Private citizens, landholders, conservation groups, businesses, governmental agencies, and communities have worked together to build this natural promenade. While Texas is famed for its birds, Texans are known for their hospitality. On the Trail, birders benefit from the union of the two.
Economic conservation offers one way to allow conservation to pay for itself.
Introduction T he Texas coast is replete with natural resources, particularly birds. Most of these species reside or migrate along the coast, thereby offering birders unparalleled opportunities to see an impressive variety of birds within a relatively consolidated area. H istorically, most birding destinations along the Texas coast functioned independently. Often, the residents of communities known among birders as desirable destinations were unaware of the economic contributions these travelers were conveying to their areas. Offering a means through which rural coastal communities could band together with adjacent destinations and enhance the appeal of the entire region as a tourism destination.