Texas Wetlands

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Texas is a large and ecologically diverse state containing many different types of wetlands, most of which can be placed in the below categories:

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Photo by Rudolph Rosen

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Galveston

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This is not the first, but the second Sacred Heart church on this site. The first one, like most of Galveston, was taken by the Great Storm. It is...

Gulf Coast

Galveston Sunset

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Named after Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez, Galveston’s first European settlements on the island were constructed around 1816 by...

Gulf Coast

Port Isabel Lighthouse

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The Point (Port) Isabel Lighthouse was built in 1852 to guide ships through the Brazos Santiago Pass to Port Isabel. Today the lighthouse is operated...

Bob Hall Pier on Padre Island by onpadreisland

Gulf Coast

Bob Hall Pier, Padre Island

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Bob Hall Pier, Padre Island Photo onpadreisland

Roseate Spoonbill at Smith Oaks Rookery by Dave

Gulf Coast

Smith Oaks Rookery on High Island

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Smith Oaks is 143 acres of field, woods, wetlands and ponds. Thirty-three acres were purchased by HAS wit the help of HAS members, friends, and the...