Tammy Alexander writes about the US/Mexico border for Third Way Cafe:
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Its closure didn’t make the national news. It’s not a place that many from northern states have visited. But the Sabal Palm Sanctuary is a special place indeed.
Two years ago I had the pleasure of visiting the sanctuary, located outside Brownsville, Texas, at the eastern edge of the U.S. border with Mexico. As I walked down one of the trails, spotting magnificently colored birds, a woman next to me remarked on how she remembered coming to Sabal Palm 40 years ago as a child in elementary school and how it had left such a big impression on her.
School groups came to the sanctuary as part of its Nature of Learning science program. The program was aligned with state education standards and had a focus on reaching underserved youth in the community. In an era of school budget cuts and shrinking opportunities, such programs are vitally needed.
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