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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas and the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council are embarking on a project to turn the island's East End lagoon into an environmental education center.
The beach-front grassland, which was targeted for development in the past, is home to numerous bird species and was once a popular weekend attraction for local families to swim and canoe. The U.S. Coast Guard deeded the property to the city as a permanent preserve in 2004, requiring that it remain in its natural condition.
The tourism council has invited a group of charitable foundations, mostly from the Houston area, to a Wednesday event in hopes of spurring interest in the site.
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