Bay Education Center Rockport, Texas Docent Manual
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Date
2012-12-20
Authors
Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Publisher
The University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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Description
The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research
Reserve Visitor Center is part of the Bay Education
Center, in Rockport, Texas. The Bay Education Center is
a partnership between the Aransas County Navigation
District (ACND), the City of Rockport (City), the NERR,
the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, the
Texas General Land Office (GLO), and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The ACND provided the land on which to build the Bay
Education Center. Construction of the Bay Education
Center was made possible by Reserve funds received
through a NOAA grant, GLO granted funds, and City
funds. NOAA grants provided funding for the Visitor
Center exhibits and Science on A Sphere© (SOS).