Desco, LP - Dixie Environmental Services Company

How Industry and Environment

Work Together

On Saturday, February 5, 2011, the Friends of Anahuac Refuge (FOAR) volunteers were joined by families, students, community members, and concerned citizens in an on-going effort to restore wildlife habitat following the devastation of Hurricane Ike in 2008.

Thanks to many generous donations and grants, FOAR was able to procure hundreds of trees and woody perennials for its Adopt-A-Tree program. These trees and shrubs were planted for the restoration of vital habitat in the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge this weekend.

Volunteers were provided with shovels, buckets of terra-sorb (a gel used to increase water holding capacity), and wheelbarrows filled with mulch. Marked pin-flags were strategically placed around the hackberry trail, pond, and butterfly gardens where each tree or shrub was to be planted.

DESCO biologist Ally Freer, pictured below, is planting one of many live oak saplings that day.

“This project was important to me because I grew up around, worked in, and played in the Anahuac NWR.

It is a beautiful place that was hit hard by Hurricane Ike. It was a privilege to work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore this natural beauty and ensure that future generations can have the same experiences I had growing up and discovering the uniqueness of the Texas coast.”

–Ally Freer