Great Outdoor Nature Series 2007-2008
This year the McAllen Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with Quinta Mazatlan to bring you the 2007-2008 McAllen Great Outdoor Nature Series from October through March. The Great Outdoor Nature Series features speakers from nature photography to birding and butterflies. All events will be held at Quinta Mazatlan at 6pm on Thursdays. Attendance fee is three dollars. For more information or a schedule of events, visit www.quintamazatlan.com or call 956-688-3370.
McAllen Mini-Fest Spring 2008
The Texas Tropics Nature Festival has a new look. The McAllen Chamber of Commerce is hosting the McAllen Mini-Fest: A Taste of Nature. Plans are underway for the first of the McAllen Mini-Fest to be held April 6th -17th, 2008 with birding trips to Monterrey, Mexico, Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and Belize.
For registration information, please visit www.mcallenchamber.com or call 1-877-MCALLEN.
Birds & Butterflies
Along the banks of the lower Rio Grande is the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, a 2,088 acre refuge established in 1943 for the protection of migratory birds. Considered the ‘jewel’ of the refuge system, this essential ‘island’ of thorn forest habitat is host and home to nearly 400 different types of birds, 300 butterfly species and a myriad of other species, including the indigo snake, malachite butterfly and the endangered ocelot. Take a drive down the trails or take a canoe ride down the river at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.
For more information, call 956-784-7500.
Courtesy of grouptravelblog.com
