Friends of Anahuac Refuge

Friends of Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge

In 1963, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge was established to protect habitat for migrating waterfowl and songbirds along the upper Texas coast. In 1996, local residents and refuge volunteers created the Friends of Anahuac Refuge. A year later, FOAR was incorporated and has been serving the refuge and the community since that time. Explore our website to find refuge events, wildlife sightings and photos, maps, our newsletter, and much more!

We have created a new website to better serve our members and visitors. You can

~Join or Donate to FOAR

~subscribe to our Events and News feeds to keep up to date with activites here at Anahuac and abroad

~see Photos and Videos of wildife and projects on the refuge

~track wildlife that has been seen on the refuge just to name a few things. Check out ourWeb Links page to see even more information about the refuge and surrounding area.

May 24- Check your mailboxes and email inbox soon for the Friend's summer edition of Gator Tales. You will also find it and previous editions on our Documents page. The summer edition features articles about our RV volunteers, an update on our book project, and urban wildlife.

May 16- Have you ever wanted to go fishing but never have before? Do you not have a fishing license? Come out the Refuge on Saturday, June 1 for Family Fishing Day. Games, crafts, crabbing, and fishing will be available to everybody. No fishing license needed for the event. Check out our event page for more information.

May 8- Join FOAR and Chambers Wild! on Saturday, May 11 from 10am-2pm at the VIS on the Refuge for information about birds on the Refuge, guided bird walks, and games for kids. The event is FREE and is open to the public.

Yellow Rail Walks come to a close for the spring

April 21- This year's spring Yellow Rail Walks come to a close today at the refuge. FOAR Secretary David Sarkozi led hundreds of visitors and birders on walks over several weekends in March and April. Every kind of rail that can be found at the refuge was seen at the walks this year.

Chambers County joins the Book Project with donation

April 20- Earlier this month, Chambers County Judge Jimmy Sylvia and the county commissioners unanimously approved to provide over $15,000 to the Friends to go towards the 50th Anniversary Book. The additional funding is a substantial boost in the project budget. The Friends, as well as the refuge staff, are very excited to have the county on board with the project. Over 20 photographers have submitted nearly 2000 photos so far.

Take this survey to help us select content and guide photographers and writers for the book.