Nature lovers are re-creating these habitats by choosing WaterSmart plants and landscaping for wildlife to welcome them in to their yards and parks.

The mild climate of the Upper Texas Gulf Coast has kept suburban development at a steady pace for several years. Subdivisions and shopping malls are replacing native coastal vegetation and wildlife is displaced by the destruction of their habitat. Nature lovers are re-creating these habitats by choosing WaterSmart plants and landscaping for wildlife to welcome them in to their yards and parks. Texas Parks and Wildlife has developed a premier on-line resource for habitat landscaping at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/