Have a picnic. Go fishing. Do some birdwatching. Take a chat. Just unplug. You can do all of it at this Sugar Land park.
SUGAR LAND, Texas — If you’re keen on the outside and haven’t been but, add Cullinan Park to your to-do listing.
“It’s a 750-acre nature park that’s only a gem in our neighborhood,” says Robin Mallett, president of the Cullinan Park Conservancy.
Have a picnic. Go fishing. Do some birdwatching. Take a chat. Just unplug. You can do all of it at this Sugar Land park.
“It’s a tremendous place to come back for households for each bodily and psychological well being,” Mallett says.
KHOU 11 viewer Virginia despatched us out to Cullinan Park, particularly mentioning all of the critters she sees on her each day walks: rabbits, possum, raccoons, armadillos, deer, wild hogs, alligators, turtles, geese, snakes, squirrels, otters and eagles.
“We’ve even had bobcat photographed right here,” says Mallett.
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More than 277 totally different sorts of birds have been noticed right here too, which motivated the Conservancy to construct this chook viewing space stuffed with native vegetation and water options.
“Numerous our birds keep excessive up within the cover, so this attracts them down,” Mallett explains.
The statement tower on White Lake can also be a preferred perch for birds and birders.
“It’s type of the long-lasting image of Cullinan Park,” says Mallett. “Most individuals who come right here begin proper right here on the boardwalk and wish to go straight to the statement tower.”
New bridges over Oyster Creek, added just lately, opened up a complete new part of the park to discover as nicely. More enhancements are on the way in which.
“In August, now we have new trails and extra parking, which we desperately want, will probably be beginning to go in,” Mallett shares.
Think of the park as a type of wild oasis not removed from the large metropolis.
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“Nature is so critically essential and Cullinan is a kind of wild areas that all of us have an obligation to guard and protect,” says Mallett.
That’s the place the Conservancy is available in. While the City of Sugar Land maintains and operates the park, the Conservancy helps fund enhancements, like Learning Exploration and Play (LEaP), nature exploration and play areas for youths.
“We need individuals to come back benefit from the park, but in addition assist the park,” Mallett says, including that the Conservancy just lately launched its Friend of Cullinan Park program. “You can turn out to be a pal, donate to the park and get some park swag.”
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