Palacios Prairie Wetlands

04/06/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Palacios Prairie Wetlands fundraiser! We are so grateful to all the attendees, guest presenter Jay Tarkington, silent and loud auction donors, chefs, volunteers to create the center pieces, and auction bidders.

01/29/2025

Thank you Palacios Prescription Shoppe for the beautiful beach themed donation of a purple tote with turtle accents for the silent auction!

01/20/2025

A huge thank you to Parker's, O'Reilley Autoparts, and NAPA Prime Autoparts for donating tools to put in the silent auction during the February 6 Lasagna dinner fundraiser!

01/18/2025

Money raised through our lasagna dinner fundraiser on Thursday, February 6 will go towards maintaining the signs, walking trail, and boardwalk at the Palacios Prairie Wetlands. Tickets are $25 and can be bought at The Pirate Queen Designs. There will be a silent and loud auction, an educational talk about wetlands by Jay Tarkington, and wonderful food!

06/18/2023

Be safe in the sun if you come to see the sunflowers and other yellow blooms this month. Early mornings and evenings are cooler times for a trail walk this time of year.

05/09/2023

We are grateful to the businesses and individuals who donated to our fundraiser's live auction. Thank you, Craig and Tina Slaughter, at Red Tide Rentals, Justin Raleigh of Screaming Seagull Services, Jason Gibson, Bob Friedrichs, and Tom Wise! And a reminder to those that have tickets that the Palacios Prairie Wetlands Fundraiser is this evening, 6-9 pm at the Palacios Pavilion.

05/03/2023

Proceeds from the Palacios Prairie Wetlands lasagna dinner fundraiser will help maintain these trails and boardwalk which are open to the public 7 days a week. The fundraiser is on Tuesday, May 9th, at the Palacios Pavilion from 6-9 pm. Tickets are $25 a person and can be bought at Pirate Queen Designs or by emailing [email protected].

04/27/2023

Monarchs depend on milkweeds like these two blooming at the Palacios Prairie Wetlands this week. Learn more about milkweeds and monarchs on Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's webpage: https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/monarch/

04/25/2023

This week, the Palacios Prairie Wetlands is full of blooms, including Partridge Pea, Dragonheads, Blue-eyed Grasses, Berlandiers sundrops, and more.

04/22/2023

Happy Earth Day! Thanks to Hilda for organizing a local Palacios cleanup for the Coast-wide Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Program's spring cleanup. Several of the Palacios Prairie Wetlands board members participated this morning, including Robert, Natalie, Cathy, Erwin, and Kayla.

Volunteers recorded what kinds of trash they found using the Ocean Conservancy's mobile app Cleanswell. Kayla, Cathy, and Natalie's small group picked up 729 pieces of trash without even walking a mile! Most of those items were pieces of plastic and styrofoam. We also found 80 plastic bottles and 64 aluminum cans. Both of these items can be recycled at the Palacios Recycle Center. The next time you finish a drink, please consider recycling the bottle/can so it doesn't end up in the bay.

04/21/2023

It's dewberry season! What is your favorite use for dewberries? This native plant growing all over the Palacios Prairie Wetlands is also used by native bees and other wildlife. The white flowers were pretty earlier this spring and now the berries are in full swing. The Lady Bird Johnson Center Plant Database has more info: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RUTR

04/21/2023

Looking for a fun outdoor activity tomorrow? Palacios will be taking part locally in this coastwide beach cleanup! Folks will be meeting at 9 am tomorrow, Saturday, April 22 at South Bay Marina.

This Saturday, April 22, is the 2023 Adopt-A-Beach Coastwide Spring Cleanup! Sign up today to participate along with Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham in celebrating Earth Day and giving back to our beautiful Texas coast.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/texas-adopt-a-beach-2023-coastwide-spring-cleanup-registration-528599725007