Coastal Prairie Conservancy

Coastal Prairie Conservancy was established in 1992 to conserve Katy Prairie, part of the Western Gulf coastal grasslands located in Texas, United States. Approximately 24,500 acres is under conservation easements or owned by CPC in western Harris and Waller Counties.^[1]

Coastal Prairie Conservancy

Formation	1992; 33 years ago (1992)
Type	Nonprofit
Tax ID no.	76-0377029
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Purpose	Conservation and Restoration
Headquarters	Houston, Texas
Board Chairman	Sam Hix
President & Chief Executive Officer	Mary Anne Piacentini
Board of directors	Sam Hix; Michael Huffmaster; C. Foster Carter; Iris Poteet; Andres Cabada; Robin Fredrickson; Kirk Johnson; Jessica Jubin; Molly McBirney; Juliana Spinola; Forrest Wylie
Website	www.coastalprairieconservancy.org
Formerly called	Katy Prairie Conservancy

Preserves

Nelson Farms Preserve

Nelson Farm

Nelson Farms Preserve encompasses more than 1,700 acres, of which 200 acres still operates as a working rice farm. Cypress Creek flows through the preserve and the combination of habitat types attracts waterfowl, waterbirds, migratory songbirds, raptors, beaver, white-tailed deer and other wildlife.

Warren Ranch

Warren Ranch

Warren Ranch is one of the largest remaining working cattle ranches on the prairie.

Williams Prairie Preserve

Williams Prairie photographed by Michael Morton

Williams Prairie is a 10 acre prairie remnant where little bluestem, brownseed Paspalum, and indiangrass grow. Egrets and other herons reside in the depressions during the warmer months as long as they contain water.

Other protected areas 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 this airport the a area was set aside to compensate migratory birds for the habitat destroyed by the airport.^[3]

John Paul Landing Park

John Paul Landing Park is a 865-acre public park operated by Harris County and located on Katy-Hockley Road and Sharp Road on the Katy Prairie. The project ncludes 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 is a municipal park located inside the City of Katy.^[6][7][8]