Hurricane Beryl impacted the Texas coast and the refuges, we're doing our best to protect public safety.
- At San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, the Auto Tour/Wildlife Drive will be closed beginning July 6, 2024 at sunset, until further notice.
- At Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, the Discovery Center and Big Slough Wildlife Drive will also be closed beginning July 6, 2024 at sunset, until further notice.
These public use areas will reopen as soon as storm impacts can be assessed and public safety can be assured.
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San Bernard is a very diverse national wildlife refuge, stretching inland from the Gulf coast across saline and freshwater marshes and up the Brazos and San Bernard river watersheds, protecting varied habitats ranging from coastal marshes and freshwater wetlands, to upland prairies and bottomland hardwood forests. Whether gazing out across saline marshes, or under a dense canopy of oak, pecan, and green ash trees, the refuge is reminiscent of what the American settlers to Texas experienced 200 years ago. With three recreation areas and 10 trails, San Bernard has a lot to explore.
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San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge is home to a diversity of migratory and resident wildlife. From saline marshes supporting wintering waterfowl and water birds, to the inland bottomland forests supporting migrating Nearctic-neotropical songbirds and resident wildlife, the refuge is important for conservation of wildlife.