Bird Houses and More [commercial business].
http://birdhouseman.com/
Look at all of our unique designs for birdhouses. Our one and two hole birdhouses can even be opened for cleaning. You have got to love that.

Brazoria County Parks
http://www.brazoria-county.com/parks/
The Brazoria County Parks Department operates ten parks in the county system and other area resources. With twenty-three miles of sandy beaches, picturesque coastal plains, lush green forests, inshore and offshore fishing, bird watching, shelling, wildlife preserves, and some of the richest history in Texas, discover Brazoria County through the county parks system.

Brazoria County Woodcarvers

This group of accomplished woodcarvers features displays of their work and actual carving techniques as they work on new pieces. Their carvings feature nature-related pieces and other work. Some of the carvings are available for purchase. Stop by and talk to the woodcarvers about their art. Brazoria County Woodworkers meet the second Saturday at 9:30a.m. at the Brazoria County Library, 620 South Brooks, Brazoria, Texas.

Brazosport Museum of Natural Science
http://www.bcfas.org/museum/
Named one of the ten best museums in Texas by Frommer's Travel Guide, the Museum is home to the largest collection of shells on display in the southern United States, with shells from around the world. The Museum also features life-sized fossilized dinosaur skeletons and other rarely exhibited fossils plus exhibits on wildlife, rocks & minerals and archeology to round out the museum.

D.A.R.E.
http://www.dare.com/home/default.asp
D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in 75 percent of our nation's school districts and in more than 43 countries around the world. This year millions of school children around the world will benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence.

Dow Texas Operations Wildlife Support Team
http://www.dow.com/facilities/namerica/texops/index.htm
TOWST is a group of Dow Chemical employees and retirees which supports wildlife projects for The Dow Chemical Company, Texas Operations, Freeport Site. The members also bring important projects to the attention of Texas Operations management for financial and other assistance. The TOWST display features pictures from the recently donated Dow Woods Unit of the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge and pictures of wildlife and habitat around the Freeport Site.

Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges
http://refugefriends.org/
FBWR is a group of dedicated volunteers dedicated to supporting the Brazoria, San Bernard and Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuges. The Friends group raises funding through donations, grants, and gifts to help fund wildlife refuge projects, educational programs, Migration Celebration, and other activities.

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
http://www.gcbo.org/
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory is non-profit organization whose mission is to protect birds and their habitats around the Gulf of Mexico. GCBO is recognized as an innovative organization, which has designed and conducted a significant number of large conservation projects, including migration studies, habitat enhancement, land acquisition.

Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue
http://www.gcwr.org
Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue is a non-profit organization of permitted wildlife rehabilitators and volunteers dedicated to caring for injured and orphaned wildlife for the purpose of release back into the wild. The primary activity of GCWR is to provide food, shelter, medical treatment, and rehabilitation to all Texas native wildlife at no cost to the public. GCWR serves the Brazoria and Matagorda County areas along the upper Texas Gulf Coast.

Houston-Galveston Area Council
http://www.h-gac.com/home/
H-GAC's mission is to serve as the instrument of local government cooperation, promoting the region's orderly development and the safety and welfare of its citizens. H-GAC is governed by a Board of Directors composed of local elected officials who serve on the governing bodies of member local governments.

Migration Celebration Bake Sale

The Migration Celebration Bake Sale is sponsored by Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges. All products sold at the Bake Sale were produced by volunteers. All revenue received from the Bake Sale are used to support environmental education programs at the National Wildlife Refuges.

Migration Celebration Photo Contest
http://migrationcelebration.org/PhotoContest.html
Entries and winners from the 2010 photo contest are displayed both Saturday and Sunday. We are fortunate to have many good amateur photographers enter our contest each year. This year's entries were once again judged by Kathy Adams Clark, owner of KAC Productions of The Woodlands. In addition, Kathy is Past-president of the North American Nature Photography Association.

Native Plant Society of Texas - Houston Chapter
http://www.npsot.org/Houston/
The Native Plant Society of Texas is a non-profit group and was founded in 1981 in Denton for the purpose of protecting the botanical legacy of Texas. The purpose of the society of Texas is promote the conservation, research and utilization of the native plants and plant habitats of Texas, through education, outreach and example.

Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
NRCS marked the beginning of the federal commitment to conserving natural resources on private lands. Originally established by Congress in 1935 as the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), NRCS has expanded to become a conservation leader for all natural resources, ensuring private lands are conserved, restored, and more resilient to environmental challenges, like climate change.

Sea Center Texas
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/visitorcenters/seacenter/
SCT is a marine aquarium, fish hatchery and nature center operated by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). SCT's visitor center educates through interpretive displays, a “touch tank” and aquariums depicting native Texas habitats including a salt marsh, jetty, reef and open Gulf exhibits. The Gulf aquarium houses nurse sharks, large red drum, gray snapper, Atlantic spadefish, and the state record moray eel. The center offers a variety of educational programs that promote the wise use and conservation of Texas' marine resources.

Texas Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/
Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuges Complex is the sponsor for the annual Texas Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. Winning entries from the 2010 will be displayed at Migration Celebration. The Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program (JDS) is a dynamic arts curriculum that teaches wetlands and waterfowl conservation to students in kindergarten through high school. The program incorporates scientific and wildlife management principles into a visual arts curriculum with participants completing a JDS design as their visual "term papers." The JDS has increased in popularity significantly since its inception in 1989 and moreover since the implementation of a national art contest and stamp in 1993. Participation in the program nationwide has remained steady since 2000 with nearly 27,000 students entering a state art contest each year.

Texas Master Naturalist Program - Cradle of Texas Chapter
http://grovesite.com/tamu/tmn
The Texas Master Naturalist program provides training and volunteer opportunities. The Cradle of Texas Chapter, based in Brazoira County, is made up of people from diverse backgrounds with different experience and expertise pulling together to positively affect the natural environment. This organization provides many volunteers for Migration Celebration volunteers.

Texas Mid-Coast National Refuges Complex Refuge Turtle Patrol
http://www.fws.gov/SOUTHWEST/REFUGES/texas/texasmidcoast/index.htm
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge is responsible each spring and summer for patrolling the beaches from the Quintana/Bryan Beach area west to the Matagorda Peninsula area looking for Kemp's Ridley turtle nests. Both staff and volunteers perform this task. This display will feature information on and equipment used for turtle patrol.

Yellow Bird Studio
http://www.yellowbirdstudio.com/index.html
Cherie and Glenn McBride create, produce and sell fine art, literature and music. Cherie is a wild bird painter, fine artist and ceramist, while Glenn writes sensitive lyric poetry and music. Their most recent book project is "Tiny Bird Songs" which they developed together. In 2007, Cherie won Best of Show at "Tejas Art and Book Festival." Her entry, "Quintana Blue" took top honors with its rendering of two great blue herons.