Thanks to Heritage Youth and Family Services
Thank you middle and high school students from Heritage Youth and Family Services of Texas for Sprucing Things Up at Linda S. Castro Nature Sanctuary on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Students removed dead plants from the recent Winter Storm and replaced with trees to attract the Birds, Bees and Butterflies. Students learned about our many Aransas Pathways venues, our abundance of birds and plants and the importance of preserving our unique and natural playground. Join us this weekend for our next clean up at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary Saturday, June 19, 2021 from 8am to 10 am; and then Tule Creek Hike and Bike Trail Saturday, June 26, 2021 8am to 10am. We will meet at the Pavilion near Walmart and entrance to Tule Creek Hike and Bike Trail. If you would like to volunteer at one of the Aransas Pathways, contact Deanna Spruce pio@aransascounty.org
NATURE WALK & VOLUNTEER WORKDAY
NATURE WALK & VOLUNTEER WORKDAY @ Ivy Lane Bird and Nature Venue (499 Ivy Lane, Rockport) Saturday May 22, 2021 8am-10am – VOLUNTEERS needed in the pollinator’s garden to help clean up and plant native plants 10am-11am – NATURE WALK guided by a Texas Master Naturalist Aransas Pathways is hosting a guided native plant walk in the coastal woodland and prairie habitat at Ivy Lane Bird and Nature Venue from 10am-11am. The Nature Walk will be guided by Neli Spurrell, a Texas Master Naturalist. Bring your gardening gloves, water, masks and favorite gardening tool if you wish learn while you help at the garden! Printable Flyer If you would like to volunteer at Ivy Lane Bird and Nature Venue or any of the Aransas Pathways contact Deanna Spruce pio@aransascounty.org or call 361-790-9496. View the Aransas Pathways map at: https://bit.ly/PathwaysMap
Birds Bees and the Butterflies at Linda S. Castro Nature Sanctuary
Birds Bees and the Butterflies at Linda S. Castro Nature Sanctuary Saturday May 15, 2021 8am to 10am Printable Flyer The Friends of Connie Hagar will be lending their support to the Linda S. Castro Nature Sanctuary to aid in a big clean-up day Saturday, Rockport, TX, 78382. They will be focusing on the Butterfly Gardens. There will not be a work day at Connie Hagar this month in order to focus on the Linda S. Castro Sanctuary site. We will have plants from Native Dave’s for the Butterfly Gardens/Waystation. Bring your gardening gloves, water, masks and favorite gardening tool. What better way to give back to your community while enjoying the birds, bees, and butterflies! If you would like to volunteer at one of the Aransas Pathways contact Deanna Spruce pio@aransascounty.org or call 361-790-9496. Mark your calendars for future clean up dates at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary 8 am to 10 am June 19, 2021, July 17, 221, August 21, 2021. Thank you! View the Aransas Pathways map at: https://bit.ly/PathwaysMap
Earth Day Project at Linda S. Castro Nature Sanctuary this Saturday!
We invite you to join Texas State University Wildlife Society for our Earth Day Project Saturday, April 10, 2021 from 9 am to 1 pm at Linda S. Castro Nature Sanctuary 4041 TX 35 Rockport Texas 78382. In celebration of Earth Day we will be adding mulch to the pathways and garden areas. Bring your gardening gloves, water, masks and favorite gardening tool. What better way to give back to your community while being outdoors and celebrating Earth Day! If you would like to volunteer at one of the Aransas Pathways contact Deanna Spruce pio@aransascounty.org or call 361-790-9496. Mark your calendars for future clean up dates at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary 8 am to 10 am, April 24, 2021; May 15, 2021; June 19, 2021, July 17, 221, August 21, 2021. Thank you! View the Aransas Pathways map at: https://bit.ly/PathwaysMap
Earth Day Project at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary Coming Soon!
Aransas Pathways “March Mulch Madness” was a wonderful success at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary. Thank you Volunteers and Quirky Birds Coffee for helping with “March Mulch Madness” at Aransas Pathways Gardens. We invite you to join us for the next Earth Day Project Saturday, April 24, 2021 from 8 am to 10 am at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary at 1401 S. Church St. In celebration of Earth Day we will be planting native plants in the mulched pathways and garden areas. Bring your gardening gloves, water, masks and favorite gardening tool. What better way to give back to your community while being outdoors and celebrating Earth Day! If you would like to volunteer at one of the Aransas Pathways contact Deanna Spruce pio@aransascounty.org or call 361-790-9496. We need your help at Connie Hagar. Come join us April 24, 2021 at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary 8 am to 10 am. Mark your calendars for future clean up dates at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary 8 am to 10 am, April 24, 2021; May 15, 2021; June 19, 2021, July 17, 221, August 21, 2021.Thank you! View the Aransas Pathways map at: https://bit.ly/PathwaysMap
“Mulch Madness” at Aransas Pathways Gardens
Volunteers Needed for March 20, 2021 Aransas Pathways invite you to help restore our natural gardens at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary at 1401 S. Church St. on Saturday, March 20, 2021 from 8 am to 10 am. We will be adding mulch to the pathways and garden areas. Bring your gardening gloves, water, masks and favorite gardening tool. What better way to give back to your community while being outdoors and social distancing! If you would like to volunteer at one of the Aransas Pathways contact Deanna Spruce pio@aransascounty.org or call 361-790-9496. We need your help at Connie Hagar. Come join us March 20, 2021 at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary 8 am to 10 am. Mark your calendars for future clean up dates at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary 8 am to 10 am, April 17, 2021; May 15, 2021; June 19, 2021, July 17, 221, August 21, 2021. Thank you! View the Aransas Pathways map. Printable version of the flyer – Mulch Madness 03-20-2021
Help Restore Aransas County Pathways Gardens
Help Restore Aransas County Pathways Gardens Volunteers Needed for February 20, 2021 Printable Flyer for Feb. 20, 2021 Aransas County Pathways invites you to help restore our natural gardens at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary at 1401 S. Church St. on Saturday, February 20, 2021 from 8 am to 10 am. Bring your gardening gloves, water, masks and favorite gardening tool. What better way to give back to your community while being outdoors and social distancing! If you would like to volunteer at one of the Aransas Pathways contact Deanna Spruce pio@aransascounty.org or call 361-790-9496. We need your help at Connie Hagar. Come join us February 20, 2021 at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary 8 am to 10 am. Mark your calendars for future clean up dates at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary 8 am to 10 am, March 20, 2021; April 17, 2021; May 15, 2021; June 19, 2021, July 17, 221, August 21, 2021. Thank you! View the Aransas Pathways map at: https://aransaspathways.com/wp-content/uploads/Aransas-Pathways-map-for-web-2020.pdf
Volunteers Needed November 20-21, 2020 to Help Restore Aransas Pathways Gardens
Aransas Pathways and Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Sea Grant Program invite you to help restore our natural gardens at Linda Castro Bird and Nature Venue at 4041 TX-35 Rockport, TX. We also invite you to Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary at 1401 S Church St. What better way to give back to your community while being outdoors and social distancing! Bring your gardening gloves, water, mask and favorite gardening tool. If you would like to volunteer at one of the Aransas Pathways contact Deanna Spruce pio@aransascounty.org or call 361-790-9496. The weather is great now, and we need help at these places:
Coastal Holiday Event, Sat. Nov. 14, 10 AM at the History Center
You’re invited to join the party at the History Center to unveil signage for our garden exhibit and view the coastal holiday display inside. The fun begins Sat. Nov. 14 at 10 AM with coffee & donuts and brief comments about the historic foundations on display in the garden. Events will be held outdoors, weather permitting. We are proud to announce the opening of our coastal holiday exhibit, “Holiday Fare … Brought to You by Land, Sea, and Air”. The holiday celebration will include thematic trees echoing our current exhibit, “Sails, Trails, Rails and Wings.” Of course, we will not forget Santa … a special room will be dedicated to a collection of Old World Santas. The signage in the garden will relate stories about historic foundations from around the county – Bunker house shellcrete wall from Lamar, ledge from Rocky Point, shellcrete from a Brundrett home on Allen, and geodetic marker from the corner of Concho and Church Streets. Items in the exhibit were donated by the McLallens, the Floyds, the Navigation District, Patty Dunn and Janet Taylor. Funding for the project came from the Castaways Thrift Shop. Friends of the History Center would also like to thank the 2020 business members for their support: Farmers Insurance Greg Yarbrough, Barbara Daniels CPA, TWFG (Melaine Head), Prosperity Bank, Frame of Mine (Harriet McCarty), and GSM Insurors. The History Center at 801 E. Cedar St. is open Mon. & Fri. 10 AM-2 PM and Sat. & Sun. 1-4 PM. Learn more about Aransas County history by exploring the website www.thehistorycenterforaransascounty.org or call 361 727-9214.
BIG SIT – a big success at Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary
The “Big Sit” is an event held every year and sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife to promote birding and to record bird species in locations across the state. It is celebrated as the Great Texas Birding Classic. The Friends of Connie Hagar sponsored a team to honor the late Connie Hagar – the 1st lady of Texas birders. The team was headed up by Rockport’s Susan Foster. Due to COVID restrictions the number of participants was very limited. The total number of participants was nine. Birders gathered from 6 am to 6pm at the Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary and they were required to sit within a 50 foot circle. From the circle at the Sanctuary site with binoculars, they could observe birds on the bay at Water St., in the prairie on the south and east part of the property and in the brush and oaks on the west side. A total of sixty species were observed including Sandhill Cranes, migrating Franklin Gulls and several species of Hawks. Team members reported sightings to Susan Foster who kept track of the species observed on the ebird app and then sent the results sent to Texas Parks and Wildlife. This is a way to continue the collection of data on migrating birds as Connie Hagar did in the 1930-60s. The Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary is partner with Aransas Pathways and is located at the corner of South Church St. and First Street (1491 S. Church St.) in south Rockport. The 6.25 acres was purchased in 1995 to protect the environment and to honor Connie Hagar. The gardens feature native plants that attract birds and butterflies. The plants are labeled so that visitors may see how native plants adapt to this environment. Workdays are held on the third Sat. of each month at 8:30 am. You may join Friends of Connie Hagar by sending $25 dues to Box 2465, Rockport TX 78381. Story submitted by Pam Stranahan on behalf of the Friends of Connie Hagar, PO Box 2465, Rockport, TX 78381