April at Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Central
On Saturday, April 25, 2025, 9 am, the Houston Sierra Club will visit Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) to view wildlife, butterflies, wildflowers, and birds. We’ll celebrate “Earth Day” and hike trails and drive a scenic road on this 10,000-acre prairie. Group size is limited to 20 participants and your leader.
The link below has the Sierra Club participant sign-in agreement (liability waiver). Please read this before the outing. We’ll sign-in quickly at the Refuge 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. Going on this outing, you’ll hike with individuals who are vaccinated or unvaccinated. It’s your choice to participate on this outing.
Bring a daypack, 3 qts water, snacks, lunch, cameras, spotting scopes, field guides, and insect repellent. We’ll have lunch at the Refuge. Long pants are recommended. It will be warm. No pets, firearms, or radios. We’ll put cell phones on vibrate and enjoy the solitude/quiet/natural sounds of the Refuge.
Anyone who wants to carpool or caravan meet at Starbucks, Meyerland Plaza, at 7:30 am. I have a gray Honda CRV hybrid and will be parked just west of Starbucks. My phone number is 281-570-7212. Don’t be late! We’ll meet at the Refuge in the headquarters parking lot at 9 am. Directions are:
1. Drive 70 m W from Houston on I-10 to Sealy, Texas.
2. Exit I-10 to SH 36 S and drive 2 m to FM 3013 and turn rt.
3. Go W 10 m on FM 3013 to the Refuge entrance, on the rt.
4. Drive to Refuge headquarters.
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
1206 Apc Nwr Rd · Eagle Lake
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