b'C o m m u n i t yPelicans Landing Pool & Fitness Center, to feature an expansive, resort swimming pool and sundeck, state-of-the-art fitness center, a vibrant water-play park, a shaded lounging area, and even private cabanas. The ultimate luxury for residents and guests of Whitecap NPI, however, will be unmatched access to the widest range of saltwa-ter recreation in the most unspoiled region of the Texas Gulf Coast.In what can be considered a modern marvel of water-front infrastructure development, in less than three years more than five miles of new canals have been dredged and bulkheaded on the Whitecap NPI property, includ-ing new connections to the Gulf of Mexico through Lake Padre in the southeast corner of the community, and to the Upper Laguna Madre through the Padre Isles canal system on its north edge. In that process, Whitecap NPI is contributing greatly to the environmental health of the island by adding dynamic waterflow from the gulf to the bay and by creating new habitat for birds, fish, crusta-ceans, and the marine flora that keep them going.WhitecapNPIdevelopershaveexhibitedanunprece-dented commitment to being a net-positive for the is-land ecosystema feat almost unheard of in the world of land development. Whitecap Preserve is situated near the center of the community, and under the direction of a retired Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist, has been created to provide refuge for hundreds of migrating andAerial of Whitecap Island, site of the developments first five model homes and the Pelicans Landing Pool & Fitness Center.60THECOASTALBENDMAGAZINE TheCoastalBend.com'