AT: NPSOT (Houston) – Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR and More

Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge was established to protect the critically endangered Attwater’s Prairie-Chicken, a ground-dwelling grouse of the coastal prairie ecosystem. Located approximately 60 miles west of Houston, Texas, this refuge is home to one of the largest remnants of native coastal prairie remaining in southeast Texas. Although the refuge was established for the benefit of the prairie-chicken, the refuge is host or home to many other wildlife species found on this prairie.
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/attwater-prairie-chicken

Meredith Haley graduated from Texas A&M in 2017 with a major in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. After serving two years as a biology intern at Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, she got her first position with US Fish and Wildlife Service as the Wildlife Refuge Specialist at the same refuge in October 2019.

 

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