In 2000, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge acquired the 21,700 acre Bahia Grande Unit located between the towns of Laguna Vista and Brownsville, Texas. Almost half of the unit is wetlands, including the 6,500 acre Bahia Grande basin for which the tract of land was named.
Our objective for the day was to become acquainted with the area. We did see a lot of wild life on our drive around the unit and picked up some trash.
Red Tailed Hawk
Nilgai Bull, these animals are not native to North America but brought here by hunters. they have taken over the refuge.
Our uniform... including Snake Gardz on our legs.
Friday morning we scouted a new area then about noon the rains began. We were able to do a bit more scouting when the rain stopped but for most of the afternoon it rain. Friday night Fish Fry! We were excited to see that the local restaurants have a fish fry on Friday. We went with the other volunteers and interns for dinner. Our dinners were pretty good, shrimp and a white fish.
Our truck got loaded with mud on our way back home. The last 2.5 miles to the refuge is a dirt road that is under construction. Needless to say when it rains everything gets so muddy. The mud built up on our tires so bad we were fish tailing down the road at 10 miles per hour! Eric tried to clean off the tires and truck after we got home. Needless to say he only got about 20% off.
Saturday: Rain all day made for a long work day. We did get out to pick up some trash but no walking for us today. We found a sign post that had rusted so bad it fell apart. Great project for a rainy day!
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