The Taylor Bayou Conservancy was given its name for its dedication to protecting and preserving woodlands, wetlands and wildlife in the Taylor Bayou Watershed.
In La Porte, Texas, the beginning of Taylor Bayou lies less than one mile from the beautiful Galveston Bay and is in an industrial area along Texas State Highway 146, between the Houston Ship Channel and the Houston Bayport Channel.
Flowing southward from La Porte, Taylor Bayou winds its way through the cities of Shoreacres, Pasadena, El Lago, Taylor Lake Village and Seabrook. Along its path, it forms Taylor Lake before its outflow into Clear Lake, which then flows into Galveston Bay.
The biodiversity of plants and animals in the Taylor Bayou ecosystem is massive. In addition to the enormous number of different birds, there are numerous types of reptiles and amphibians, including alligators, salamanders, skinks, geckos, lizards, toads, frogs, turtles, snakes and their sub-species.
The Taylor Bayou ecosystem also provides protection and shelter necessary for the survival of the mammals that inhabit the woodlands and prairies. Animals living and perpetuating life in the small wildlife sanctuaries are mice, bats, flying squirrels, tree squirrels, skunks, raccoons, opossums, armadillos, rabbits, coyotes, bobcats, feral hogs and the numerous herds of white-tailed deer, all of which rely on the ecosystem habitat.
It is simply amazing that so much biodiversity is crammed into this last vestige of urban wilderness surrounded by Houston’s sprawling commercial and industrial complex.
As we have tried to summarize in our Mission Statement, our objective is to protect and preserve as much of the remaining woodlands and wetlands habitat for the wildlife as we can before it is lost to development in the name of progress.
