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Tyrrell Park is a municipal park located in Beaumont, Texas.The park has an area of around 500 acres (2.0 km 2).It includes the eighteen hole Henry Homberg Golf Course; the Beaumont Botanical Gardens and Warren Loose Conservatory, the second largest public conservatory in Texas; a hiking trail; an equestrian center; and facilities for several sports and outdoor activities.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department - Texas State Park List and Map; List of All Parks & Recreation Areas in Texas; Parks Under the Lone Star, an online exhibit by the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, includes archival film and video footage of more than 50 Texas parks.
The gardens were first established in 1968 when the city of Beaumont set aside 10 acres of land at Tyrrell Park. [2] The Beaumont Garden Center Building was dedicated on August 20, 1971. In 1972, a master plan for the gardens was drawn up, and labeling of the trees, vines, and shrubs begun.
Rainfall map of Hurricane Harvey over Beaumont and Houston. The city of Beaumont experiences a humid subtropical climate and is within the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas. [41] [42] The area around Beaumont receives the most rainfall in the state, and some of the most rain in the country: more than 65 inches (1,700 mm) annually.
In 1963, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was formed through merger of the State Parks Board and the Game and Fish Commission. [ 8 ] In 1983, the Texas legislature passed the Wildlife Conservation Act, giving the department the authority for managing fish and wildlife resources in all Texas counties.
Downtown Beaumont is the central business district of Beaumont, Texas. It is where the city's highrise buildings are located, as well as being the center of government and business for the region. Downtown Beaumont is currently experiencing a renaissance, with streets, sidewalks and historic buildings receiving significant attention.
This was organized as a county in 1837 after Texas achieved independence as a republic. [4] [5] It was named by European-American settlers for U.S. president Thomas Jefferson. [5] Texas later became part of the US. Jefferson County is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area and has the highest population of the four ...
Bay City: Matagorda: Texas Coastal Bend: website, 34 acres McAllen Nature Center: McAllen: Hidalgo: Rio Grande Valley, 33 acres, two miles of trails, operated by McAllen Parks & Recreation Department, This is an important site, both for wildlife, and for people, as less than 3% of the native habitat remains in the Rio Grande Valley.