| From left to right: Armand Bayou Nature Center 1st Vice President, Craig Dinsmore; Armand Bayou Nature Center President, Cathy Culpepper; Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D,; Armand Bayou Nature Center Executive Director, Tim Pylate; Armand Bayou Nature Center Conservation Director, Chloe Stifler and Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Precinct 2, Senior Director of Legislative Affairs, Kristen Lee “Armand Bayou Nature Center is so grateful for this support from the GLO!” said Tim Pylate, Executive Director at ABNC. “The restoration of Texas coastal tall grass prairie not only preserves our state’s ecological heritage, it also contributes to our coastal resilience. A single acre of this prairie can absorb and hold a million gallons of flood water.” A 4,000-acre nonprofit nature preserve in Pasadena, Texas, the ABNC protects and manages three rapidly disappearing habitats that were once dominant along the Gulf Coast. This funding will help the ABNC kill off invasive species such as Vasey grass, tallow trees, persimmon, deep rooted sedge, trifoliate orange trees, McCartney rose, Baccharis, yaupon, and others. The invasive material will be cut and mulched, and volunteers will replant with native tall grasses and plants from ABNC’s onsite nursery. Additional GLO awards for Cycle 31 will be announced in the near future. Please email media@glo.texas.gov to be added to our press releases. GOMESA funds are distributed for coastal conservation, restoration and hurricane protection. The CMP, funded by NOAA, focuses on the state’s coastal natural resource areas. These funds are used to strengthen and improve the function of a state’s CMP through the development of strategies that address specific management needs. RELATED: Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Completion of Indianola Harvey Repair Project in Calhoun County RELATED: Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces GLO’s Old Queen Isabella Causeway Demolition and Artificial Reef Building Project at South Padre Island # # # Dr. Dawn Buckingham made history in 2022, winning a statewide election to become Texas’ first female Land Commissioner. As Land Commissioner, Dr. Dawn Buckingham is committed to helping Texans after a disaster, supporting Texas energy, ensuring that every child in Texas receives a high-quality public education, serving Texas Veterans, and securing the border to keep our communities safe. |
