Tom Stehn, the whooping crane coordinator for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, has released his latest census report of the flock wintering at ANWR. Only one crane is still left at the refuge, and the effects of the oil spill are starting to show along the …Read more »
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Tar balls found ashore, but no threat to ANWR from oil spill yet, says USFW; Lone crane remains at refuge
June 1st, 2010 | TAP UpdatesVictoria Advocate Editorials Dismiss Aransas County Concerns About Freshwater
May 3rd, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTwo recent editorials appearing in the Victoria Advocate—one by the Advocate editorial board and one by the Victoria Economic Development Corporation (VEDC)—highlight the disregard for Aransas County when making decisions involving large-scale water allocations from the Guadalupe River. Read more »
Tom Stehn’s March census reports crane population holding, blue crab numbers still low
March 10th, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTom Stehn, the whooping crane coordinator for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, has released his latest census report of the flock wintering at ANWR. As referenced in the following report, the cranes numbers are holding, but blue crabs are still scarce: Read more »
Aransas County Commissioner Charlie Smith voices disappointment in letter to Region L
March 4th, 2010 | TAP UpdatesAransas County commissioner Charles Smith recently attended and spoke on behalf of TAP at the Region L (South Central Texas) Water Planning Board. Smith requested that Region L consider removing two projects (GBRA-Exelon and Lower Guadalupe Water Supply Project) from the plan that would seriously …Read more »
Tom Stehn’s Feb. 16 census reports food supply is scarce for cranes
March 4th, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTom Stehn, the whooping crane coordinator for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, has released his latest census report of the flock wintering at ANWR. As referenced in the following report, the cranes’ main food source, blue crabs, are scarce and times are stressful for the cranes: Read more »
TAP welcomes City of Rockport, American Bird Conservancy, and Galveston Bay Conservation and Preservation Association as members
March 4th, 2010 | TAP UpdatesThe Aransas Project is pleased to announce that three more prominent organizations with dedicated constituencies have joined TAP as member organizations. Read more »
Rockport Chamber of Commerce Issues Resolution of Support for TAP
February 11th, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTAP is pleased to announce that the Rockport Chamber of Commerce has issued a resolution of support for The Aransas Project. Citing the Chamber’s great concern for the economic vitality dependent on freshwater inflows into the bay, the Chamber released a resolution endorsing the objectives …Read more »
TAP responds to Callegari
January 22nd, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTAP respectfully responded to a media release circulated by Representative Callegari questioning the necessity of our lawsuit. TAP sent the following letter clarifying our membership, our position, and our objective. Read more »
Tom Stehn’s Jan. 21 whooping crane census reports one chick dead, and a lack of food.
January 22nd, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTom Stehn, the whooping crane coordinator for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, has released his latest census report of the flock wintering at ANWR. As referenced in the following report, one chick has died and the cranes’ main food source, blue crabs, are at extremely low …Read more »