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Cindy’s Redbud Nature Preserve: Restoring Life Out of Balance

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:14:12 +0000

3/16/25 – The Bayou Land Conservancy recently hosted a gathering at which Ray Audas of Montgomery gave an inspiring talk. Audas discussed his family’s efforts to preserve their land – Cindy’s Redbud Nature Preserve – in a natural state. A few days later, I attended another meeting. There, a developer talked about building a luxury […]

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The Struggle to Keep Natural Flood Control Natural

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:36:34 +0000

12/18/24 – Bayou Land Conservancy (BLC), one of the area’s leading environmental groups, gave me an inside peak at what it takes to keep natural flood control natural. Preserving land for flood control along Houston area bayous and creeks is more difficult than it seems. Kevin Muraira is BLC’s Land Stewardship Manager. He inspects more […]

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Bayou Land Conservancy Volunteers Protect Nature’s Flood Protection

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:17:02 +0000

12/7/24 – One of the leading environmental groups in the Houston region is the Bayou Land Conservancy (BLC). Their motto: “We preserve land along streams for flood control, clean water, and wildlife.” Last year, BLC volunteers logged thousands of hours maintaining and improving natural areas and trails that help others appreciate nature’s wonders. One such […]

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Bayou Land Conservancy Protects Another 966 Acres in Lake Creek Watershed

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:08:15 +0000

Bayou Land Conservancy (BLC) has announced a conservation easement on 966 acres of critical Lake Creek property in Montgomery County. The property is just northeast of Magnolia on Tranquility Ranch, which is owned by Nathan and Lindy Ingram. BLC started working with the Ingrams in 2015. The conservation easement is across Lake Creek from the […]

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FEMA Publishes Nature-Based Solution Guides, Advice

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 23:30:27 +0000

FEMA has published two nature-based flood-mitigation solutions guides with an emphasis on how communities can develop projects with multiple benefits. Both are titled “Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions.” But one focuses on “Strategies for Success.” The other focuses on “A Guide for Local Communities.” Together, they build a case for integrating green and gray […]

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Bayou Land Conservancy Ribbon Cutting on Spring Creek

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:56:12 +0000

On Friday, 10/13/2023, Bayou Land Conservancy (BLC) staff and board members met with supporters and legislators for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at BLC’s new Arrowwood Preserve on Spring Creek in Tomball west of 249. Land Donated by Two Sand Miners in 2020 The occasion: dedication of a new outdoor classroom for environmental education. Years of work […]

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Mitigation for Clearcutting: Two Ways It Could Work Cost Effectively

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 23:53:37 +0000

For decades, we have had wetland mitigation banks. If you want to fill in wetlands, you need to preserve wetlands somewhere else. But what about those vast swaths of ecologically less valuable forest that still play valuable roles in flood reduction? Developers routinely mow them down for new starter homes, apartment complexes, strip centers, RV […]

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Bayou Land Conservancy Raises Concerns About SJRA Sand Trap Proposal

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:18:55 +0000

The Bayou Land Conservancy has added its voice to those raising concerns about the SJRA’s sand trap proposal for the San Jacinto River watershed. The pilot project began out of a desire to reduce sediment buildup in the mouth bar of the West Fork. But it has morphed into something very different – a trench […]

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Bayou Land Conservancy Reschedules Spring Creek Canoe Event For Saturday

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:34:11 +0000

Bayou Land Conservancy originally scheduled its 2021 canoe event on Spring Creek for October 23rd. However, Mother Nature had other plans that day. The event had to be cancelled due to lightening. So if you enjoy nature but were unable to join before, hopefully this date may work for you. RSVP for the raincheck “Canoe […]

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Spring Creek Greenway Threatened by New Development

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:07:53 +0000

One of the most popular natural attractions in the north Houston area is the Spring Creek Greenway. But between mile marker 8 and 8.5, a large new development called Breckenridge East has cut across the trail, leaving a massive scar through the forest to accommodate its drainage. Nature Interrupted Since 1979, Harris County Precinct 4 […]

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Save the Date: National Public Lands Day Volunteer Event on September 25

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 02:35:49 +0000

Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, National Public Lands Day is traditionally the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort. It provides all lovers of the environment an opportunity to show appreciation for precious natural resources through volunteer opportunities. Join the Bayou Land Conservancy and REI in Conserving Public Land This […]

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Headwaters to Baywaters: A Story of Urban Resilience

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:09:34 +0000

Several area conservation groups are working with the Houston Area Research Center (HARC) to protect land along riparian corridors and educate people about the importance of that. A stunningly beautiful new website called Headwaters to Baywaters explains how protecting riparian habitat helps protect people from flooding, improve water quality, and produce other benefits far in […]

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HGAC Honors Bayou Land Conservancy with Award for Strategic Conservation Plan

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:43:26 +0000

Since 1996, Bayou Land Conservancy (BLC) has been a land and water conservation leader. In 2019, BLC developed a Strategic Conservation Plan to continue that tradition for the next twenty years. This plan identified lands with the greatest positive impact on flood control, water quality, and wildlife habitat in the region. About the HGAC Awards […]

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