country is protected. ... Shell Beach Protected Area. 2011. 32 ...
Jace Tunnell carefully holding a bearded firework, pointing at its dozens of pain-inducing bristles. (Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies) Surfers beware: Bearded fireworms ...
The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing and dolphin watching. The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are Galveston Island , Follet's Island , Matagorda Island , San José Island , Mustang Island , Padre Island , and Brazos Island .
Protected areas of Harris County, Texas (1 C, 20 P) Protected areas of Harrison County, Texas (3 P) Protected areas of Haskell County, Texas (1 P)
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