The Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is a 155-acre non-profit urban nature sanctuary located a few miles from Downtown Houston on the western edge of Memorial Park.
Disaster and Renewal
When Hurricane Ike made landfall in 2008 as a Category 4 storm, it passed directly over Houston, leveling trees across the city, including those at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. A severe drought in the summer of 2011 further damaged the Arboretum’s remaining trees, resulting in catastrophic canopy cover loss of 50% and the subsequent encroachment of invasive species. The stream that crosses the northern portion of the site was plagued by streambank scouring and high sedimentation.
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