Lake Livingston is the second largest lake in Texas, created in 1971 to provide most of Houston’s water. As a result of environments, over bulk-heading, and past management practices, the lake is now devoid of most aquatic vegetation. The result is now a declining habitat for fish fingerlings, increased shore erosion and siltation, and reduced water quality. This la ck of native vegetation exposes the lake to infestation by invasive foreign plants.
Friends of Lake Livingston’s initial plan was to introduce 100,000 native aquatic plants into the lake within 10 years. Now into the fifth year we expect the project to continue as an eco-recovery effort that will create self-sustaining habitat along the non-bulk-headed shoreline and riparian areas.