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News and Views
14th Annual Migration Celebration
The 14th Annual Migration Celebration will take place at San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge during the second weekend of April, 2008. Free Admission. This family oriented event includes hands-on activities for kids, guided van tours of the Refuge, animal tracks, talks, birds of prey presentations, and other exciting events. Bring your family to join us during this exciting weekend.
For more information on activities, directions and schedule of events, please call the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 979-849-6062 or visit the Friends of Brazoria Refuges web site at www.refugefriends.org.
Come to the Water…
The Brazoria and San Bernard National Wildlife Refuges have established new public use facilities for fishing opportunities.
At the Brazoria NWR, a new launching ramp was built to allow access of non-motorized boats, kayaks and canoes into the Salt Lake recreation area. The new facilities include an open shelter with a picnic table, a boat ramp with floating dock for loading/unloading and an accessible fishing area with restroom and parking space.
The Cedar Lake Creek fishing area has been improved at the San Bernard NWR. A new accessible fishing pier and parking space provides easy access to the creek while the Cedar Lake Creek Fishing Trail takes the adventurous angler up stream for nearly 300 yards of relaxing fishing and crabbing. The trail also provides great birding opportunities during the spring and fall migration.
Bring your family to enjoy these facilities and do not forget to always come prepared with water, food and bug repellent.
Visit Hudson Woods!
Hudson Woods Unit, located five miles west of Angleton, contains a beautiful bottomland forest. Along with a picturesque oxbow lake, the unit is a good example of the once extensive bottomland forest which extended across the Brazos and San Bernard River floodplains and referred to as the canebrake forest by early settlers. Hudson Woods is home to native bottomland wildlife and is vitally important for large numbers of migrating songbirds as they move between their summer and winter grounds. Whether you are a birder or just want to experience the solitude of this wonderful woodland, don’t miss Hudson Woods.
An accessible boardwalk will guide you to the Scoby Lake observation platform, where you can enjoy the view of the local residents; like American alligators, anhingas, herons and wood ducks.
Hudson Woods is open from dawn to dusk seven days a week throughout the Year. Click for directions to Hudson Woods.
A Giant in the Woods
Biggest Live Oak in Texas
On April 7th, 2003 the Texas Forest Service presented the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge with the Champion Tree Certificate for the largest known Live Oak tree in the State of Texas. The impressive giant surpassed the previous champion from Goose Island State Park.
The tree circumference measured 386 inches with a height of 67 feet. The average crown spread is 100 feet. The tree is located in one of the bottomland units of the Austin Woods Conservation Partnership Project.
Visitors can enjoy an exciting experience while walking the 3/4 mile trail to the observation platform in front of the San Bernard Oak. Make sure to bring comfortable shoes, water and bug repellent. Access to the trail is controlled in order to minimize disturbance to the tree. Individuals and groups interested on visiting the San Bernard Oak must contact or visit the San Bernard NWR office to make reservations at 979-964-3639. The office is open for reservations from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For more information about the Texas Mid-Coast NWR Complex, please contact the Angleton administrative office at 979-849-6062.
