Blucher Park Resized copy - Corpus Christi, Texas...Blucher Park AHEAD TRAIL HEADB TRAIL HEADC TRAIL...
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Blucher Park HEAD A TRAIL HEAD B TRAIL HEAD C TRAIL HEAD D TRAIL 2 3 4 5 6 Blucher Park was donated to the City of Corpus Christi by the Blucher Family in 1942. Strict deed limitations were specified: “e property shall be used to provide a wooded park of natural beauty for the conservation and collection of native shrubs, trees, and plants; to provide a bird sanctuary where birds may find refuge and thrive; and to provide a place where city dwellers may commune with nature in an atmosphere of quiet and relaxation.” e 3.65-acre nature park is located in the heart of downtown Corpus Christi and is a famous site on e Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail along the Central Flyway. Audubon Outdoor Club’s Commitment to Blucher Park Members of the Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi have long had a special interest in Blucher Park and have assumed an active part in its management. Every weekend in April since 1962, the Audubon Outdoor Club has sponsored early morning Spring Bird Walks. Members act as hosts and guides, keeping records of the birds seen and a list of local and out of town visitors to the park. Emilie Payne, with her knowledge of native plants and her passion for the park, is credited with initiating the restoration of Blucher Park to its natural state. e restoration began with an Earth Day grant from Conoco, Inc., in 1990. Its maintenance continues with help from club members known as the “Blucher Bunch,” who meet every Monday afternoon to clean and care for the park. e Blucher Park Enhancement Project was generated in partnership with the Coastal Bend Nature Tourism Initiative, a project of the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau. Funding was generously provided by the City of Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department, Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program- Environmental Protection Agency, American Birding Association, AEP Texas and a dollar-for-dollar match by the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau. VisitCorpusChristiTX.org 1942 ESTABLISHED IN tancahua street Map Legend 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 sha d y grove ol d mulberry cobblestone fountain emilie’s mulberry baby big oak view of old tex-mex trestle creglow hill N W S E low water crossing emilie’s mulberry trail native trees native trees the creek the arroyo native trees 1 sha dy grove native trees cassia tree park sign historical marker 7 meadow park sign sabal palm chimney swift kiosk trail creglow hill ol d mulberry cobblestone fountain meadow native trees native trees baby big oak bri d ge bluff view of old tex-mex trestle native trees park boun d ary trail trail trestle carrizo street blucher street HERE YOU ARE creek seating units park sign trail
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Blucher Park was donated to the City of Corpus Christi by the Blucher Family in 1942. Strict deed limitations were specified: “�e property shall be used to provide a wooded park of natural beauty for the conservation and collection of native shrubs, trees, and plants; to provide a bird sanctuary where birds may find refuge and thrive; and to provide a place where city dwellers may commune with nature in an atmosphere of quiet and relaxation.” �e 3.65-acre nature park is located in the heart of downtown Corpus Christi and is a famous site on �e Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail along the Central Flyway. Audubon Outdoor Club’s Commitment to Blucher Park Members of the Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi have long had a special interest in Blucher Park and have assumed an active part in its management. Every weekend in April since 1962, the Audubon Outdoor Club has sponsored early morning Spring Bird Walks. Members act as hosts and guides, keeping records of the birds seen and a list of local and out of town visitors to the park. Emilie Payne, with her knowledge of native plants and her passion for the park, is credited with initiating the restoration of Blucher Park to its natural state. �e restoration began with an Earth Day grant from Conoco, Inc., in 1990. Its maintenance continues with help from club members known as the “Blucher Bunch,” who meet every Monday afternoon to clean and care for the park. �e Blucher Park Enhancement Project was generated in partnership with the Coastal Bend Nature Tourism Initiative, a project of the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau. Funding was generously provided by the City of Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department, Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program- Environmental Protection Agency, American Birding Association, AEP Texas and a dollar-for-dollar match by the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau. VisitCorpusChristiTX.org
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shady groveold mulberrycobblestone fountainemilie’s mulberrybaby big oakview of old tex-mex trestle
creglow hill
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low water crossing
emilie’smulberry
trail
native trees
native trees
the creek
the arroyo
native trees
1 shady grove
native trees
cassia tree
park sign
historicalmarker
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meadow
park sign
sabalpalm
chimneyswiftkiosk
trail
creglow hill old mulberry
cobblestonefountain
meadownative trees
native trees
baby big oak
bridge
bluff
view of old tex-mex trestle
native trees
park boundary
trail
trail
trestle
carrizo stre
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bluc
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HEREYOU ARE
creek
seating units
park sign
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