Balcones Canyonlands Preserve
The Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP) is 30,444 acres of rugged terrain that has old Ashe juniper and oak woodlands. The BCP is not a single tract of contiguous land, it is spread throughout Central Texas. This land is dual purposed, as it provides critical habitat for endangered species such as the Golden-Cheeked Warbler and the Black Capped Vireo. In addition to existing for the habitat for endangered species, these tracts of land provide habitat to numerous other plants and animals as well as contributing to improved air and water quality to the people of Austin and surrounding cities. The City of Austin and Travis County have been buying this critical habitat that the warbler and other plants and animals need to live since 1996. The Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan (BCCP) states that by 2016 30,428 (in which they have seceded) acres of habitat will be conserved to help with fragmentation and growth. This is just one way the State of Texas and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services is trying to combat not only just the Golden-Cheeked Warbler, but many other species as well.
The Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP) is 30,444 acres of rugged terrain that has old Ashe juniper and oak woodlands. The BCP is not a single tract of contiguous land, it is spread throughout Central Texas. This land is dual purposed, as it provides critical habitat for endangered species such as the Golden-Cheeked Warbler and the Black Capped Vireo. In addition to existing for the habitat for endangered species, these tracts of land provide habitat to numerous other plants and animals as well as contributing to improved air and water quality to the people of Austin and surrounding cities. The City of Austin and Travis County have been buying this critical habitat that the warbler and other plants and animals need to live since 1996. The Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan (BCCP) states that by 2016 30,428 (in which they have seceded) acres of habitat will be conserved to help with fragmentation and growth. This is just one way the State of Texas and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services is trying to combat not only just the Golden-Cheeked Warbler, but many other species as well.