The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Friends of BNWR host an excellent set of programs that aim to connect young students with the great outdoors. They focus on subjects that schools would like to cover in class, but may lack the resources or just want to experience the real thing first hand. Field... Read More →

See flyer from Freeport Elementary.  Volunteers are needed to assist Ruby with the reptiles and interact with students and family members.  Please contact Ruby if you can help with the event.   Volunteer participation form required (click link to access form): https://www.brazosportisd.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=551540   VMS Description: Family Science Night VMS Code: PO: Public Outreach (Service Project)

We hope you'll consider joining us for a day of good company, good food, and good birding! People of all skill levels are welcome! Whether you're a regular or someone interested in joining us for the first time this year, we have a team for everyone! From leisurely walks in Brazos Bend Park to rough and tumble "backcountry"... Read More →

The count is consistently one of the top ten in the state and finds the largest number of species of any on the Upper Texas Coast. Habitat includes seashore, barrier islands, prairie & woodland. The circle is divided into ten areas, each with its own leader & unique habitats. For information & assignments, contact compiler... Read More →

Most of the count is on private land and participation in the CBC is the only way to gain access to some very productive wildlife lands. The diversity of the CBC is great and most sections have multiple exclusives. The CBC features extensive native grasslands, brushlands, floodplain forests, beaches and coastal marshes. We need skilled... Read More →

Although this count has very limited land area and a particularly small amount of wooded areas, it still typically is a top 20 or near top twenty U.S. CBCs. This count undoubtedly produces the most species for the available land area (much of the count circle is water) of all U.S. CBCs. The compilers are... Read More →

This CBC provides a tremendous opportunity to bird the Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR as well as private property in Eagle Lake in Colorado County, Texas. The Attwater CBC is open to all birders and is one of the highest inland CBCs for diversity in the country. If you are interested in participating, please contact Sumita... Read More →

Come join us for the 2024 San Bernard NWR CBC. This unique count provides opportunities to bird areas of the refuge not normally open to the public. Also open for counters is the state's Nannie Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area. This count also claims some of the best hospitality around with the refuge staff participating in... Read More →

The Brazoria - Columbia CBC includes habitats for its namesake, the Brazoria- Columbia bottomland hardwoods. It includes several USFW tracts, private ranch properties, large reservoirs, small ponds, county parks, and neighborhoods. Sites include Bar-X Ranch, Columbia Lakes, Hudson Woods USFW tract, Eagle Nest Lake USFW tract, Brazoria Reservoir, Harris Reservoir, Nash Prairie, Brazos Woods Preserve,... Read More →