The winter contest is now over and there were many great photos submitted. Each week the decision for the weekly winner was a difficult decision. This made choosing the final winners from the 12 weekly winners even more difficult. Here are the final results for the winter contest.

The 1st place image is the beautiful photo of a Bobcat taken by Rob Heifner. Rob wins a pair of Vortex Crossfire 10x50 binoculars. Congratulations Rob!

The 2nd place image is the image of a coyote taken by Doug Haass. Doug wins a pair of Vortex Crossfire 8x42 binoculars. Congratulations Doug

The 3rd place image is a picture of one of the winter residents at the refuge, the elusive Nelson's Sparrow taken by Jim Stough. Jim wins a photo Bean Bag from the Vest Guy. Congratulations Jim.

Check out the winning photos on the contest webpage. 

The FOAR Winter 2018 Photo Contest begins November 4 and concludes January 26, 2019.

Click here for more info about the contest.

All are invited to the annual Family Fishing Day event at Anahuac NWR on Saturday, October 27, 2018.

Click here to go to the event page.

Refuge waterfowl hunt regulations and permits can be viewed here. Contact the Texas Chenier Plain Refuge Complex office for more information at 409-267-3337.

Anahuac NWR

McFaddin NWR

Texas Point NWR

Check out the event page for this summer's photo contest. The 12-week contest runs from June 10-September 3, 2018. Check the rules on the page and enter for your chance to win prizes!

Check out previous winners on our main photo contest page.

Gadwall photo by George Nobles, Week 12 Winner and Overall Winner of Winter 2017 Contest

A Rail walk has been scheduled for Saturday, April 21, at 7am. All are invited to this free event. Check out our Rail Walk page for more information.

Visit the event page for more details and a registration packet.

The camp is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13 through Friday, June 15, 2018.

All members, volunteers, and community residents are invited to attend the 2018 Membership Meeting and Volunteer Banquet on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 6pm. This event is free. 

Please RSVP by Thursday, January 25 so we can make dinner arrangements.

Following up after our successful summer photo contest, we are about to kick off our 2017 Winter Photo Contest. Visit the contest webpage for details and see weekly winners!

Summer Photo Contest Winner

Rich Wilbourn

Congratulations to Dora Hatch and her photo of an Eastern Kingbird at Anahuac NWR. She is the Week 2 winner of the FOAR Summer Photo Contest!