Coastal Prairie Conservancy Explained
| Coastal Prairie Conservancy |
| Former Name: | Katy Prairie Conservancy |
| Caption: | KPC logo |
| Type: | Nonprofit |
| Tax Id: | 76-0377029 |
| Status: | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose: | Conservation and Restoration |
| Headquarters: | Houston, Texas |
| Leader Title: | Board Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Sam Hix |
| Leader Title2: | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Leader Name2: | Mary Anne Piacentini |
| Board Of Directors: | Sam Hix; Michael Huffmaster; C. Foster Carter; Iris Poteet; Andres Cabada; Robin Fredrickson; Kirk Johnson; Jessica Jubin; Molly McBirney; Juliana Spinola; Forrest Wylie |
| Website: | https://www.coastalprairieconservancy.org/ |
Coastal Prairie Conservancy was established in 1992 to conserve Katy Prairie, part of the Western Gulf coastal grasslands located in Texas, United States. Approximately 24,500 acres is under conservation easements or owned by CPC in western Harris and Waller Counties.[1]
Preserves
Nelson Farms Preserve
Nelson Farms Preserve encompasses more than 1,700 acres, of which 200 acres still operates as a working rice farm. Cypress Creek flows through the preserve and the combination of habitat types attracts waterfowl, waterbirds, migratory songbirds, raptors, beaver, white-tailed deer and other wildlife.
Warren Ranch
Warren Ranch is one of the largest remaining working cattle ranches on the prairie.
Williams Prairie Preserve
Williams Prairie is a 10 acre prairie remnant where little bluestem, brownseed Paspalum, and indiangrass grow. Egrets and other herons reside in the depressions during the warmer months as long as they contain water.
Other protected areas on the Katy Prairie
West Side Airport Wetlands Mitigation Area
In 1986, the City of Houston purchased 1,432 acres for a potential future airport on Morton Road near the western edge of the Katy Prairie.[2] During the expansion of this airport the a area was set aside to compensate migratory birds for the habitat destroyed by the airport.[3]
John Paul Landing Park
John Paul Landing Park is a 865-acre public park operated by Harris County and located on Katy-Hockley Road and Sharp Road on the Katy Prairie. The project ncludes 400-acre lake as well as an environmental education center. [4]
Paul D. Rushing Park
Paul D. Rushing Park is a 232-acre public park operated by Harris County, located at 9114 Katy Hockley Road on the Katy Prairie. This park includes a lake and wildlife viewing area. [5]
Katy Park
Katy Park is a municipal park located inside the City of Katy.[6] [7] [8]
Further reading
- Julia . Bohnen . Hanchek, Ann . Native grass and wildflower seed: an LCMR grant . Proceedings of the Thirteenth North American Prairie Conference . 239–241 . Windsor Department of Parks and Recreation . 6–9 August 1992 . .
- G . Cameron . Impact of exotic species on biodiversity of coastal prairie . The Coastal Prairie and Native Grasses Symposium . . 24 October 1996 . .
- Chadwick . D . What good is a prairie? . . 97 . 6 . 36–46, 114–117 . . 1995 .
- Robert . Honing . Wieland, Gregory . The Houston Region Native Grass Seedbank: a natural partnership between right-of-way management and conservation . The Sixth International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management . Elsevier Science Ltd . 22–26 February 1997 . . 6 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050116185552/http://www.rights-of-way-env.com/abstracts_6/10.htm . 16 January 2005 . dead .
- Robert . McFarlane . Birdlife on the Katy Prairie . Katy Prairie Conference 1994 . 8 . Katy Prairie Conservancy . 29–30 April 1994 .
- E.G. . Wermund . Geology and Physical Features of the Katy Prairie . Katy Prairie Conference 1994 . 1 . Katy Prairie Conservancy . 29–30 April 1994 .
- Book: Texas Mid-Coast Initiative Team . Texas Mid-Coast Initiative: Gulf Coast Joint Venture, North American Waterfowl Management Plan . . 1990 . . 27 .
- Plant communities of Texas, series level . Texas Natural Heritage Program . 97 . 6 . 26 . Texas Parks and Wildlife Department . . 1993 .
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Notes and References
- Web site: KPC. Katyprairie.org. 13 February 2019.
- Web site: The Airport That Wouldn't Die. Michael. Berryhill. 11 September 1997. Houston Press. 13 February 2019.
- Book: George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Runway 8L-2R and Associated Near-term Master Plan Projects: Environmental Impact Statement. 3. 2000. US Department of Transportation. 83–.
- Web site: John Paul’s Landing expanding fishing opportunities in Katy. Amelia. Brust. 24 June 2017. Community Impact Newspaper. 13 February 2019.
- Web site: Paul D. Rushing Park. Pct3.com. 13 February 2019.
- Web site: Katy Park. Pct3.com. 13 February 2019.
- Web site: Mary Jo Peckham Park. Pct3.com. 13 February 2019.
- Web site: Katy approves detention pond near Katy Park. Bethany. Knipp. 21 April 2017. Community Impact Newspaper. 13 February 2019.
