Artist Boat will host guests on Saturday, May 21 to celebrate saving 810 acres. “Why Did Artist Boat Cross the Road?” will showcase our success and elevate the urgent effort to purchase an additional 88 acres by July 29th! This next purchase will protect a one-mile- long freshwater wetland between Pabst and 11 Mile Road from east to west and a section of pristine coastal prairie from Stewart Road to 3005 for a total of 88 additional acres protected forever! We need to raise $350,000 in order to secure a little over $2 million in public funding. We invite you to see our work and help close that gap!

You can join us on Saturday, May 21st to learn “Why Did Artist Boat Cross the Road?” Ticket times are 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 p.m.  Tickets should be purchased by May 14 in ensure your spot.  Each guest will receive a curated shuttle ride down Settegast Road through the Coastal Heritage Preserve to Pabst Road where they will see first-hand the latest and next acquisitions being added to the Preserve, have fish tacos and cocktails, and learn how to Be One In A Million and play a pivotal role in saving the last and best wetlands, coastal prairies, and wilds of Galveston Island. And see what it can mean to Galveston Island if Artist Boat successfully crosses the road!

Tickets are available at www.artistboat.org/cross-the-road.

Over the past year, Artist Boat launched a capital campaign: “Be One in a Million” to raise private funds that are required to match millions of dollars in federal and state land conservation grants that Artist Boat has and continues to secure on behalf of the citizens of the Texas Gulf Coast region. Take a few minutes, visit the Artist Boat website ( www.artistboat.or/be-one-in-a-million to watch a video that will introduce you to this grassroots effort to ensure that future generations will enjoy the natural resources all of us treasure today.