TPWD News Release — Jan. 3, 2012 While much of the park retains
the same tall grasses that helped hide the Texian army as it
approached Mexican Gen. Santa Anna’s encampment during the Texas
Revolution, portions of the historic battleground have become
overgrown with a canopy of alien Chinese tallow trees. A large
area of the battleground has been cleared of this invasive tree
imported from Asia and is now ready to be seeded with native
grasses and wildflowers. Since very few areas of Texas today
retain native prairie consisting of a landscape rich in plant
diversity because of loss of habitat caused by farming,
overgrazing and development. TPWD had been having a difficult
time finding the coastal region type of prairie plants that once
grew across the battleground. In addition, the site’s existing
prairie was too small and patchy for a successful harvest.
Fortunately, League City’s Benoit Prairie Park holds 44 acres of
one of the highest quality remnant prairies left on the Gulf
Coast. Likewise, U of H’s Galv