Nature Tourism


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    Being outdoors – something you can do year-round – and communing with nature are among McAllen’s most alluring attractions. Nature lovers from around the globe come to South Texas because it offers the best bird watching on the planet. Add to that butterfly and dragonfly watching. And if you’re into native plants, you’re in for a treat. You can walk, ride and canoe through the woods to watch wilderness at play here in the Rio Grande Valley.

    Please visit Birding for a look at what nature lovers can experience in and around McAllen.

    Interested in gardening?  Click here to find out more about an organic gardening class this July!

    If you’d like to take a walk on the wild side – literally – we can arrange for a guided nature tour. Meanwhile, these local field guides are an excellent source for information and tours, so feel free to contact them directly.

    Outfitters/Lodging

    Alamo Outdoor Store
    Keith Hackland; Benton Basham
    956-782-9912
    alamoinn@aol.com
    Website

    John McClung
    956-581-8632; 956-581-3912 – Fax
    JohnMcClung@msn.com
    Website

    Nature/Birding Guides

    David & Jan Dauphin
    Dauphins@sbcglobal.net
    www.thedauphins.net  
    Expertise is birds, butterflies and dragonflies

    Martin Hagne
    Director of Valley Nature Center
    956-969-2475
    info@valleynaturecenter.org 
    www.valleynaturecenter.org 

    Huck Hutchens
    956-498-8998
    imhuck3@aol.com 
    Birded throughout the U.S. Began birding in the RGV in 1993. Guides for the RGV Bird Festival, is a park host at Estero Llano Grande State Park.

    Daniel Jones
    956-447-0747
    antshrike1@aol.com 
    http://antshrike.blogspot.com 
    Birding for 34 years, in the RGV 18 years. Familiar with local butterflies and dragonflies. Is a bird guide for the Harlingen Bird Fest.

    Roy Rodriguez
    956-221-1340
    rjrodz@aol.com 
    Works as a natural resource interpreter and birdwatching guide in the U.S. and Mexico. Charter Member LGRV Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists, Canoe Guide on the Rio Grande River. English/Spanish speaking

    Mary Beth Stowe
    miriamEagl@aol.com 
    www.miriameaglemon.com 
    Expertise is birds, also knows butterflies and learning dragonflies.