Texas-NRCS Cooperative Conservation Effort Recognized

to commemorate the wetlands project in celebration of American Wetlands Month, Chief Knight presents a plaque to Dr. Wayne Hanslka, Wetlands Project Coordinator for the CCBG/NC and Rangeland Ecology & Management, Texas Cooperative Research, Education and Extension Service

NRCS celebrated American Wetlands Month at a national celebration, an awards ceremony, and media conference at the Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens & Nature Center (CCBG/NC) to recognize the success of the Gardens & Nature Center’s $90,000 “Wetland Water Containment, Restoration and Boardwalk Project,” which has fostered ongoing environmental, education, and economic benefits. Chief Bruce Knight was the keynote speaker highlighting the importance of protecting our Nation’s wetlands as well as the wetland enhancement projects completed along Oso Creek “I’m especially proud of this project because it represents the best in cooperative conservation --multiple groups working together to restore valuable wetlands here in the Oso Creek ecosystem.” said Knight.

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The Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens & Nature Center is considered one of the region’s five major visitor attractions by both the Corpus Christi Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce and has become a leading South Texas nature tourism destination showcasing colorful, exotic floral exhibits blended with its vast conserved areas of native habitat and natural wetlands.  Tourists as well as residents benefit from learning opportunities the project offers.
Your contact is Dee Ann Burkes, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 210-472-5527, X 113.