The GCBO assisted the following organizations in purchasing conservation land as outlined below, with funds from the GCBO Land Acquisition Fund (LAF) endowment.

November 2011
Sabal Palms Audubon Sanctuary
(purchased by the Gorgas Science Foundation)
Sabal Palms Sanctuary
Brownsville, Texas
Cameron County
22.25 acres
$5,000 + $10,000 from private donor


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February 2013
Dauphin Island Park & Beach Board
Dauphin Island Audubon Sanctuary & Cadillac Square
Dauphin Island, Alabama
Mobile County
164 acres
$7,000



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December 2013
Native Prairie Association of Texas (purchased by Bayou Land Conservation)
Lawther – Deer Park Prairie Preserve
Deer Park, Texas
Harris County
51 acres
$10,000


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May 2015
The Nature Conservancy
Atchafalaya River Basin Tracts
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Iberville & St. Martin Parishes
5,436 acres
$15,000


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February & October 2018
The Nature Conservancy
Brazos Woods Preserve
Brazoria, Texas
Brazoria County
450 acres
$20,000 + $20,000 = $40,000


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May 2019
Armand Bayou Nature Center 
Middle Armand Bayou 
Pasadena, Texas
Harris County
976 acres
$25,000


May 2020
Galveston Bay Foundation
Flo Hanna Prairie 
Angleton, Texas
Brazoria County
78 acres
$8,100


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February 2021
The Artist Boat 
Coastal Heritage Preserve- Anchor Bay 
Galveston, Texas
Galveston County
75 acres
$30,000


May 2022
Coastal (Katy) Prairie Conservancy
Blackwell Ranch 
Matagorda area, Texas
Matagorda County
304 acres
$15,100


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