Neches River project

The U.S. Forest Service, through its’ Forest Legacy Program (FLP) has included the Big Thicket Neches River Corridor Project in Hardin, Jasper, and Orange counties in its funding. This covers 39,762 acres of private forest along 63 miles of the Neches River. A conservation easement will provide a buffer for the Big Thicket National Preserve’s federally protected river corridor managed by the National Park Service.
The FLP is a conservation program of the U.S. Forest Service in partnership with state agencies which encourages the protection of privately owned forest lands through conservation easements or land purchases. The Sierra Clob has sought protection for the Neches River for 50 years. The Texas Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, and the Conservation Fund were also participants in the project.