Native Prairies Association of Texas

The Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT) is a nonprofit membership organization and an accredited land trust. Our mission is dedicated to the conservation, restoration, and appreciation of native prairies, savannas, and other grasslands in Texas.

We protect prairies through acquisition, partnerships, and conservation easements. NPAT-owned properties include the Burleson Prairie near Temple, Elder Prairie Preserve near Brenham, Maddin Prairie Preserve near Colorado City, Lawther-Deer Park Prairie in Deer Park, Harvey Prairie near Mount Vernon, Talbot Brothers Preserve and Mary Talbot Prairie near New Boston, Riesel Prairie near Marlin, Cannon Farm and Paul Mathews Prairie near Greenville, and the Dowell Ranch near Austin. These and our easement holdings protect over 6,000 acres statewide.

We restore native prairie on our own lands, work with our landowners to restore their lands, and promote restoration on other private and public lands to benefit the native plant communities, pollinators, grassland birds and other prairie wildlife of Texas. We share informational resources and advice on restoration. Maddin Prairie Preserve, conservation easements at Daphne Prairie near Mount Vernon and the Kirchoff Family Farm near Floresville host regular restoration and workshop activities.

We teach about the prairie and its value through our chapters, workshops, presentations, field trips and a variety of volunteer opportunities. NPAT has a robust volunteer member group serving our Dowell Ranch headquarters near Austin, and four active chapters serving members in Greater Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas, and the Fayette Prairie region.