The property is home to wetlands, farmland, and native grasses, offering a habitat for birds such as the bobwhite quail, loggerhead shrike and eastern meadowlark.
The Coastal Prairie Conservancy has preserved another 220 acres of land in the Houston region.
The organization has entered into an agreement with the landowners of the Three Oaks Farm, which is located about an hour northwest of Houston. It will permanently protect the property from development, even if it’s sold to other owners.
“We have been working since 1992 to protect a contiguous, large preserve area,” said Elisa Macia Donavan, the organization’s vice president and general counsel. “The new transaction that we just recently closed is right in the middle. It was a critical puzzle piece within the midst of our already protected lands.”…