Flora & Fauna

The Spring Creek Nature Trail is home to a variety of wildlife species, large and small. The lakes on the western end of the trail are a great location for bird watching. Throughout the year you can see a variety of bird species as they migrate through the Gulf Coast region.

Pollutant or nature? Hard to say without sampling the water, but in wetlands, these 'slicks' can be created by anaerobic microbes breaking down plant material below the surface of the wetland. In the photo you can see small bubbles that are breaking the surface. Good possibility this is a natural process at work.

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Pollutant or nature? Hard to say without sampling the water, but in wetlands, these 'slicks' can be created by anaerobic microbes breaking down plant material below the surface of the wetland. In the photo you can see small bubbles that are breaking the surface. Good possibility this is a natural process at work.

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