He was awarded the U.S. Department of Interior's Conservation Service Award in 1962 for his efforts to spearhead conservation legislation including laws that created a new national seashore on Padre Island, Cape Cod National Seashore, and Point Reyes in California.
The highway then crosses the Corpus Christi Pass onto Padre Island, where it ends at a junction with Park Road 22 near the Padre Isles Country Club in Nueces County.
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The 2011 CCUMC annual conference will be hosted by South Texas College on South Padre Island, October 5 to 9.
Landmark continues to construct golf communities including Lost Canyons Golf Club in California, South Padre Island Golf Club in Texas, Arcos Gardens in Spain and Apes Hill Club in Barbados.
In contrast to South Padre Island, known for its beaches and vacationing college students, PAIS is located on North Padre Island and consists of a long beach where nature is preserved.