Mission-Aransas Reserve, Texas

State

Texas

State Partner

University of Texas Marine Science Institute 

Acres

185,708

Est. Date

2006

Protecting 185,708 acres of diverse coastal lands, the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve provides a place where landowners, policy-makers, scientist, and the public can come together to make coastal management decisions which will best benefit people and coastal ecosystems. In addition, the Mission-Aransas Reserve works on some of the most important issues facing Texas’ coasts, including marine debris accumulation, species migration patterns, and the allocation of inflows of freshwater.

Be A Friend

Join Friends of the Ark. The Mission-Aransas Reserve also accepts support through the University of Texas development office.

Did You Know…

Approximately 350 wild whooping cranes migrate every year to the Mission-Aransas Reserve.

Latest News from the Mission-Aransas Reserve

Nurdle Patrol is Growing

Nurdle Patrol is Growing

When Wyvette Robinson heard about the Mission-Aransas Reserve’s Nurdle Patrol on Facebook, she was intrigued. Not only is plastic pollution a big deal for her organization, any opportunity to share new education tools and resources with Mississippi teachers and students gets her “pumped.”

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Mission-Aransas Reserve, Texas