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Lake Houston focus area
See the geography where land protection can create connected regional benefits.
Where land and water connect.
Explore the Lake Houston watersheds, focus area, and partnerships that shape Bayou Land Conservancy’s regional work.
Where we work
Follow the water
Bayou Land Conservancy works primarily within the watersheds that feed Lake Houston across northern Harris and Montgomery counties. Protecting these connected stream corridors supports water quality, habitat, and room for floodwaters to move.
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Spring Creek
A long, forested corridor connecting preserves, public trails, communities, and partner work.
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Headwaters to Baywaters
A partnership that follows freshwater from local headwaters through streams and bayous to Galveston Bay.
See the partnershipRead the watershed from three angles.
Switch between the focus area, the water system, and the partner network. Every view keeps the explanation available as text—not only as a map.
Focus area
Lake Houston begins upstream.
The primary focus area includes watersheds feeding Lake Houston across northern Harris and Montgomery counties.
- Northern Harris and Montgomery counties
- Fast-growing communities including Conroe, Tomball, Kingwood, and The Woodlands
- Priority stream corridors and connected habitat
Watersheds
Follow where rainfall travels.
A watershed is an area of land draining to one place. Lake Conroe, Spring Creek, the San Jacinto River, Lake Creek, and smaller tributaries connect local land decisions to Lake Houston.
- Land cover affects runoff and water quality
- Floodplains give high water room to spread
- Riparian habitat links terrestrial and aquatic systems
Partnerships
Conservation crosses property lines.
Landowners, counties, agencies, conservation organizations, volunteers, schools, and supporters each hold part of the long-term work.
- Private land protection
- Public preserves and trail connections
- Regional initiatives and community stewardship
Protect the places that protect us.
Your support keeps land, water, wildlife, and long-term stewardship connected.
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