Students, wildlife, birders and education are benefiting from the 245-acre Formosa Tejano wetlands site that was dedicated with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, November 17, 1999 in a program led by the Wildlife Habitat Council.

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas and nine environmental partner-stakeholders (including private, federal and state organizations) began developing the plan in the mid-1990s with the basic goal of providing additional wetlands habitat for wildlife, helping youngsters understand environmental and habitat requirements for sustaining plants and wildlife, and providing birders with a readily accessible viewing area. 

In 1997, the stakeholders chose a site on Tejano Farms, which is owned by Formosa Plastics. The site is about half-way between Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, two miles south of the City of LaWard on both sides of Highway 172. It's open to the public and has a self-guided interpretive trail.

In this section you can:

1. View a video and a full report (4MB) on the project and its status.
2. View Debra Sonsel's photographs of the wetlands and its wildlife. Ms. Sonsel is the teacher who conducts the onsite environmental training for the Calhoun County Independent School District.
3. Read the Calhoun County Independent School District's Formosa Tejano Wetlands newsletter about its onsite educational program and activities.

• November 2008
• December 2008

Read more about CCISD's Formosa Tejano Wetlands Outdoor Education Center, activities and programs.