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1969 Houston Audubon Society incorporated
1975 Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary established
1981

1984

1987

1989



 Boy Scout Woods: initial 4 acre purchase

HAS starts first Backyard Bird Survey

Smith Oaks: Smith homestead purchased.

Winter's Bayou Sanctuary: initial donation of 131 acres.

NARBA: initial acquisition of North American Rare Bird Alert.

TX Rare Bird Alert: HAS begins sponsorship.
1990


1991

1992

1993

1994


1995





1997 		HAS in partnership with the USFWS creates the Coastal Prairie Project to identify all remnant prairies in the area.

Smith Point Hawk Watch: HAS promotes establishment

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory: HAS instrumental in establishment

High Island: Ted Eubanks donates 3 lots

High Island: Amoco donates 165 acres at Smith Oaks, Boy Scout Woods, S.E. Gast Red Bay Sanctuary

Boy Scout Woods: dedication of Bessie's Pond in honor of Bessie Cornelius

Smith Oaks: HAS purchases Tank Farm (21 acres) and an additional 35 acres.

Eubanks Woods: established with purchase of 9.5 acres.

Bolivar Flats: established with purchase of 178 acres and donation of 353 acres.
2001





2003

2004



2005



2006 		Bolivar Flats purchase of 615 additional acres

Dos Vacas Muertas: sanctuary established with 63-acre donation.

Evia Island: HAS and Audubon Texas take over management

Horseshoe Marsh: established with initial purchase of 645 acres.

Mundy Marsh: initial donation of 368 acres.

First year of Houston Bird Survey

Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center: HAS receives donation of center

Columbia Bottomlands: HAS assists in 729-acre purchase

Spring Creek Greenway Project: HAS donates 11-acre sanctuary to Montgomery Co. for project

 
 
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