1. Katy Prairie Conservancy Preserves
    Nelson Farms Preserve  Warren Ranch  Williams Prairie Preserve 

2. Other Conserved Land on the Katy Prairie
    West Side Airport Wetlands Mitigation Area  John Paul Landing Park  Paul D. Rushing Park  Katy Park 

3. Katy Prairie Operations
    Farming and ranching  Hunting  Recreation 

4. References

5. Further reading

Katy Prairie Conservancy Preserves

Nelson Farms Preserve

Today, Nelson Farms Preserve encompasses more than 1,700 acres, of which 200 acres still operates as a working rice farm to benefit wildlife dependent upon the agricultural wetlands present on the landscape. Cypress Creek flows through the preserve offering excellent habitat because of its perennial source of water and vegetative diversity. The unique combination of habitat types attracts significant numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, migratory songbirds, raptor, 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 remnant prairie full of little bluestem, brownseed Paspalum, and Indiangrass. Egrets and other herons can be found residing year-round in the depressions as long as they continue to hold water during the warmer months.

Other Conserved Land 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 the Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) the site was used as a wetlands mitigation area for migratory birds to the Katy Prairie.^[3]

John Paul Landing Park

John Paul Landing Park is a 865-acre public park operated by Harris County, located on Katy-Hockley Road and Sharp Road on the Katy Prairie. The project has been in development for Precinct 3 since 2011 and includes 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 system includes a series of two Harris County and one municipal parks located inside the City of Katy. These parks encompass about 200-acres and over 1,000 trees and 35-acres of lakes. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Katy Prairie Operations

Farming and ranching

The Katy Prairie Conservancy supports the agricultural economy in three main

ways: holding conservation easements on agricultural land, leasing land for rice growing operations, and managing the Warren Ranch. KPC owns and manages the Warren Ranch, in partnership with the

Warren Family. The ranch’s pastureland is used to graze its own herd of cattle as well

as those of other ranchers who lease from the ranch. KPC is rehabilitating the grasslands to sustain during drought and support numerous species and wildlife.

Hunting

KPC’s lands, including the Warren Ranch, provide high-quality dove, deer, and quail habitat and offer opportunities for hunting by the public. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department currently leases the KPC property as part of the Annual Public Hunting Permit Program.

Recreation

Community members enjoy hiking, birding, hunting, and many other activities on KPC’s

lands. KPC’s unique native grasslands and migratory birds attract tourists such as birders and local visitors.

References

Further reading

• {{cite conference | first = Julia | last = Bohnen |author2=Hanchek, Ann | title = Native grass and wildflower seed: an LCMR grant | booktitle = Proceedings of the Thirteenth North American Prairie Conference | pages = 239–241 | publisher = Windsor Department of Parks and Recreation | date = 6–9 August 1992 | location = Windsor, Ontario Canada }}
• {{cite conference | first = G | last = Cameron | title = Impact of exotic species on biodiversity of coastal prairie | booktitle = The Coastal Prairie and Native Grasses Symposium | publisher = United States Geological Survey | date = 24 October 1996 | location = Houston Texas }}
• {{cite journal | last = Chadwick | first = D | title = What good is a prairie? | journal = Audubon | volume = 97 | issue = 6 | pages = 36–46, 114–117 | publisher = National Audubon Society | year = 1995 }}
• {{cite conference | first = Robert | last = Honing |author2=Wieland, Gregory | title = The Houston Region Native Grass Seedbank: a natural partnership between right-of-way management and conservation | booktitle = The Sixth International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management | publisher = Elsevier Science Ltd | date = 22–26 February 1997 | location = New Orleans, Louisiana | url = http://www.rights-of-way-env.com/abstracts_6/10.htm }}
• {{cite conference | first =Robert | last = McFarlane | title = Birdlife on the Katy Prairie | booktitle = Katy Prairie Conference 1994 | pages = 8 | publisher = Katy Prairie Conservancy | date = 29–30 April 1994 }}
• {{cite conference | first = E.G. | last = Wermund | title = Geology and Physical Features of the Katy Prairie | booktitle = Katy Prairie Conference 1994 | pages = 1 | publisher = Katy Prairie Conservancy | date = 29–30 April 1994 }}
• {{cite book | last = Texas Mid-Coast Initiative Team | title = Texas Mid-Coast Initiative: Gulf Coast Joint Venture, North American Waterfowl Management Plan | publisher = United States Fish and Wildlife Service | year = 1990 | location = Albuquerque, New Mexico | pages = 27 | url = http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/NAWMP/index.shtm}}
• {{cite journal | title = Plant communities of Texas, series level | journal = Texas Natural Heritage Program | volume = 97 | issue = 6 | pages = 26 | publisher = Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | location = Austin, Texas | year = 1993 }}

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