Neches River NWR is Fully Open!

The Neches River National Wildlife Refuge is finally fully open! https://www.jacksonvilleprogress.com/news/neches-river-refuge-wildlife-wonderland-to-offer-plenty-of-outdoor/article_96dfd97e-5c6c-11e9-893f-dbabdcdd1d7b.html

The refuge is located outside of Jacksonville, TX on Hwy 79. The entrance is directly across from the Neches River public boat ramp.

I went last Sunday and the week before to check it out. I found some prairie species that are new to me, including an endangered species. While taking a break, scanning the water of Dead Water Lake beside the office, I saw a mama wood duck with her flock of ducklings. I could hear lots of other wood ducks out of site. A huge spotted gar was basking near the water's surface, but it swam away as soon as I changed my camera lens. Darn. That would have been a new fish for me! Speaking of fish, fishing isn't allowed right now, but the park manager is working on a fishing program.

I didn't get to walk much because of the heat. I'm going to back later in a week or two. I encourage anyone in the area to visit this park and document, document, document! Since the park is new, getting a baseline of what's there is important.

Posted on Ιούλιος 04, 2019 0254 ΠΜ by