The Texas Tropical Trail hosts a monthly Partner Event & Business Meeting in one of the 20 counties it represents. The Partner Events are open to the public and feature the host community.
Some of these Monthly Partner Events are still being planned. If you would like to host a partner event/business meeting in your community, please contact Nancy Deviney at nancydeviney@yahoo.com.
Schedule of 2010 Partner Events/Business Meetings
May - December - Texas Tropical Trail Region
June 15 – South Padre Island/Port Isabel (Cameron County) – Educational activities/presentations will include visits to:
- the Sunset Terrace of the South Padre Island Convention Center
- the South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
- Sea Turtle, Inc.
- Laguna Madre Trail
- Educational presentation by Steve Hathcock about the history of South Padre Island as well as an update on the current preservation efforts
- Ride (sail) and entertainment aboard the pirate ship “Black Dragon” (www.blackdragoncruises.com)
July 20 – Corpus Christi (Nueces County) – Our host will be the Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History. An educational program will be presented by:
- Rick Stryker, Director of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History,
Chairman of the Texas Tropical Trail Region and member of the Nueces County Historical Commission, will speak to us about “The History of Corpus Christi”.
August 17 – Mercedes (Hidalgo County) – hosted by the Mercedes Chamber of Commerce- The educational program will be presented by Shelly Plante, Nature Tourism Coordinator for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department in Austin. Her topic will be “How Heritage Tourism and Nature Tourism Can Work Together to Attract the Same Audience”.
September 21 –
October 19 – (Strategic Planning Session & Board Retreat) -
November 16 – Zapata (Zapata County) – Our host will be the new Zapata County Museum of History – Educational programs will include a tour of the new museum.
December 14 – Kingsville (Kleberg County) -
If you would like to host a partner event/business meeting in your community, please contact Nancy Deviney at 361 547-8033 or email nancydeviney@yahoo.com.