Thank you so much for your interest in the Nueces Delta Preserve. Did you or your child just come home from a field trip? Are you interested in learning more about the area? Please visit the following for more information.
Photo Gallery
Whether you want photos of awesome flora and fauna or you want to see yourself at the Nueces Delta Preserve, this is your place. Visit often.
Spotlights
Once a month we add a new flora or fauna superstar to the site. Come back often and discover our Delta Friends.
Citizen Science & Research Links
The NDP is used for many different research projects. Real time salinity monitoring stations along Rincon bayou characterize freshwater inflows into the Nueces Delta. Freshwater pumping events can be traced along the Rincon bayou by looking at the data over time. Water temp, conductivity, and salinity are reported every 30 minutes.
The weather station provides air temp, wind, precipitation, barometric pressure, relative humidity & solar radiation data.
The CBBEP staff and students are also actively involved in citizen science activities. We collect bird data for Cornell University and are working to put together a data set for water quality taken on field trips.
Nearshore
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)
Research at the Delta is a priority. Please visit our partners’ websites to find out more about the freshwater inflows in the area.
Other Websites of interest
EPA Estuary Activities
http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/estuaries/index.cfm
Climate Change
http://climateinterpreter.org/