Visit a Coastal Prairie

The coastal prairie located in south central Texas is the southernmost tip of the tallgrass prairie prevalent in the Midwest of the U.S. Once covering 9 million acres, the prairie today covers less than 99% of that area. Most of the prairie has been lost to agriculture, urbanization, and range improvement. What remains is under attack from exotic species and urban sprawl. Houston and the Gulf Coast have several small prairie systems that are either being saved or rebuilt to ensure that this once prevalent ecosystem remains. The Coastal Prairie Partnership, Katy Prairie Conservancy, Sheldon Lake State Park, Texas Gulf Coast Master Naturalist and other groups are working daily to replant native species and keep out non-native plants. Visit one of the many sites listed below:

  • Armand Bayou Nature Center
  • University of Houston Coastal Center
  • Katy Prairie Conservancy’s Warren Ranch
  • Brays Bayou Pocket Prairie
  • Brazos Bend State Park
  • Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
  • Houston Audubon’s Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center
  • Katy Prairie Conservancy’s Indiangrass Preserve
  • Mandell Park – Prairie Planting
  • Texas City Preserve – Nature Conservancy
  • Armand Potholes
  • Sheldon Lake State Park
  • Clive Runnells Mad Island Marsh Preserve
  • Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
  • San Jacinto Monument
  • Russ Pitman Park
  • Attwater’s Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
  • Williams Prairie Preserve
  • Branch School Pocket Prairie
  • Wolf Prairie
  • Kolter Elementary Pocket Prairie
  • Nash Prairie
  • Whistlestop Prairie
  • Eunice Cajun Prairie
  • Padre Island National Seashore
  • Kashmere Gardens Elementary Prairie
  • Berry Prairie
  • Esteban Park
  • The Savannah at Hermann Park
  • Willow Water Hole Prairie
  • MD Anderson Prairie
  • Seaborne Creek Park Prairie
  • Lawther Deer Park Prairie
  • Galveston Island State Park

This list was compiled by the Coastal Prairie Partnership and can be found on their website.

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