Regional Highlights - Valley Issues

World Birding Center/Brownsville work to begin (Region V)

Development at the World Birding Center in the Valley continues with the execution of a $2.4 million construction contract. Work at the Brownsville site is expected to begin in February of 2006. The Brownsville site is the largest of the three WBC sites and is the most remote. A tram system will operate to distribute birders to the trail system. Resacas with controlled water levels will offer excellent birding opportunities. The project is funded primarily from Park Development bonds and local community match. For more information, contact Infrastructure Division Director Steve Whiston at 512-389-4741 or stephen.whiston@tpwd.state.tx.us.