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The
mission of the Waterborne Education Center (WEC) is to foster
appreciation and stewardship of coastal resources, heritage and culture
by providing hands-on, waterborne education services. This is
accomplished through scientific training in the natural
environment on the water and in the marsh. Participants have included
public and private schools, universities and colleges, industry and
other groups interested in learning more about the ecology, history and
economic productivity of the Texas coast. The WEC is a nonprofit
organization.
Field labs are conducted aboard two 45-foot
renovated Coast Guard buoy tenders. These vessels are Coast Guard
certified and are operated by a licensed crew. Each vessel has an
operating lab below deck. Gangplanks mounted on each vessel make for
easy loading and unloading from shore or in the marsh. Passengers are
encouraged to disembark and engage their senses in the exciting wetland
environment.
Our Vision
The WEC believes that each generation
bears a responsibility to ensure the legacy of our forbearers is
conveyed to future generations. It also believes preservation of
cultural heritage is dependent on sustaining the natural resources from
which it evolved. The WEC endeavors to preserve the environment and
cultural history through hands-on activities and direct education of youth in the
subjects of ecology, history and socio-economics of the Texas coast.
Hands-on Field Activities
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Plankton tows followed by
microscopic examination of captured organisms
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Trawling for fish in Galveston Bay
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 Seining for fish in coastal marshes
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Water quality testing for salinity,
dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH, temperature and nitrates
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Cast netting and dip netting
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Chart reading and basic navigation
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Wildlife viewing
Contact Information
Address: 810 Miller St.
P.O. Box 9
Anahuac, TX 77514
Telephone: (409)
267-3547
Fax: (409)
267-3758
Email:
wbecadmin@eonet.net
 Directions to
the WEC Office
From Houston
take I-10 East approximately 45 miles. Take the Anahuac/Liberty
Exit. (There will be Chevron and Shell stations on the right.) Turn
right at the stop sign onto FM 563. Stay on this road for 6 miles
until you get to Anahuac. You will cross a canal and come to a
four-way stop. Take a right onto Miller Street (HWY 61). The WEC
office is about a quarter of a mile down, on the left. Look for the
circle drive and a lot of decking.
From Beaumont
take I-10 West approximately 45 miles. Take the Anahuac/Liberty
Exit. At the stop sign, turn left and go under the freeway. This
will be FM 563. Go straight through the next stop sign. (There will
be Chevron and Shell stations.) Stay on this road for 6 miles until
you get to Anahuac. You will cross a canal and come to a four-way
stop. Take a right onto Miller Street (HWY 61). The WEC office is
about a quarter of a mile down, on the left. Look for the circle
drive and a lot of decking.
To Anahuac Harbor,
pass the
WEC office and continue straight on this road to where it curves to
the left. Do not take the curve, but go straight onto the gravel
road the goes below the bluff. You will see the WEC vessels and the
Trinity River. Park anywhere that does not block the roadway.
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For our trips on the Houston Ship
Channel and San Jacinto River we depart from Bayland Marina in Baytown.
2651 South Highway
146
Baytown, TX 77520-7625
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