Early Morning Fishing
by Jerry Connally
Title
Early Morning Fishing
Artist
Jerry Connally
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Photograph - Photography
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The McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County is home to Texas’ largest freshwater marsh. But Hurricanes Rita, Humberto, and Ike spurred a chain of events that mired the marsh’s delicate ecosystem with threats.
McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge is located in Jefferson County along the upper coast of Texas.
Storm surges from hurricanes decimated shoreline and destroyed any natural dunestructure that served as barrier between the freshwater marsh and the Gulf of Mexico. Without a natural dune system to serve as protection, salt water floods the marsh and results in the loss of marsh habitat at the rate of 15–45 feet each year.
Last month, the Texas General Land Office, in partnership with Jefferson County, celebrated the completion of beach nourishment and ridge restoration along a 3-mile stretch of beach at McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge. This stretch of beach was chosen because it is the most prone to erosive events and served as a template for much needed restoration efforts along the entire stretch of McFaddin Beach from High Island to Sea Rim State Park.
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July 17th, 2018
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