Bayou Land Conservancy
Overview
Our Mission
Bayou Land Conservancy is a community-sponsored land preservation organization working with willing landowners to permanently protect land in the greater Houston region. We preserve river and bayou corridors, other properties with significant wildlife habitat value and places where family recreation can occur in harmony with nature. Our No Child Left Inside education program connects tomorrow's conservation leaders with nature today.
Our Focus
Historic_Cultural (SWI); Open_Space (VI); Urban (VI); Farm_Ranch (SWI); Natural (EI); Recreation (VI); Water (EI); Forests (SWI) Lake Houston watershed Spring Creek, San Jacinto River - east and west fork, Cypress Creek, Lake Creek
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 2Part Time Staff: 1
Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
| Texas | Austin, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller, Washington, Wharton |
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Acres Conserved
| State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8,500 | 0 | 8,500 | 0 |
**This figure includes land that has been acquired by land trusts - whether through purchase, donation or by another means - and subsequently has been transferred to a public agency. It also includes land protected through other methods such as negotiating and preparing for acquisition by other organizations or agencies.

