Never Ending Island Maintenance Greetings from the island everyone! I hope that everyone is doing well and enjoying life and this Spring weather. The temps are slowly rising each day it seems like, indicating that Summer will soon be upon us. I just certainly hope that the brutal scorching hot temperatures and lack of rainfall […]

Dennis Walker Dennis Walker is a grandson of a Seadrift legend. Back in the day people knew the name Louie Walker. In my home growing up Louie Walker was a household name! Louie Walker was a Seadrift legend… a farmer, alligator hunter, hunting guide, plant worker, boat ramp owner. It is estimated that Louie’s family […]

One of the most wonderful things about living along the Texas bays is the incredible bird life. From seagulls to sandpipers, pelicans to plovers, herons to hummingbirds, and terns to turkeys, we have hundreds of bird species both resident and seasonal. This time of year, of course, is baby bird season. A time when our […]

Calhoun County ISD Coastal Explorers from Seadrift School and Travis Middle School book a field trip to Matagoda Island recently as part of an environmental science curriculum/program/club that is funded by the Matagorda Bay Trust. Field experience lessons included Bay vs Gulf Ecology, Sandy Beach Erosion, Currents in the Gulf of Mexico, Island History, and […]

Mrs. Henderson took her Seadrift Pirate Scholars’ class to the Calhoun County Museum. One of our Pirate Scholars is researching La Salle for their TPSP Project. At the Calhoun County Museum, Mr. Duke shared his wealth of knowledge about LaSalle and other important history of the county. He wrapped up his tour with a scavenger […]