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Nature/Outdoors February 19, 2009  RSS feed
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Texas State Aquarium has variety of wildlife
      T he Texas State Aquarium plans to open a new exhibit this spring: Eagle Pass, featuring raptors that were rehabilitated at the aquarium after being found sick or injured in the wild. Perhaps the most regal raptor in the new exhibit will be Grace, a bald eagle that was rehabilitated in Alaska and deemed non-releasable.
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Tour Wetlands Education Center
Free guided, unguided tours available
      A salt marsh lies just off the Aransas Pass, adjacent to The University of Texas at Austin's Marine Science Institute visitor center. It is one of the more ecologically productive habitats on the planet.
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MSI Elderhostel explores nature
      T aking part in a natureoriented Elderhostel program headquartered in Port Aransas can mean everything from viewing endangered whooping cranes at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge to checking out pygmy owls in other parts of South Texas.
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