Rio South Texas: A Nature Tourism Hotspot
One of America’s most vibrant “birding hotspots” is Rio South Texas; a tropical paradise with almost 500 recorded species of bird. The huge number of bird species, alongside the region’s large tracts...
View ArticleFewer Winter Texans at Valley RV Parks
If you’re thinking about coming down to Texas this winter, come on down, y’all! Campgrounds, RV parks, and resorts in the Rio Grande Valley report fewer Winter Texans this year, The Monitor reports. A...
View ArticleBirds of a Feather: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park and World Birding...
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, just south of Mission, is not only Texas’ southernmost state park, but since October 2005, the headquarters of the new World Birding Center. The park draws...
View ArticleTaking Wing: Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center (EWBC)
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center opened in March 2003 and became the first of nine World Birding Centers. The Center sits on 40 acres within an Edinburg city park. Built on re-claimed...
View ArticleBeaks and Feathers: Resaca De La Palma State Park and World Birding Center
Resaca de la Palma State Park boasts the largest tract of native habitat in the World Birding Center network. Etched by ancient curves of the Rio Grande, its 1,200 semi-tropical acres provide a quiet...
View ArticleTimeless Texas: Roma Bluffs World Birding Center
The epicenter of Starr County’s birding activity is the Roma Bluffs World Birding Center, on the scenic bluffs high above the Rio Grande in the small town of Roma, a once-thriving steamboat port. One...
View ArticleWings of Spring: South Padre Island Nature and Birding Center (SPI BNC)
Padre Island is a gorgeous island off the southern coast of Texas, the largest of the Texas barrier islands and the longest barrier island in the world. Padre Island is made up of North Padre Island,...
View ArticleFrontera Audubon: An Urban Nature Preserve
Located four blocks from the Weslaco downtown business district, Frontera Audubon is a private non-profit nature preserve featuring mature native woodlands, thornscrub, trails, wetlands, and butterfly...
View ArticleWelcome Home Winter Texans to the RGV
RV and mobile home park operators in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) say all indications point to a successful year for Winter Texan visitors. At South Padre Island, there’s been a 10 percent increase in...
View ArticleThe Beauty of South Texas
From Mission and Hidalgo to Brownsville and South Padre Island, the Rio Grande Valley of Texas encompasses many cities and towns that are rich in history and offer tons of unique things for Winter...
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