Original Wetlands Survey Circa 1780:     16,000,000 acres

1954:                                      3,741,000

National Wetlands Inventory, mid-1980's     7,612,000

Change (percent)                      -52

National Wildlife Refuges

Anahuac NWR

PO Box 278

Anahuac, TX 77514-0278

Aransas NWR

PO Box 100

Austwell, TX 77950-0100

Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR

PO Box 519

Eagle Lake, TX 77434-0519

Big Boggy NWR

PO Box 1088

Angleton, TX 77516

Brazoria NWR

PO Box 1088

Angleton, TX 77516

Buffalo Lake NWR

PO Box 179

Umbarger, TX 79091-0179

Grulla NWR

PO Box 549

Muleshoe, TX 79347-0549

Hagerman NWR

Rt. 3

Box 123

Sherman, TX 75090-9564

Laguna Atascosa NWR

PO Box 450

Rio Hondo, TX 78583-0450

McFaddin/Texas Point NWR

PO Box 609

Sabine Pass, TX 77655-0609

Muleshoe NWR

PO Box 549

Muleshow, TX 79347-0549

San Bernard NWR

Rt. 1

Box 1335

Brazoria, TX 77422

Santa Ana NWR

Route 2

Box 202A