South Bay

What's the best way to see the Bay? It is definitely on an AIR BOAT!! I had never been on any type of boat.  To experience the Bay for the first time in a boat was amazing.  Many only drive over the bay and see it from afar, but to appreciate it you need to look at it closely and take a boat ride in it.  We were able to see white and grey Egrets, Pelicans, seagulls, sea grass,  fish in the water, and the Causeway from a different perspective (under it).   As beautiful and majestic as it was, it was unfortunate to see trash even in the most remote areas of the bay side.  This just goes to show that trash doesn't belong on the floor, the water, or on our land.  The water drifts it to remote areas as well as the wind.  The most important thing I got from these field trips is to appreciate what we have here in the RGV and take care of it.  Conservation and preservation is key to to help the environment.

Boca Chica Beach

Boca Chica beach was full of wildlife.  There were Grey Egrets, pelicans, and seagulls flying over head and many were fishing for their next meal.  Mexico was right next to us and the Mexicans were fishing on their side of the Rio Grande and on their part of the beach on the Gulf of Mexico.  Here is where we could see the mouth of the Rio Grande which opens up to the Gulf of Mexico.  All the connected tributaries and water sheds that feed into the River eventually end up here.  This is why is pertinent that we keep all our waterways clean.  Trash should be recycled or put in a trash can and not thrown in the water or the land.  This will only pollute our water and land and harm the wildlife that live around the area.  In fact, here at Boca Chica we found a net that was left in the water.  The net was broken and instead of putting it in the trash or recycling it, it was just left floating in the water, Unfortunately some small fish were caught in the net.  Dr. Greg Garcia had some scissors and was able to free two fish that still had life.  The others were not so lucky and died in the net.