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The Delores Fenwick Nature Center is the hub for the City of Pearland's ongoing efforts to educate about wildlife and wild spaces, encourage connection with nature through outdoor recreation, and improve local landscape through habitat restoration.

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱This week's native plant is Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia). This drought tolerant tree survive...
09/03/2026

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱

This week's native plant is Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia). This drought tolerant tree survives in a variety of soil types and turns yellow in the autumn. Their bark can develop "cork wings' which are raised lines of bark tissue that shed as the tree matures. Cedar elms are the host plant for larval Mourning Cloak and Question Mark Butterflies. 🦋

Fun Fact: The leaves of a cedar elm feel like sandpaper.

You can see this native tree and others along the trails at the John Hargrove Environmental Complex.

Fall Program Registration for programs at the Delores Fenwick Nature Center is NOW OPEN! Start your Fall by getting conn...
09/02/2026

Fall Program Registration for programs at the Delores Fenwick Nature Center is NOW OPEN! Start your Fall by getting connected to your community and the nature that is in it. Visit pearlandparks.com to register today!

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱This week's native plant is Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)! These vining plants are fou...
08/27/2026

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱

This week's native plant is Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)! These vining plants are found throughout the southern United States and begin blooming in late July. Passionflowers produce a small fleshy fruit known as a maypop, which is edible and has a sweet-tart taste.

Fun Fact: The Passionflower is the host plant for Gulf fritillary butterflies and Plebeian sphinx moth! 🦋

You can see this native prairie plant and others at the Shadow Creek Ranch Nature Trail, located at 1801 Kingsley Drive in Pearland, TX.

This summer at Camp Pelican was a perfect mix of outdoor fun and indoor curiosity! Thank you to our sponsors for helping...
08/22/2026

This summer at Camp Pelican was a perfect mix of outdoor fun and indoor curiosity! Thank you to our sponsors for helping us reel in another unforgetting summer!🎣

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UFCU
Texas Emergency Care Center
Chara Christian Dance Academy
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😎Good luck this school year, campers! Keep learning, keep echoing kindness, and soar high.

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱This week's native plant is Snow on the Prairie (Euphorbia bicolor)! Blooming from late July ...
08/20/2026

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱

This week's native plant is Snow on the Prairie (Euphorbia bicolor)! Blooming from late July to October, this plant creates large white patches in the mostly green prairie landscape. Their sap can be an eye or skin irritant to some people and honey produced from this plant is known as "jalapeño honey", as it can cause irritation to the mouth and throat of the person that consumes it.

You can see this native plant blooming now at the Shadow Creek Ranch Nature Trail, located at 1801 Kingsley Drive in Pearland, TX.

Happy World Lizard Day! Texas Horned Lizards have excellent camouflage. Swipe through the photos to see if you can spot ...
08/14/2026

Happy World Lizard Day! Texas Horned Lizards have excellent camouflage. Swipe through the photos to see if you can spot the Texas Horned Lizard in each one.

Texas Horned Lizards are threatened in Texas, making them even harder to spot in the wild. Habitat loss, introduction of Red Fire Ants, and Over Collection are just a few of the reasons their wild population is in decline. The DFNC, and other facilities throughout the state, work with TPWD to breed and release hatchling Texas Horned Lizards back into the wild to help increase the wild population.

Be sure to stop by the DFNC soon to see our new Texas Horned Lizard exhibit.

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱This week’s native plant of the week is Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)! Prairie ...
07/30/2026

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱

This week’s native plant of the week is Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)! Prairie Blazing Star is a perennial plant that can grow over 5ft in height! This plant blooms in late summer and is a favorite among pollinators and predators, like the Praying Mantis featured in our photo.

Fun Fact: Prairie Blazing Star is the larval host plant for the Bleeding Flower Moth!

You can see this native prairie plant and others at the Shadow Creek Ranch Nature Trail, located at 1801 Kingsley Drive in Pearland, TX.

We are thrilled to announce we have successfully hatched another healthy clutch of Texas Horned Lizards at the Delores F...
07/24/2026

We are thrilled to announce we have successfully hatched another healthy clutch of Texas Horned Lizards at the Delores Fenwick Nature Center (DFNC)!

Texas Horned Lizards while once plentiful throughout the state of Texas are now considered a Threatened Species, due to many factors including habitat loss and Imported Red Fire Ants. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), along with partnering organizations and zoos, like the DFNC, are releasing captively raised Texas Horned Lizards to help increase population numbers in the wild.

These hatchlings will remain behind the scenes, away from guests, so staff can closely monitor their growth and development. The hatchlings will be released back into the wild in several months.

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱This week’s native plant of the week is Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides)! Texas Lantana is ...
07/23/2026

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱

This week’s native plant of the week is Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides)! Texas Lantana is a perennial native located in east and central Texas, primarily in the Hill Country and Texas Gulf Coast. This species thrives in hot, sunny environments and is highly adaptable. Texas Lantana favors well-drained sandy, loam, clay, or caliche soils and is completely drought tolerant. This plant can be identified by its clusters of yellow, orange, and red flowers.

Fun Fact: All parts of the Texas Lantana plant are highly toxic to humans, dogs, and grazing livestock!

To learn more about native flora, visit the Delores Fenwick Nature Center at 5750 Magnolia Pkwy, Pearland, TX 77584!

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱This week’s native plant of the week is Salt Marsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica)! Salt Mars...
07/16/2026

🌱Native Plant of The Week!🌱

This week’s native plant of the week is Salt Marsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica)! Salt Marsh Mallow is a native shrub located along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, spanning from New York, south to Florida, and west to Texas. This species naturally thrives in the brackish and freshwater marshes of the Texas coastal plains. Salt Marsh Mallow can be identified by their 5-petaled pink flowers and long yellow stamens.

Fun Fact: Salt Marsh Mallow seeds are highly rich in oils, making the plant an excellent, renewable candidate for biodiesel production!

To learn more about native flora, visit the Delores Fenwick Nature Center at 5750 Magnolia Pkwy, Pearland, TX 77584!

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5750 Magnolia Pkwy
Pearland, TX
77584

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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