How GBEP Backs the Bay
Our community Backs the Bay through a variety of ways from public events to onsite projects with our partners and stakeholders. See what’s going on around the Bay.
Featured Project
Middle Armand Bayou Protection Project
Armand Bayou Nature Center (ABNC) is an urban preserve located in Pasadena, Texas, that protects three vanishing Gulf Coast habitats: wetland forest, coastal tallgrass prairie, and Armand bayou and its surrounding marshes. The preserve provides habitat for 370 wildlife species.
At the end of 2024, ABNC, in partnership with Harris County Precinct 2 and ExxonMobil, closed on 1,147 acres of habitat to conserve this area of the coast in perpetuity. This addition brings ABNC to a total of 3,947 acres, making it the largest urban wilderness preserve in Texas. The Galveston Bay Estuary Program provided partial funding of $390,000 to the Middle Armand Bayou Protection Project through our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding. Contributions from GBEP, Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act funds through Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District Bonds, RESTORE Act funds through TCEQ, and private foundation funds raised by ABNC totaled $11.7M, with the remaining land value donated by Exxon Mobil.
Archived featured projects
Bay Happenings
Come visit with GBEP staff and partners at one of these upcoming events.
GBEP Programs and Events
Bay Ambassador Programs and Events
12th State of the Bay Symposium
February 24, 2026 – February 25, 2026
Beautify the Bucket
March 10 – May 26World Ocean Day
June 7 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm
Are you looking for resources, activities, programs, or a place to explore Galveston Bay on your own? Find this and more on our Bay Ambassadors page.