A highlight of the FWP Annual General Meeting held October 20, 2022 was the announcement from guest speaker Natahalie Bue, HPARD Park Naturalist, that Woodland Park was one of 26 parks selected as a Nature Preserve under the newly passed City of Houston Nature Preserve Ordinance. In addition to Woodland Park, nearby Freed Art and Nature Park and White Oak Park have also been included. The Preserve designation is focused on the undeveloped natural areas of the parks (for Woodland Park, that’s the bayou area and surrounding riparian forest) and seeks to preserve and restore natural habitat and limits developments to those that support “passive recreation” activities such as hiking and birding. Removal of invasive species and other restoration activities will take place by 2030. See the video below to hear it straight from Nathalie! Thank you to Nathalie and all who were able to attend!