ARMAND BAYOU NATURE CENTER INC
PO BOX 58828, HOUSTON, TX 77258 www.abnc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PRESERVE THE HABITATS WITH WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION WE STRIVE TO RECONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE.

ARMAND BAYOU NATURE ENTER (ABNC) MANAGES 2,500 ACRES AS A NATURE CENTER AND WILDLIFE REFUGE WITH THREE CORE GOALS: PRESERVING WILDERNESS AND ITS BENEFITS, EDUCATING THROUGH A LIVING MUSEUM, AND PROVIDING A REFUGE FOR PEOPLE.

STEWARDSHIP: ABNC IS ONE OF THE LARGEST URBAN WILDERNESS PRESERVES IN THE NATION, CONSERVING ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS OF COASTAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE IN THE LOWER GALVESTON BAY WATERSHED. CURRENTLY, OVER 900 ACRES ARE ACTIVELY MANAGED WITHIN OUT PRESERVE BOUNDARIES. CRITICAL PRAIRIE HABITAT IS ANNUALLY BEING RESTORED AND THEN PRESERVED THROUGH CONTROLLED BURNS AND MOWING TO REDUCE INVASIVE SPECIES AND REPLANTING NATIVE GRASSES AN FORBS PROPAGATED IN OUT NATIVE PLANT NURSERY. MORE RECENTLY, ABNC HAS ASSUMED MANAGEMENT OF A 24-ACRE TRACT THAT SPECIFICALLY PROTECTS THE ENDANGERED PRARIE DAWN FLOWER SPECIES. ADDITIONALLY, ABNC MANAGES OVER 330 ACRES OF TEXAS STATE COASTAL PRESERVE IN THE ARMAND BAYOU WATERSHED, RESTORING INTERTIDAL MARSH TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE WATER DEPTH AND ENCOURAGE NATIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL RECOLONIZATION.

EDUCATION: OVER 9,500 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES PARTICIPATE IN ABNC ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ANNUALLY. SCHOOL GROUPS ATTEND TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (TEKS) CORRELATED OUTDOOR CLASSES, FIELD TRIPS, AND UNIQUE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY PROGRAMS. ABNC OFFERS OUTDOOR NATURE CAMPS EACH SUMMER AND WINTER, SCOUTING AND SIMILAR YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACHES. ABNC HAS ALSO INTRODUCED A RANGE OF EARLY-CHILDHOOD OUTDOOR PROGRAMS AND STEM FOCUSED CLASSES TO SUPPORT HOME SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

VISITOR SERVICES: OVER 20,000 GUESTS VISIT ABNC ANNUALLY, ANOTHER 2,000 MEMBER VISITS ARE ALSO RECORDED. ALMOST 2,500 PEOPLE TRAVEL TO ABNC TO ATTEND MEETINGS AND PRIVATE EVENTS EACH YEAR. VISITORS FOLLOW THE SELF- GUIDED ACCESSIBLE DISCOVERY TRAIL INTERPRETIVE LOOP TO HABITAT OVERLOOKS, INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS, AND HISTORICAL FARM DISPLAYS, OTHER VENTURE OUT ON OVER 5 MILES OF DEVELOPED HIKING TRAILS. VOLUNTEERS HELP ABNC CONDUCT NUMEROUS INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING GUIDED TRAIL HIKES, ANIMAL DEMONSTRATIONS, HANDS-ON-HISTORY CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS, AND GUIDED CANOE AND PONTOON BOAT TOURS OF ARMAND BAYOU. ABNC SPECIAL PLACES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FAMILY RETREATS, COMPANY MEETINGS AND SEASONAL PARTIES. SEVERAL COMMUNITY GROUPS UTILIZE ABNC MEETING SPACES, AND ABNC REGULARLY HOSTS NATURE-RELATED CONFERENCES.

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