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Work Day Information
- Contact Chester Smith at 281.427.4902 (Baytown) or 361.983.2903
(Port O'Connor) if you want to sign up. Chester's cell phone:
281-731-3262. Or you can send him an e-mail (popsbirds@aol.com)
to let him know that you are coming. We
need a count, both for transporting volunteers and for lunch.
- I need a place to stay!
- I need a map!
- Bird Sanctuary Location
- Logistics (when and where to show up):
- Meet at Port O'Connor at Clark's Seafood
Restaurant at 7th St. & Intercoastal, (361) 983-2233
(see map).
- Be there before 8:00 a.m.
(approximately 2-1/2 hours from Houston). The Audubon boat,
the Egret III, leaves at 8:00 a.m. (A smaller boat will
coming back to Clark's to pick up additional people at approximately
9:00 a.m.... just in case you have a flat tire or something).
- It takes about 30 minutes to get to the
island.
- Work from 9:00 AM until about 3:00 PM.
- Picnic lunch & drinks provided.
- What to bring:
- Gloves, work clothes, hat & suntan
lotion, tennis shoes, camera, water bottle...and MOSQUITO
repellent (the stuff with DEET in it—you know, the deep
woods stuff).
- Wear or bring layered clothing in case
it is hot or cold.
- Rubber boots (not required).
- Expect to have to wade from the boat
to the island.
- Planned Activities
- Plant seedlings.
- Building nesting platforms.
- Treat for Fire Ants.
- Work on piping between the windmill and the ponds.
- Beach cleanup to remove fishing line and other hazards to
birds.
- Note to Devon Energy Volunteers
- For questions, call Barbara Van Horn at 713-286-5986 or
Lynn Travis at 713-286-5942.
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