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| The Audubon Outdoor Club owns
and maintains three sanctuaries in and around Corpus Christi and south
Texas: |
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| Fred Jones Nature
Sanctuary: |
| Take the Moore Avenue exit from Highway
181 in Portland, TX. Moore Avenue becomes Highway 893. Go west for 6.5
miles. At the intersection, Highway 893 goes to the right, and Koonce Loop
is to the left. (Highway 1074 proceeds straight ahead at this intersection.)
Turn left (south) on Koonce Loop Road, go 0.5 miles (one half mile), and
the Sanctuary is on the left. Parking permitted only on the east side of
Koonce Loop Road. Rules for use: |
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 | Please register when arriving (name,
address and date). |
| Leave restrooms, buildings and surroundings
clean and orderly. The man-made improvements are to facilitate your use
and enjoyment of the natural environment. |
| Park only in designated areas. |
| Obtain permission from the Sanctuary
Chairman for overnight fires, overnight camping and special group visits. |
| Keep young children under control. |
| Properly dispose of or carry out all
LITTER from items brought into the Sanctuary. |
| Keep pets on leashes. |
| Please do not:
 | Alter or damage in any way the natural
components of the Sanctuary. The primary purpose of the Sanctuary is to
preserve the native animals, vegetation and minerals in their natural forms; |
| Bring firearms, bows, arrows, traps,
nets, or other collecting devices into the Sanctuary; and |
| Use bicycles, motorcycles or motorized
vehicles in the Sanctuary.
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| Louise Trant Sanctuary: |
| This Sanctuary is a lake on 2+ acres,
located on the east side of Highway 77, just north of the highway community
of Riviera. The area has been cleared, a sign erected, and some vegetation
providing food planted. Some nesting boxes have been erected. The State
Highway Department is to improve the parking area. Although small and dependent
on rainfall, this lake has a remarkable variety of birds. |
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| Held/Moran
Nature Preserve: |
| This nature preserve is a gift to
the club. It contains some 90 acres of coastal oak-lands and two ponds.
Proper planning of enhancements will be important in the preservation of
this disappearing habitat. General boundaries of the Nature Preserve are
the streets of Clearview, Waldron and Mediterranean Streets in the Flour
Bluff area of Corpus Christi, TX. |
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| Packery
Channel Sanctuary: |
| Located within the residential
area of Packery Channel, the sanctuary consists of 21 undeveloped lots.
Enter from Park Road 22 at the sign for Packery Channel County Park and turn
right on Sand Dollar. A boardwalk observatory (on Villa Maria Isabel)
extending into seasonal wetlands, has been constructed in the midst of
several of the lots. The remaining lots of the sanctuary are unimproved and
access is difficult. Birding in the Packery Channel area is best
accomplished by walking the public streets within the residential area.
Please do not trespass on any private property. |
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