Brazosport

Jackson Plantation Site Tour
2026-10-03 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-11-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-12-05 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | Abner Jackson Plantation Site, FM 2004 near Hwy. 332 Behind Target, Lake Jackson, Texas, 77566
Visit the historic archeological site of Major Abner Jackson, the namesake of the city of Lake Jackson. Once a prosperous sugar plantation, the site was destroyed by the same hurricane that devastated Galveston. Discover the sugar making process of the 1840s, how convict labor replaced slave labor during the 1870s, and how destructive the hurricane of 1900 truly was to the Texas Coast.

Bird Banding
2026-10-17 08:00 - 12:00, 2026-11-21 08:00 - 12:00, 2026-12-19 08:00 - 12:00 | Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, 299 W. Hwy. 332, Lake Jackson, Texas, 77566
The banding station is an excellent opportunity to see birds up close and to learn about birds that live or migrate through the Brazosport Area. Watch volunteers collect baseline data on bird populations at the sanctuary.
