GTWT Adopt-A-Loop

Adopt-a-Loop is a citizen science project by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Master Naturalists (TMN) to better understand the distribution of Texas' wildlife. The Great Texas Wildlife Trails (GTWT) are used by many to visit sites across the state for birding and other wildlife viewing. By adopting a loop on the GTWT, each TMN chapter will help collect data on our Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and wildlife in general. This info will be used as a guide for informing visitors on what species to look for when they are at a particular site.

TMN chapters and members will also assist in ensuring that site information along the GTWT is updated and accurate, and perform site surveys throughout the year.

The information gathered from this project may be used to augment the TPWD's survey, monitoring and research efforts.

Observations of rare species may be added to the Texas Species Observations database which is maintained by the TPWD and used to assist environmental review and conservation planning efforts.

We hope that this project will both inform our agency and other researchers about species distribution as well as empower citizen scientists to assist in the conservation of Texas' wildlife. less ↑