Numerous facilities and national wildlife refuges along the Gulf Coast of Texas remain closed as heavy rains from Hurricane Harvey continue to impact the coast and Houston area. All U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees have been accounted for and are safe. Extensive damage, including power outages, has been reported. Damage assessments to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands and facilities will be conducted once conditions are deemed safe. Access to these areas may not occur for up to 1 to 2 weeks. Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday, August 25, at Rockport, Texas as a Category 4 hurricane and continues to produce unprecedented rainfall across southern Texas. Facilities and offices will remain closed until further notice. Check back for updates and reopening notices.
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Closed facilities/offices include:
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (including Matagorda Island)
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Moody National Wildlife RefugeMcFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
Corpus Christi Ecological Services Office
Texas Coastal Ecological Services Office (Clear Lake, TX)
Gulf Coast Prairie LCC Office (Lafayette, LA)
Facilities now OPEN and operating under normal conditions:
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
