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

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Whooping cranes may return to Louisiana

Aug 20, 2010 | Related Press

NEW ORLEANS — The whooping crane — one of the world’s most endangered birds and one of the first animals on the U.S. endangered list — could be back in Louisiana’s wetlands …Read more »

AMMOLAND.COM

USFWS Proposes Reintroduction of Whooping Cranes into Louisiana

Aug 20, 2010 | Related Press

Washington, DC –(Ammoland.com)- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today in the Federal Register it is seeking public comment on a proposed rule to reintroduce the endangered whooping crane into habitat …Read more »

THE ROCKPORT PILOT

Judge denies dismissal of ESA lawsuit

Aug 6, 2010 | TAP In The News

In the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) litigation brought by The Aransas Project (TAP) against officials of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), United States District Judge Janis Jack denied all …Read more »

THE HERALD-ZEITUNG

Judge green-lights water lawsuit

Jul 30, 2010 | TAP In The News

A federal judge in Corpus Christi ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit attempting to re-allocate the waters of the Guadalupe River could continue to trial. Read more »

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Federal Suit Against the TCEQ Proceeding

Jul 30, 2010 | TAP In The News

The Endangered Species Act lawsuit over the last remaining naturally migrating flock of whooping cranes will move forward, a federal district judge ruled Wednesday. Read more »

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What is your response to someone who says: “Let the cranes die. We need the water more than the birds”?

  1. The solution is to open Cedar Bayou. That would fix a lot of things …

    Robert Hamilton from Rockport, TX

  2. Critics cannot can't fairly dismiss the TAP lawsuit with a "treehugger" label. Do …

    Ron Outen, TAP from Rockport, TX

  3. The cranes are but a symptom of a much larger problem. There is not …

    Charles Smith from Rockport, TX