Baytown Nature Center Improvements-2010

A master plan was developed by a special planning committee to turn the area, formerly the Brownwood subdivision, into a nature center. In 1995, sixty-five acres of the Brownwood site was returned to a mix of tidal wetlands, fresh and brackish water pools, and forested islands and The Baytown Nature Center was opened. The initial nature center development was handled as a mitigation site for the French Limited Superfund clean-up project, a consortium of 200 companies. Since then, additional habitat restoration projects have expanded the wetlands area and enhanced the upland areas. The smaller peninsula was developed into a recreational area with fishing piers, picnic tables, walking trails and observation platforms and a Children's Nature Discovery Area. The larger peninsula, which includes the initial wetlands project was maintained as a Natural Area. An additional 15 acres of wetlands restoration was completed in 2004. In 2005, and a new entrance was added on Bayway Drive. In 2008, the Baytown Nature Center was severely damaged by Hurricane Ike. Many of the structures were damaged or destroyed by the 13 feet of flood water that inundated much of the center. Since then, most structures have been rebuilt, restored or repaired. The Children's Discovery Area, which was totally destroyed in the hurricane, has undergone a complete redesign, and is currently being rebuilt as a natural playscape.



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