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Bay Area News
Clear Creek Nature Park Dedication Ceremony
by Kristi Wyatt
The first phase of the Clear Creek Nature Park in League City is complete
and will open to the public April 26th. A dedication ceremony will be held
Saturday, April 26th at 10 a.m. The park is located on the South Shore of
Clear Creek off Highway 270. The parks hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday- Sunday.
Clear Creek Nature Park, once known as the Davis tract, is one of the last
remaining large underdeveloped properties with quality wetlands. The 148
acre park provides a home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. The site is
an excellent habitat for migrant birds, such as Sand hill cranes, great blue
herons, ibises, American egrets, great white herons, owls and various song
birds, which use the area to nest and feed. Occasionally the endangered
whooping cranes have been known to visit. Ducks, pelicans, shore birds and
wading birds all enjoy the large isolated pond along Clear Creek. The site’s
wetlands serve as a nursery for many species of fish. The wetlands to the
east help to provide homes to mammals such as deer, bobcat, coyote, and
raccoons.
The first phase of the park includes a 1.3 mile concrete and fly ash birding
and multi purpose observation trail with bird blinds, restrooms, picnic
tables, BBQ grills and a pavilion. Phase 2 will provide a nature educational
center, bird rehabilitation center, along with more trails.
The will provide a wonderful opportunity for public education, one of the
major objectives for the nature park. Through interpretive signage,
literature, field trips, the park will provide a way to teach adults and
children alike the value of the rich and diverse habitats found in the Texas
Coastal zones.
The Nature Park was made possible through funding from Texas Parks and
Wildlife’s Regional Parks Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National
Coastal Wetland Conservation Program. Additional funding was received from a
Galveston Bay Estuary Program/ TCEQ Grant for the Coastal Prairie and
Wetlands Enhancement in the Galveston County Bay Watershed Program,
Galveston County and the City of League City’s Park Dedication Fund.
For more information about the ceremony call Kristi at (281)-554-1025.
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