Texas Provides Water For Wildlife In Matagorda County, First Time In 3 Years

By Ammoland

Waterfowl and shorebird habitat benefit from river water.

AUSTIN, Texas – -(Ammoland.com)- Waterfowl and shorebirds winging their way to Matagorda County and the Texas Mid-Coast will find more available habitat thanks to collaboration between the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), private landowners and Ducks Unlimited.

“We’ve been working with LCRA for several years to find collaborative solutions for wildlife in the face of this challenging drought situation,” said DU Conservation Outreach Biologist Kirby Brown.

“With the lack of rice farming, lack of supplemental irrigation water and limited winter precipitation during the drought, there are now generations of waterfowl that don’t identify the Texas Mid-Coast as a place to winter. It is critical we work together towards a solution to provide wetland habitat on the Texas Mid-Coast rice prairie.”

As a result of the severe drought gripping Texas, LCRA has not provided water for waterfowl for the last three years. Last year, a partnership between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) through the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Ducks Unlimited and private landowners provided more than 22,300 acres …Read the Rest

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