Nowhere else on this continent are such a large number of bird species found in such a small area. We save a piece of that wild land in our urban forest, and provide opportunities for people to learn more about the world around them through the Nature Center's exhibits, library resources, and interpretive trail. We also visit schools when a visit to the Center is not possible. We help teachers provide environmental educational components in the classroom by providing training in Project Wild, and by supplying slide and video programs. This thicket of native vegetation representing mostly upland thornscrub forest, provides a natural outdoor laboratory to study native plants and animals and the ecology of the Lower Rio Grande River.
Many visitors envision a park as mowed areas with organized planted beds.
This park is a small wild area, managed to preserve this wildness. While there are some non-native plants still living in the park, we will introduce no new ones. Group arrangements for guided tours of the park must be made in advance. Call us if you are interested in helping at the Nature Center one or two mornings a week. Membership Operations and programs are supported by your memberships, donations, and grants.