The Woodlands is an entire community designed to blend with nature. This picture shows just one of the many types of wildlife we all saw while staying at the Woodlands.
Although the land use plan for The Woodlands was created in the late 1960s and early 1970’s, it continues to guide development, thanks to its fundamental correctness and flexibility to accommodate market trends. The original plan utilized the expertise of notables like Ian McHarg, author of “Design with Nature,” William Pereira, Richard P. Browne, Robert Hartsfield, Gladstone Associates and others. This is the team that George Mitchell assembled to piece together the thousands of acres of land that became The Woodlands. They laid the groundwork for a master plan that provided a notable alternative to the urban sprawl that was rampant at the time, and created one of only two HUD Title VII communities to survive and become successful.
Among the many accolades The Woodlands has garnered for environmental preservation and master planning are the Award of Excellence from the Urban Land Institute and the international Nations in Bloom Gold Award.”
