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Article: Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Bulletin
- Article date:
- July 1, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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From old Military Highway along the Rio Grande, crop dusters can be seen soaring above acres and acres of straight crop rows. To many people who live along this stretch of highway, the few isolated patches of brush still found in this area are wasted agricultural space or cover for weary illegal border-crossers. To others, the brush simply goes unnoticed.
A closer look at those brush patches reveals small blue goose signs that identify the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). In English and Spanish, the signs do more than establish the refuge boundary; they reflect the efforts of a partnership to preserve an amazing natural resource that ...