Blazing Trails - Join Us for Our Annual Gala

When: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 7 pm

Where: Ashton Gardens
21919 Inverness Boulevard
Houston, TX 77073

Join us for our first time at beautiful Ashton Gardens! We'll celebrate becoming the largest regional conservation easement holder in Texas (almost 12,000 acres!) We'll celebrate a number of our key volunteers in the field, as well as our "sparkplug" science teachers who bring their students to our award- winning watershed education field trips. The highlight will be a professional video of this year's theme: "Blazing Trails" - an overview of our most recently completed land protection projects.

Click here for more information on sponsorships and event details.

Thanks for helping us continue blazing trails in 2015!

Trail Work Day this Saturday 9/27!

Come join us this Saturday (27th) from 8:30am -11:30am for a trail work day at the Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center! School group visits are starting back up soon, so come kick off the fall season by helping us clean up some of these overgrown trails. Click here for directions to the Nature Center. Call 281-576-1634 to RSVP.

Creekfest Houston 2014

Please join us at Creekfest Houston 2014! BLC will have a booth set up, so come join us for this one-day festival celebrating fine arts organizations, outdoor parks, and other community resources in the Greater Cypress Creek Area. Click here for more information.

When:
Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 10am to 4pm

Where:
Cypress Creek Cultural District

6823 Cypresswood Drive

Spring, TX

Upcoming Spring Creek Greenway Ambassador Trainings

The following trainings are for our Spring Creek Greenway Ambassadors.  If you are not currently enrolled in the Ambassador program, please visit our Ambassador page and call 281-576-1634 for more information!

LOCAL HISTORY TRAINING

Wed. Aug. 6^th  - 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Meeting room – Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center

Canoes, the Creek, and the Commissioner

Join Bayou Land Conservancy and Harris County Precinct 4 commissioner Jack Cagle on this special Members Only event on Spring Creek.  On this evening paddle we will explore the unique habitats of Spring and Cypress Creek.

When:     Friday, August 22nd from 5pm - 8pm
Where:    Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center

This event is for Bayou Land Conservancy members only.  For more information please contact Bayou Land Conservancy at 281-576-1634 or info@bayouland.org.

Next Group III Ambassador Training - Saturday, June 21st

Trail Eco-Steward Training

When:                      Saturday, June 21st 8 am -11 am
Where:                     Spring Acres Preserve.  (See map here)
What to wear/bring:  Long pants, long sleeves, closed toed shoes, hats, protective eyewear, gloves, water in                                 reusable containers.

                               If you've got 'em, bring loppers, shovels - both sharp shooter shovels and "regular"                                        shovels, garden rakes, and clippers.

Please RSVP at 281-576-1634

GPS Survey Monitor Training Date Changed

The GPS Survey Monitor Training that was scheduled from 12 - 3 pm on Saturday, June 21st has changed to:

Saturday, June 28th, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

We will meet at the Montgomery County Preserve.  For directions click here.

Spring Creek Greenway Ambassador Program Group III Schedule of events.

National Trails Day Event

When:                          Saturday, June 7th
                                     8 am - 11 am
Where:                         The 100-Acre Wood Preserve
                                      Click here for directions.
What to Wear/Bring:   Long pants, long sleeves, closed toed shoes, hats, protective eyewear, gloves,                                               water in reusable containers, clippers, loppers, rakes

Please RSVP to 281-576-1634 or info@bayouland.org

2014 BioBLITZ!

BioBlitz is a true ecological event!  Join a team of Bayou Land Conservancy biologists and naturalists as we see how many species of plants and animals we can identify in a short time frame.  This year's BioBlitz will take place at the Spring Trails Preserve, located just behind the Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center.  The preserve has a variety of habitat types, including bottomland hardwood forests, pine dominated uplands, prairie pockets, a number of ponds, and riparian habitat along Spring Creek.  This year's BioBlitz will be special, as it will follow a special graduation ceremony for the Spring Creek Greenway Ambassadors!

Event Details

When:    Saturday, April 26 from 9 am - noon
Where:  Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center (Directions here)
What to Where/Bring: Binoculars, hand lenses, nets, long pants, long-sleeved shirts, boots, hats, sunscreen, insect repellent, water in reusable containers, and your curiosity for the natural world.

The event is free to Bayou Land Conservancy members, and $10 for non-members.  To see how you can become a member before the event please click here.

To RSVP please call 281-576-1634 or e-mail info@bayouland.org

Jennifer Recognized for BLC's Deer Park Prairie Efforts

Bayou Land Conservancy Executive Director Jennifer Lorenz was recognized as a top Houstonian in 2013!  She received this honor for taking the helm of the successful push to save the Deer Park Prairie.  Jennifer has dedicated her personal and professional life to the conservation of Texas ecosystems, and we couldn't be prouder! View the article here.