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Houston NPSOT Field Trip: Warren Ranch Saline Barrens
March 29 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date and Time: March 29, 2025 at 9:00am
Meeting Location: In Google Maps- Approximately 0.5 miles south of Matt Cook Memorial Wildlife Viewing Platform on Warren Ranch Road in northwestern Harris County- GPS: 29.96934, -95.84305 – The Gate for this Location is north of the intersection of Warren Ranch Road and Jack Road.
Field Trip Overview: This field trip will be focused on seeing rare species endemic to saline barrens that occur on the Texas coastal prairie. Jason Singhurst (TPWD biologist) described these habitats as pyramid dropseed (Sporobolus pyramidatus), bristle-seed sand-spurrey (Spergularia echinosperma), narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia), and Texas prairie dawn (Hymenoxys texana) Herbaceous Vegetation community of the Houston Saline Prairie association. There are several other unique species that we may find including Texas windmill grass (Chloris texensis) and Texas Willkommia (Willkommia texana). The below talk by the field trip leader on YouTube and paper by Singhurst are suggested reference material to review prior to field trip to help participants understand these unique systems.
Additional Flora Information: https://www.phytoneuron.net/2014Phytoneuron/19PhytoN-Hymenoxystexana.pdf
Field Trip Leader’s Talk About Saline Barrens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgbwKeKJwoI&t=1223s
Additional Site Information: https://www.coastalprairieconservancy.org/
Waiver to Fill Out: https://www.coastalprairieconservancy.org/waiver-of-liability-release-and-indemnity-and-media-release-form
The announcement at NPSOT-H website: https://www.npsot.org/event/field-trip-warren-ranch-saline-barrens/
Please use the following AT code:
VMS: AT: Single Presentation (CPC- Field Trip: Warren Ranch Saline Barrens)
VMS: AT: Single Presentation (CPC- Field Trip: Warren Ranch Saline Barrens)
