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One of the best developed, least disturbed natural shortgrass climax communities remaining in the Great Plains. Part of Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Independence Creek Preserve: 2024 Terrell: private [1] [2] Little Blanco River Bluff: 1982: Blanco: private An unspoiled example of the limestone bluff communities of the Edwards Plateau ...
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...
website, operated by the City, collection of native animals San Marcos Nature Center: San Marcos: Hays: Texas Hill Country: website, operated by the City in the 6-acre Crook Park, focus is the San Marcos River watershed ecosystem Sea Center Texas: Lake Jackson: Brazoria: Texas Coastal Bend
McKinney Roughs Nature Park is a 1,140-acre (460 ha) nature park and archaeological site in Cedar Creek, Texas, United States. Located about 13 mi (21 km) east of Austin and next to the Colorado River , the park features 17.6 mi (28.3 km) of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Texas. There are two properties listed on the National Register in the county. One property contains State Antiquities Landmarks of which one is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Bracken Cave, near the Natural Bridge Caverns, is home to one of two large bat colonies in Texas. The bats that inhabit Bracken Cave are a small species called Mexican free-tailed bats . Bats control the insect population, help to pollinate plants, and are a food source for other animals, making them a valuable part of the ecosystem.
The site also contains a mesquite nature trail through 30 acres (120,000 m 2) of brush. It features some 35 species of woody trees and shrubs, herbs, grasses, and cacti, as well as white-tailed deer, collared peccaries, and coyotes.
Balcones Canyonlands is a national wildlife refuge located in the Texas Hill Country to the northwest of Lago Vista, Texas. [1] The refuge was formed in 1992 to conserve habitat for two endangered songbirds, the golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) and the black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla), and to preserve Texas Hill Country habitat for numerous other wildlife species. [2]