November Visit to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge

Saturday, November 15, 2025, 9 am., join the Houston Sierra Club (HSC) for a tour of Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (BNWR). We’ll look for American Alligators, ducks, wading birds, shorebirds, songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, other native wildlife, and have lunch at this wonderful public land unit that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages for us. This wetland/coastal prairie is located on 44,000-acres of southeastern Brazoria County. No experience necessary!

The link below has the Sierra Club participant sign-in agreement (liability waiver). Please read this before the outing so you know what it says, we’ll sign-in quickly at BNWR, and proceed with the outing. [Sign-Up Sheet 2-2020.pdf (sierraclub.org)](https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/range-of-light-group/PDFs/Sign-Up%20Sheet%202-2020.pdf)

If anyone has COVID symptoms or is sick don’t come! We want everyone to be safe. We’ll potentially be with individuals who are vaccinated/unvaccinated. It’s each person’s choice to participate on this outing.

Bring water (2 qts), snacks, lunch, hat, bug repellent, sunscreen, binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, field guides, and weather appropriate clothes. We’ll bird from our cars and from short trails. This outing is limited to 20 people. No pets/firearms/radios. Put cell phones on vibrate so we enjoy the solitude/quiet/natural sounds at BNWR.

Meet Brandt Mannchen, your leader (gray Honda CRV hybrid) at 7:30 am, just W. of Starbucks in Meyerland Plaza, in the parking lot, if you want to carpool/caravan.

If you have questions, contact Brandt Mannchen at the HSC Meet-up site, 281-570-7212, or email: [brandt_mannchen@comcast.net](mailto:brandt_mannchen@comcast.net). Directions to BNWR are:

1. S on SH 288 to Business SH 288 (BSH)/Spur 300, Angleton.
2. Exit SH 288, turn lt onto BSH 288.
3. S on BSH 288 to FM 523.
4. Turn lt onto FM 523 and 5.5 miles past FM 2004 turn lt onto Hoskins Mound Rd (CR 227).
5. Go 1.7 miles, BNWR entrance is on rt. Meet at Discovery Center/pond/parking lot.