Welcome to Los Ebanos Preserve
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Casa Los Ebanos
Visit the Rio Grande Valley's new and unique 82-acre private nature park to view birds and butterflies and enjoy native plants and trees. This special property boasts butterfly-friendly gardens, trails and tropical landscaping, including many varieties of palms. Our lake is host to numerous species of water birds.
Visitors may wander self-guided trails through native habitat, view water birds from a blind or benches at the edge of the lake, or do a little armchair bird and butterfly watching while relaxing under the pavilion. A pavilion with tables and chairs and handicapped-accessible restrooms and parking make this a comfortable spot to spend an hour or an entire day.
Los Ebanos Preserve was featured in a local television program in which noted naturalist Richard Moore described the preserve as "having rare riparian river woodlands and ebony thorn forests." He encouraged anyone wishing to see the lower Rio Grande Valley as it looked prior to being cleared for farming to visit Los Ebanos Preserve. In the November 2003 issue of Texas Highways, nature writers and photographers Gloria and John Tveten commented on the wide variety of birds and butterflies seen at Los Ebanos, many of which are not found north of the Rio Grande Valley.
In April 2004, former President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter visited the preserve and enjoyed its wildlife and natural beauty.
Los Ebanos Preserve is a must for all birders and nature enthusiasts who want to know more about the Rio Grande Valley and its natural treasures.
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Los Ebanos Preserve is Rich in History
In 1871, this property was part of the Espiritu Santo, a land grant to the de la Garza family from the King of Spain. In recent times it was the homestead of the late Frank and Martha Russell who came to the Rio Grande Valley from Oklahoma in the mid 30's. They bought property north of Brownsville and cleared much of it for the farming of cotton, sugar cane, vegetables and sorgham, retaining 82 acres for their home and private use. This property, much of it in its natural state, sits at the edge of the still-working farm.
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