05/28/2026
With support from the Apex Conservation Grant Program, the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) and Texan by Nature advanced Bringing Baffin Back, a Texas initiative improving water quality in the Baffin Bay watershed to restore shorebird and waterfowl habitats.
The funding went toward a 12,000-sq.-ft. native habitat and rain garden at Saenz Elementary in Alice, Texas, which uses native plants to naturally filter stormwater runoff, support local biodiversity, and serve as a hands-on conservation education resource for staff and students.