--- title: Batiste Creek Conservation Easement | Unique Places to Save description: Batiste Creek permanently protects 1,218 acres of bottomland forest, more than 200 acres of wetlands, and 7.7 miles of streams in Liberty County, Texas. image: https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-05.jpg --- [![Unique Places to Save logo](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20horizontal-1.png?width=1254&height=380&name=logo%20horizontal-1.png "Unique Places to Save logo")](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/) - [PROJECTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/projects) - SERVICES - [FOR MITIGATION BANKERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-mitigation) - [FOR LAND MANAGERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/land-planners-managers) - [FOR LANDOWNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-for-landowners) - [FOR RESTORATION PARTNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/dam-removals) - ABOUT - [OUR GOALS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-goals) - [OUR VALUES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-values) - [OUR TEAM](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/team) - [CONTACT US](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/contact) - UPDATES - [CONSERVATION EASEMENTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) - [MITIGATION BANKING](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) - [WORKING LANDS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/working-lands) - [RIVERS, WETLANDS & DAMS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) - [CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) - [CONSERVATION STORIES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) - [ORGANIZATION NEWS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) - [ALL POSTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Batiste Creek ### Protecting 1,218 acres of bottomland forest, wetlands, and streams in Liberty County, Texas **Here you can edit the background of the section** ![service 1 d\_tall](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/service%201%20d_tall.png) ![service 1 m](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%201%20m.png) ![Conserve, Restore, and Habitat impact badges](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/con%20res%20hab%20badge.png "Conserve, Restore, and Habitat impact badges") ## BOTTOMLAND FOREST AND WETLANDS PROTECTED FOREVER The Batiste Creek conservation easement permanently protects 1,218 acres in Liberty County, Texas, east of Houston. The property sits in the Pine Island Bayou watershed, part of the Neches River Basin, and includes more than 200 acres of wetlands and 7.7 miles of streams and tributaries. Large, intact natural tracts are increasingly rare in Southeast Texas, where industry, timber management, and transportation corridors have shaped much of the land. Batiste Creek is one of the exceptions. Its floodplain still works as a floodplain, its wetlands are still connected to its streams, and wildlife can still move through a broad, undeveloped landscape. At 1,218 acres, it is one of the largest properties Unique Places to Save protects. ### 1,218 Total Acres Conserved ### 200+ Acres of Wetlands Protected ### 7.7 Miles of Streams Protected ![project 2 d](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/project%202%20d.png) ![project 2 m](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/project%202%20m.png) ![Conserve badge, with Restore and Habitat outlined](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/conserve%20res%20hab%20badge.png "Conserve badge, with Restore and Habitat outlined") ## CONSERVE The conservation easement keeps Batiste Creek in a predominantly natural, scenic, forested, and undeveloped condition in perpetuity. It restricts industrial development and land disturbance across the whole property, protecting its bottomland hardwood forest, riparian woodland, wetlands, and more than 40,000 linear feet of streams. Unique Places to Save holds the conservation easement, recorded in February 2026, and worked with the Batiste Creek Mitigation Bank to place it on the property. ![acres-conserved](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/acres-conserved.png?width=64&height=64&name=acres-conserved.png) Conserved Land ![undeveloped-land](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/undeveloped-land.png?width=64&height=64&name=undeveloped-land.png) Undeveloped Land ![floodplain-protection](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/floodplain-protection.png?width=64&height=64&name=floodplain-protection.png) Floodplain Protection ![Cypress trees standing in shallow floodplain water under a clear winter sky at Batiste Creek](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-03.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=batiste-creek-03.jpg) ![Straight woods road lined with young pines and hardwoods at Batiste Creek, Texas](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-02.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=batiste-creek-02.jpg) ![Small stream running through young pine and hardwood forest at Batiste Creek, Texas](https://43952016.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/43952016/hubfs/photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20texas.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20texas.jpg) ![Cypress trees standing in shallow floodplain water under a clear winter sky at Batiste Creek](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-03.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=batiste-creek-03.jpg) ![Restore badge, with Conserve and Habitat outlined](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/con%20restore%20hab%20badge.png "Restore badge, with Conserve and Habitat outlined") ## RESTORE Parts of Batiste Creek were drained for timber management, which changed how water moved across the floodplain. The mitigation plan calls for restoring natural processes across 964 acres and enhancing 200 acres of riverine forested wetland. The goal is a floodplain that functions naturally and stays connected to its stream corridors. That restoration work is now underway. ![wetland](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/wetland.png?width=64&height=64&name=wetland.png) Wetland Restoration ![healthy-forests](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/healthy-forests.png?width=64&height=64&name=healthy-forests.png) Forested Wetlands ![Puddled woods road through pine and bare hardwood forest at Batiste Creek, Texas](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-01.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=batiste-creek-01.jpg) ![Cypress trunks and knees in shallow water in the Batiste Creek floodplain](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-04.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=batiste-creek-04.jpg) ![Grassy opening between young pines with standing water in the foreground at Batiste Creek](https://43952016.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/43952016/hubfs/photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20in%20texas.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20in%20texas.jpg) ![Cypress trunks and knees in shallow water in the Batiste Creek floodplain](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-04.