Lone Star College-Tomball and the Bayou Land Conservancy formed a partnership that will give LSC-Tomball students access to unique learning opportunities along with supporting land conservation, according to a May 12 news release from the college.
The Bayou Land Conservancy acquired Arrowwood Preserve, a 117-acre forest in Montgomery County across Spring Creek from LSC-Tomball, in 2020, according to the release. The Bayou Land Conservancy has applied for construction permits to build an outdoor classroom. The outdoor classroom will be used like a lab and give students a chance to interact hands on with the concepts they learn in textbooks or online.
“Once we had the land rights in hand, we knew immediately we wanted to form a partnership with LSC because of their history of caring for the community. In the pandemic, we all realized in new ways the value of our outdoor spaces,” BLC Executive Director Jill Boullion said in the news release.
Students studying natural resources, biology and environmental sciences will be able to use the outdoor classroom along with opportunities for archeology excavation, cartography experience and nature courses, according to the news release.
