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WELCOME FRIEND TO SHELDON LAKE SP!
Sheldon Lake SP is a natural oasis surrounded by industry and development. It is 19-miles east, as the crow flies, from Houston's City Hall.
Some Houstonians don't know SLSP exists. Those who do know come to enjoy a natural oasis inside the urban sprawl.
SLSP is a great destination for picnicking, fishing, birding, wildflowers, hiking, canoeing or for just a nice walk among nature.
Want to learn about alternative energy or green buildings? Stroll through the many displays on the park, points a solar panel or see how much electricity the windmill is cranking out.
Friends Of Sheldon Lake SP (FOSL) purpose is to assist the Sheldon Lake State Park (SLSP) and Environmental Learning Center (ELC) staff achieve their missions of serving as Houston's top Environmental Learning Center and a great family recreation destination.
SLSP is "Greater Houston's Neighborhood State Park." Over 6,000 school children visit the park's Environmental Learning Center annually. The park is made more enjoyable and special with support from the Houston communities.
FOSL was formed to help the park staff and management maintain a natural destination and learning environment a great city like Houston deserves.
FOSL is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization incorporated in the State of Texas. Contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.
Want to help? Here's how!
Become a Member. You, your
organization and your business can all be members of FOSL.
Become a Volunteer. Spend some time helping school kids learn from your enthusiasm of nature, help with the rookery census or guide boy scouts on a nature walk.
Become FOSL FUEL. To make SLSP & ELC the best urban based environmental learning experience requires resources beyond the budgets of school districts and TPWD. We need FOSL FUEL! FOSL inaugurated Funds for Unlimited Environmental Learning (FUEL) to provide the extra umph to the learning experience!
