The Baytown Nature center is located in the old Brownwood
subdivision. Once an upscale neighborhood with great views of the
surrounding bays, most of the area has sunk to sea level or below
due to subsidence from groundwater pumping. After repeated
floodings in the 1970's, the neighborhood was finished off by
Hurricane Alicia in 1983. The remaining homeowners were bought out
by FEMA and the City of Baytown and the area was eventually
converted into a nature center and wetlands. A site on the Great
Texas Coastal Birding Trail, the Nature Center is home to over 300
species of resident and migratory birds. This site is primarily
land-based but there there are some water-based areas around the
marshes and along the bays. Some of the old neighborhood streets
are still there, though many of them are closed to vehicular
traffic. You can still see a few foundations and other evidence of
the homes that were once here. Read more about the history of the
area here.
This cache is located at the Children's Nature Discovery Walk
area (sponsored by ExxonMobil). You are looking for a camouflaged
matchstick holder and there is no need to get off of the
boardwalk.
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