Another prairie saved! The 427-acre Burleson Farm and Maruna Meadow are exceptional Blackland prairies owned by the Burleson family. The conservation of these iconic restored and remnant prairies in Bell County focuses on conservation of this rapidly disappearing native grassland. Read more »
Our newest acquisition, the Elder Ranch, now known as Elder Prairie was donated to NPAT in April 2023 by the Houston Trust Company as the Trustee of the Charles Jago Elder Charitable Trust. The conservation easement is held by the Texas Land Conservancy. Read more »
There is always something to look forward to in every season spent out on a prairie. The spring is filled with the first pops of lush color- purples, blues, and yellows of early wildflowers- and the air is filled with songs from breeding grassland birds. With the pressing heat of Read more…
Celebrate Pollinator Week (June 20-26) with the Native Prairies Association of Texas! We will begin with a free Zoom presentation on Managing Prairie for Native Pollinators by Carol Clark on Friday, June 24 at 6 p.m. It continues Saturday, June 25th with two native plants and pollinators bioblitz opportunities on Read more…
Location: Travis CountyRegion: Texas Hill Country/Blackland PrairieSize: 150 acresOwnership: Owned by NPAT with conservation easement held by City of Austin Wildlands Department In early 2020, NPAT was contacted about a potential conservation project. We then contacted Candice Allmand, Executor of the Caroline Dowell Estate Trust to get more information. In Read more…
The results are in for our Second Annual Bird-a-thon! We hoped to top 2000 birds this year, and exceeded that goal by 58! The results are from counts at Kirchoff Prairie, Maddin Prairie, Daphne Prairie, Mary Talbot Prairie, Talbot Brothers Prairie and Lawther-Deer Park Prairie. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED! Read more »
Pat Merkord initiated NPAT’s first Prairie Bird-a-thon. She took pledges toward the total number of birds counted. From May 28 to June 5, Pat traveled around the state to six of our conservation properties and conducted breeding bird surveys. Thanks to everyone who pledged! Read more »
This 366-acre property in Bowie County owned by NPAT, has bottomland forest and one of the last examples of unplowed, native prairie in Northeast Texas. Read more »
The Mary Talbot Prairie is a rare Silveus’ dropseed prairie which NPAT acquired in 2012 through the generous efforts of numerous parties. Read more »
This 51 acre example of a “platinum prairie” with over 300 native species of plants is located in the heart of industrial oil centered Houston metroplex within the city of Deer Park. Read more »