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About FOBWR & Board of Directors


​ABOUT FRIENDS OF BRAZORIA WILDLIFE REFUGES
The Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Brazoria, San Bernard, and Big Boggy refuges. 
We raise funding through donations, grants, and gifts to help fund wildlife-refuge projects, educational programs, and other activities. 
​Members of FOBWR are dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly at our area refuges and within the community. 
IRS 990 / BYLAWS
2024 YEAR IN REVIEW

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Our FOBWR activities include:
  • Construction of public-use facilities at the refuges
  • Discovery Environmental Education Program (DEEP) at Brazoria NWR
  • Clean-up efforts at the refuges
  • Promote public awareness of area refuges and wildlife
  • Coordinate the annual Migration Celebration
  • Host the biennial A Taste for Nature fundraiser for a designated refuge project
  • Fundraise for refuge projects and programs
  • Raise funds for land acquisition.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mary Schwartz  President 
​770-596-8196

Ed Barrios        VP 
979-415-4998​ 
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Regina Tippett   Treasurer​
281-546-8351​
Marty Cornell    Secretary 
​979-235-9886 
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Oron Atkins       Member
​979-236-2067

Mickey Dufilho   Member
979-373-4090

Phil Huxford      Member
​979-798-0725

R Schaffhausen Member
​281-630-0280

Ruby Lewis        Member 
​979-583-7903 
Herb Myers        Member
832-877-3191
Cris Tobola       Member
530-251-3264
Barb Whaley      Member
​281-731-4844
Contacts
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Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges
P. O. Box 505
Lake Jackson TX 77566-0505
844-84-BIRDS (844-842-4737)
[email protected]
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U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas Mid-coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
2547 County Road 316
Brazoria TX 77422-7703
979-964-4011
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​© 2022 Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges. All rights reserved.
  • Home
    • ABOUT FOBWR
  • Join
  • Refuges
    • Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
    • San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
    • Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
    • Dow Woods Unit
    • Hudson Woods Unit
    • Cannan Bend Recreational Area >
      • Cannan Bend Park Map
    • The Discovery Center
  • Birds of Prey
  • MIGRATION CELEBRATION 2025
  • Photo Contest
  • GOVERANCE
    • 990's, Bylaws, Minutes