Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 2013 Page: 68 of 110
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2013 Summer Visitors’ Guide
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Center is a wetlands education
Salt marshes are some of the
most ecologically productive
habitats on the planet, and that
is just one of the facts visitors
learn when they walk through
the Wetlands Education Center
just 50 yards from the Universi-
ty of Texas at Austin Marine Sci-
ence Institute’s visitors’ center.
This man-made 3.6-acre wet-
lands is next to sand dunes that
help protect the island from
storm surges, and is part of the
185,000-acre Mission-Aransas
National Estuarine Research Re-
serve. Visitors to the center will
gain an understanding of and ap-
preciation for the role each facet
of a wetland plays in supporting
and maintaining the productivity
of the coastal zone. Preservation
of coastal wetlands and estuar-
ies is vital to the health of area
bays and the Gulf of Mexico.The
grasses and shallow waters dis-
sipate storm surges and prevent
erosion, acting as natural buffers
between land and sea. Educat-
ing school children and visitors
about the importance of wet-
lands to both nature and man is
the objective of theWEC.
Look for the geodetic marker
on your right as you enter the
wetlands - this pyramid-shaped
marker provides distances to
other National Estuarine Re-
search Reserves throughout the
United States. Each of the cen-
ter’s seven kiosks has a display
describing the areas, plants and
wildlife that kiosk highlights. It is
also a great opportunity to ob-
serve a variety of birds including
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Guided tours of the Wetlands
Education Center are offered
on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
10 a.m. Self-guided tours are
available seven days a week.
gulls, terns, herons, hawks and
pelicans. Green sea turtles, fish
and crabs are sometimes seen
from the bridge. The access to
interior boardwalks is limited
to guided tour groups. Visitors
are asked to stay on the board-
walk at all times, as this is an ex-
tremely sensitive habitat.
Open seven days a week, the
handicapped-accessible cen-
ter features self-guided tours.
Free guided tours are offered
on Tuesdays and Thursdays
(weather permitting) at 10 a.m.
For questions about the guided
tours contact Colleen McCue,
(361) 749-6833.
Guided tours start at the
entrance to the WEC. To get
there, take Cotter Avenue to-
ward the beach. Turn left at the
UTMSI entrance and park in the
lot, then take the path across
the lawn to the entrance of
the center. Don’t forget to vis-
it the visitors’ center and pick
up some souvenirs before you
leave.
For more information on the
Wetlands Education Center,
contact Sara Pelleteri at (361)
749-6764 or email, sarapel@
mail.utexas.edu.
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Judson, Mary Henkel. Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 2013, newspaper, May 23, 2013; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth505893/m1/68/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.