| Armand Bayou Nature Center | |
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| Location | Clear Lake Area, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA, USA |
| Nearest city | Pasadena, Texas, Houston |
| Coordinates | 29°35′43″N 95°05′55″W / 29.5952301°N 95.0985417°W[1] |
| Governing body | Harris County, Texas |
| Website | http://www.abnc.org |
Armand Bayou Nature Center is an urban preserve located in Pasadena and southeast Houston between the Johnson Space Center and the Bayport Industrial District. The 2,500-acre (10 km2) nature center is the largest urban wilderness preserve in the United States.[2][3]
The nature center is home to more than 370 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Over 220 species of birds reside or rely on the center as a safe resting-place on their migratory journeys. White-tailed Deer, Red-shouldered Hawk, Opossum, Crow, Armadillo, Coyote, Raccoon, American Alligator, Tricolored Heron and the rare Purple Martin can be found at the center and surrounding areas throughout the year.[4]
Armand Bayou Nature Center lies along the Central Flyway, the largest migratory bird route in North America.[5] The center is part of the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail and one of the coastal preserves designated under the Texas Coastal Preserve Program of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.[6]
- ^ "Armand Bayou Nature Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ "ABNC Mission", Armand Bayou Nature Center, archived from the original on August 26, 2009, retrieved January 16, 2010
- ^ Lona Cain. "Armand Bayou Nature Center connects visitors with the wild". The Signal - UHCL. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ^ "INFOGRAPHIC: Taking a glimpse at diverse wildlife on campus". UHCL The Signal. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Armand Bayou Nature Center. Archived from the original on January 3, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
- ^ Hegen, Ed. "Protection of Fragile Coastal Ecosystems: Texas Coastal Preserves". Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.