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Good news kayakers, canoeists and water enthusiasts! Buffalo Bayou near Montrose is open for park users, just in time for Spring. In mid-March, Harris County Flood Control District contractors completed channel realignment work in this area, allowing users to take uninterrupted trips down the bayou. Check our website for a list of upcoming boat tours. First to get… Read more »
Clockwise from top left: Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)’s trail widening work at Taft and Allen Parkway; Harris County Flood Control District channel realignment work at Jane Gregory Garden; TxDOT and City of Houston’s Shepherd Drive Bridge; Buffalo Bayou Partnership work at Police Memorial for new pedestrian bridge. Phase II of construction will begin in April. This work… Read more »
Would you and your neighbors or friends like to learn more about the improvements underway in Buffalo Bayou Park? Buffalo Bayou Partnership is hosting a series of informational gatherings for residents living along the bayou and those just wanting to learn more about what’s going on. The first event, held on March 21 for 40 Memorial by Windsor… Read more »
Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) continues to conduct channel realignment work near the Police Memorial. Canoeists and kayakers are asked to remove all watercraft at Montrose. After the waterway reopens around mid-March 2013, HCFCD will continue its work upstream to Shepherd. In the coming weeks, HCFCD will also begin major structural work near the Jane Gregory Garden (just… Read more »
Buffalo Bayou Partnership is also planning for several additions to Buffalo Bayou Park that will make exercising along the bayou a family affair. Thanks to the Ray C. Fish Foundation’s recent $1 million grant for Buffalo Bayou Park’s Nature Playground, children will explore their environment in a new playground designed around natural features. Given its location along the… Read more »
Soon, runners, walkers and cyclists will have new and upgraded trails on which to enjoy nature and the bayou. The Texas Department of Transportation and City of Houston continue construction on the Sandy Reed Memorial Trail between Waugh and Sabine. We are happy to report that this work has not discouraged trail users, who are navigating the detours quite… Read more »
Many Houstonians started the new year off with a 26.2-mile marathon or 13.1-mile half marathon. Participants in the 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon had a bayou view as they ran the final stretch of the 41st event on Allen Parkway between Shepherd and Sabine. Despite the rain, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s “Hoopla Station” gave runners at the 24th mile a… Read more »
In its fall issue, Philanthropy Magazine featured Nancy and Rich Kinder, Buffalo Bayou Park’s $30 million catalyst funders, in an article focused on park philanthropy. In October, Buffalo Bayou was named one of the nation’s “10 Great Public Spaces” by the American Planning Association. Read about the announcement press conference with Mayor Annise Parker in the Houston Chronicle… Read more »
Buffalo Bayou Partnership is pleased to welcome Leigh McBurnett as our new Director of Development. Leigh has 17 years of development and non-profit management experience. At the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, she served in numerous fundraising capacities — Assistant Development Director, Senior Annual Giving Coordinator, and Development Assistant. In these positions, she worked to develop and implement the… Read more »
As 2012 comes to a close, we celebrate the significant progress made at Buffalo Bayou Park – Shepherd to Sabine and recognize the generosity of Houston’s leading foundations and corporations. The vision for Buffalo Bayou Park has inspired numerous record-setting gifts including the following: Kinder Foundation’s catalyst $30 million gift, the largest in the history of Houston’s park system… Read more »
For press inquiries, email Karen Farber, BBP VP of External Affairs, or call 713.752.0314 ext. 353.
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