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=batiste-creek-04.jpg) ![Habitat badge, with Conserve and Restore outlined](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/con%20res%20habitat%20badge.png "Habitat badge, with Conserve and Restore outlined") ## HABITAT The property is dominated by bottomland hardwood forest, mixed riparian woodland, and wetland plant communities typical of the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain. These habitats offer stopover and wintering habitat for migratory birds and support amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and aquatic life. Wildlife found on the property includes white-tailed deer, raccoons, Virginia opossums, nine-banded armadillos, wood ducks, red-bellied woodpeckers, northern cardinals, Carolina wrens, cottonmouths, green anoles, American bullfrogs, and green treefrogs. The wetlands and streams also store and slow floodwater, filter runoff, and hold sediment, which helps protect water quality downstream in the Neches River Basin. ![bird](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/bird.png?width=64&height=64&name=bird.png) Migratory Birds ![water-quality](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/water-quality.png?width=64&height=64&name=water-quality.png) Water Quality Protection ![habitat](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/habitat.png?width=64&height=64&name=habitat.png) Healthy Habitats ![bottom green 1 d](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/bottom%20green%201%20d.png) ![bottom green 1 m](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/bottom%20green%201%20m.png) ## Project Gallery - ![Cypress trunks and knees rising from floodplain water at Batiste Creek in Liberty County, Texas](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-05.jpg?width=2400&height=1800&name=batiste-creek-05.jpg) - ![Cypress trees standing in shallow floodplain water under a clear winter sky at Batiste Creek](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-03.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=batiste-creek-03.jpg) - ![Small stream running through young pine and hardwood forest at Batiste Creek, Texas](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20texas.jpg?width=1600&height=1200&name=photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20texas.jpg) - ![Straight woods road lined with young pines and hardwoods at Batiste Creek, Texas](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-02.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=batiste-creek-02.jpg) - ![Pond ringed by pine and hardwood forest at Batiste Creek in Liberty County, Texas](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg?width=1920&height=1440&name=photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg) - ![Cypress trunks and knees in shallow water in the Batiste Creek floodplain](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/featured-projects/batiste-creek/batiste-creek-04.jpg?width=1200&height=900&name=batiste-creek-04.jpg) - ![Grassy opening between young pines with standing water in the foreground at Batiste Creek](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20in%20texas.jpg?width=1600&height=1200&name=photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20in%20texas.jpg) - ![Shallow water crossing a path through bottomland forest at Batiste Creek, Texas](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20easement%20texas.jpg?width=1600&height=1200&name=photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20easement%20texas.jpg) ![home 5 d](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/home%205%20d.png) ![home 5 m](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/home%205%20m.png) ## ![Pond ringed by pine and hardwood forest at Batiste Creek in Liberty County, Texas](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg?width=564&height=423&name=photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg)The Batiste Creek Project Batiste Creek protects a large, connected tract of bottomland forest and wetland in a fast-changing part of coastal Texas. The easement makes that protection permanent, and the restoration now underway through the mitigation bank is designed to help the land recover natural processes that were lost to drainage. > Working with Unique Places to Save on our wetland mitigation project has been an absolute pleasure. From start to finish, their team made the entire process incredibly smooth and straightforward. They took the time to understand our specific goals and ensured that our conservation efforts were tailored to protect the unique value of our property for the long term. > > **Christie Parker, Batiste Creek Landowner** ## Project Partner [![batiste creek mitigation bank](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/batiste%20creek%20mitigation%20bank.png "batiste creek mitigation bank")](https://batistewoodsbank.com/) ![service 3 d](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%203%20d.png) ![service 3 m](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%203%20m.png) ## WHEN CONSERVATION & MITIGATION WORK TOGETHER [![Blackberries ripening on a bramble at the edge of a young pine forest.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/photo%20of%20poes%20landing%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) ##### [Poe's Landing | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Learn More ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A slow stream winds through an open wetland meadow lined with cattails and shrubs, with a band of trees on the horizon under a golden evening sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/image%20of%20wetlands%20conservation.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-bank-long-term-management) ##### [What Happens After a Mitigation Bank is Complete?](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-bank-long-term-management) [Learn More ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-bank-long-term-management) [![A salt marsh at dusk, with tidal pools reflecting a pink and blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/photo%20of%20galveston%20texas%20wetland.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pelican-island-mitigation-conservation-easement) ##### [Pelican Island | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pelican-island-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Learn More ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pelican-island-mitigation-conservation-easement) [![A slow, shaded creek running through bright green summer woodland.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/photo%20of%20monkey%20wrench%20mitigation%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/monkey-wrench-mitigation-conservation-easement) ##### [Monkey Wrench | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/monkey-wrench-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Learn More ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/monkey-wrench-mitigation-conservation-easement) ![wave5](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/wave5.svg) ![Sin título-5](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Sin%20t%C3%ADtulo-5.svg) ## 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