The
Tom Waddell Outdoor Nature Club
aka "TWONC"
Who are we?
We are the Tom Waddell Outdoor Nature Club
“TWONC” and our objectives are:
- To interest the Club Members and the local citizens in the array of plants, animals and other natural resources in the Eagle Lake area and to promote their wise use and conservation.
- To assist in the conservation and protection of scenic areas and wildlife havens to preserve the diverse biotic resources of the Eagle Lake and surrounding areas.
- To disseminate information about these outdoor attributes by means of field trips, lectures, newsletters, etc.
- To actively cooperate and take part in the Annual Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Festival and to champion it’s programs and objectives.
- To work with local and regional organizations concerned with natural resources and their conservation including the Audubon Society, LCRA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Who was Tom Waddell?
Tom Waddell was a Game Warden for Colorado County and custodian of Texas Wildlife. He began his career in 1925. Mr. Waddell received many honors during his lifetime, some of which are displayed at the Prairie Edge Museum.
He was recognized as a naturalist, who enforced conservation laws and shared his far-reaching knowledge with others.
Following his retirement, Waddell’s continued conservation of the dramatically declining numbers of Attwater’s Prairie Chicken continued. In 1966, he and others encouraged a fund-raising group called Texas Wildlife to purchase more than 3,000 acres in the heart of the remaining Colorado County prairie chicken habitat on the Bernard Prairie, the area now known as the Attwater’s Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge.
Meetings and Field Trips
Field trips will be conducted under the auspices of the Prairie Edge Museum, 408 East Main Street, Eagle Lake, Texas 77434.
Below are just a few of the annual trips and/or events that are taken…
· A Tour of the Attwater’s Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge and birding at the “marsh.”
· A birding and nature walk at the Wintermann Park and Gazebo along the creek to The Lake.
· High Island birding trip during spring migration.
· Involvement in the Christmas Bird count for the Audubon Society.
· Colorado River Trip to see the Bald Eagle nesting.
· A trip to a roosting pond at sunset to see the multitude of ducks, geese and other water birds come to roost.
· Whooping Crane, saltwater marsh and shore birding extravaganza at Aransas Pass.
These trips will be mostly one-day or half day events.
Event details are published in our monthly newsletter that is sent to each of our members or
you can call (979)234-5981 or e-mail us for more information.
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in our newsletters.
Currently we are compiling a list of yearly first sightings (where and the date) in the spring and fall of the migratory birds are seen in the area, in order to develop a sighting tour for the area around Eagle Lake.
Annual Membership Info …
__ Family ($10) __Single ($6)
Name: _______________________
Address: _____________________
City: ________________________
St:________ Zip:_______________
Phone: (____) _____-____________
Email: ________________________
210 Golf Course Road, Eagle Lake, Texas 77434
E:mail: Twonc@Meldahl.com
TWONC was established to promote the beauty of nature and the love of the
outdoors! TWONC is happy to provide you with information on the best
walking or driving birding/nature tours.
We can also schedule a custom birding tour for you or your group
(FREE!!!).
With the vast diversity of the "Eagle Lake" area you can enjoy flora
(trees, wildflowers, prairie grasses & rice fields) & fauna
(deer, cattle, bison, & birds) on the prairie, around marshes, along rivers &
streams, on the lake and in the woods.
TWONC would like to invite you to enjoy the
Annual Attwater's Prairie Chicken Festival/Tours
on the 2nd Saturday and Sunday in April.
For more information please (click here)!
