From the Hill Country to the coast, our way of life depends on freshwater from the Guadalupe River Basin. The Aransas Project is an alliance of citizens, organizations, businesses, and municipalities who want responsible water management of the Guadalupe River Basin to ensure freshwater flows from the Hill Country all the way to the bays—ecosystems that support area fishing, tourism, and the winter habitat of the endangered whooping cranes.

The Aransas Project Updates

TAP Trial to Provide Water to Whooping Cranes, Bays Concludes

Dec 16, 2011 | TAP Updates

After a two-week trial in federal district court in Corpus Christi, the trial concluded yesterday afternoon in The Aransas Project’s lawsuit under the Endangered Species Act to ensure adequate freshwater inflows to …Read more »

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

Dead whooping crane found at Aransas Refuge

Dec 16, 2011 | Related Press

Biologist notes bad conditions for the endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported the death of the first whooping crane this season at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Monday. The body …Read more »

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Expert thinks more cranes died in 2009

Dec 6, 2011 | TAP In The News

CORPUS CHRISTI — The biologist whose intimate knowledge of the endangered whooping crane has made him almost a father figure to the flock testified Tuesday that the number of birds that died …Read more »

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

Judge wants expert on whooping cranes called to the stand

Dec 6, 2011 | TAP In The News

CORPUS CHRISTI — The federal judge presiding over a lawsuit about whooping cranes, specifically how to protect the endangered flock that winters near here, insisted Monday that crane expert and retired federal …Read more »

CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES

Corpus Christi court case centered on whooping cranes, water underway

Dec 6, 2011 | TAP In The News

Lawsuit claims Texas Commission on Environmental Quality violated Endangered Species Act CORPUS CHRISTI — A federal trial that could have profound effects on Texas’ management of surface water used for drinking, agriculture …Read more »

“Water issues are of great concern for whooping cranes. Data show that the health and survival of the endangered whooping crane flock is directly related to freshwater inflows from the Guadalupe and San Antonio rivers.”

Tom Stehn
Whooping Crane Coordinator,
United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Whooping Crane Recovery Activities Report
August 2011