Additional campgrounds at the Padre Island National Seashore will reopen on Friday after being closed for months. The national seashore on Wednesday announced both Malaquite and Bird Island Basin campgrounds will reopen on a first-come, first-serve basis. The overnight fees for Malaquite Beach will be $14, and the overnight fees for Bird Island will be $8 per night. Over the summer, the shoreline at Bird Island Basin was stabilized due to damage from Hurricane Harvey, and water lines and a lift station were repaired at Malaquite Beach. The park previously allowed primitive camping on North and South beaches and overnight parking at the Bird Island Basin boat ramp following Hurricane Hanna.

He said the Air Force has documented how often birds flew over or close to runways. Photo Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (KSAT)Coyle said the military also traced the problem back to an over-populated Bird Island. However, she said, the USDA has brought Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation 56 young birds in the past two days. Photo Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation“It’s just unfortunate. “But we can never do what mothers in nature can do for them.”Coyle said the mitigation plan that was developed “protects those birds, protects the community and ensures that those pilots have a safe flight pattern.”Photo Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationPhoto Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation