ABNC’s Hanson Farmhouse is truly a pillar of Texas history, and the Galveston Historical Foundation’s acknowledgement of this resilience is an honor, and we are thrilled that the GHF will officially present the plaque to ABNC.

Usually, the lunar cycle will only have about three supermoons spread out over a period of fourteen months, but when conditions are just right more and more are possible. Such conditions are allowing people all over the world to experience one such unique series in the coming months.

Have you noticed the large hawk in the LyondellBasell aviary near the admissions building at ABNC? The recent arrival, Skyler the red-tailed hawk, came to Armand Bayou Nature Center to be an animal ambassador on December 20, 2023.

Turtles usually share their best basking locations with many other turtles as well as occasional frogs, birds and even alligators

Animals survive cold temperatures in a variety of ways. Most animals do not truly hibernate in the semi-tropical climate along the Gulf Coast.

The dwarf palmetto is a fan palm and is one of the most cold and frost tolerant of North American palms. It is native to the southeastern United States

Sugarcane plumegrass provides food for birds in the form of seeds and also helps to provide them with cover.

Pelicans are a special sighting here at the Armand Bayou Nature Center. We are graced by these iconic birds that have recovered from near extinction in recent memory.

I. exilis is a member of the heron family, and is actually one of the smallest herons in the world with an average weight of just three ounces!

Looking across the prairie in the late summer, it is common to see patches of large white plants standing out like snow against the green backdrop. This is where Euphorbia bicolor gets it’s common name, Snow On The Prairie. Getting up close to one you can see it is buzzing with pollinator activity!

Roseate spoonbills are a social bird that lives in salt and freshwater marshy habitats throughout South and Central America and up to the Gulf Coast of the United States. It is the only spoonbill species found in the Americas.

Starting this year, ABNC volunteers have been participating in a community science project called Firefly Watch. Learning more about our local native fireflies will help us to protect them and make our firefly hikes even better for our guests.

When you think of crawfish, the next word you think of is likely boil, not conservation. But did you know that, on top of providing us with food, crawfish help maintain biodiversity in their ecosystems?

Yesterday, for the first time in decades, I heard the distinctive call, “Bob White! Bob White!” right here at Armand Bayou Nature Center.

Seven scouts of Girl Scout Troop 140117 worked together to create a pollinator garden at Armand Bayou Nature Center as their Girl Scout Bronze Award Project. The Bronze Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. Learn about all the planning and work that went into their successful pollination garden.