Why has the Johnny Steele Dog Park been closed since the Tax Day Flood? The dog park has remained closed because of the release of water from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, which were built to prevent downstream flooding along Buffalo Bayou. The release of water being held at these reservoirs can take several weeks… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Updates
Buffalo Bayou Partnership Update: April 21, 2016
We sincerely hope you and your families have remained safe and dry during this week’s heavy rains and flooding. The Maintenance and Operations Team at Buffalo Bayou Partnership is monitoring the bayou level, assessing areas of the parks and trails, and watching the forecast. As our priority is safety, we ask users to please exercise… Read more »
MEDIA/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Buffalo Bend Nature Park Complete
Buffalo Bend Nature Park Complete Public grand opening of 10-acre waterfront park along Buffalo Bayou’s scheduled for Feb. 10 Media Contacts: Amery Reid, Harris County Precinct 2 amery.reid@pct2.hctx.net, 713-274-2356 Trudi Smith, Buffalo Bayou Partnership tsmith@buffalobayou.org, 713-752-0314 x 103 WHAT: Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) and Commissioner Jack Morman of Harris County Precinct Two invite the public… Read more »
Registration Now Open for BBP Regatta
Join us for the 44th annual Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta, Texas’ largest canoe and kayak race and one of the top five largest in the nation! Paddlers, ages 12 and up, are encouraged to participate in this 15-mile American Canoe Association sanctioned race along scenic Buffalo Bayou. Whether you’re entering competitively or paddling for fun, don’t miss out on… Read more »
Ribbon Cutting for Buffalo Bend Nature Park in Houston’s East End
The public is invited to the ribbon cutting for Buffalo Bend Nature Park! This unique 10-acre park located near the Port of Houston Turning Basin features wetland ponds, hike and bike trails, native plantings, interpretive signage and an overlook. Offering passive recreation and wildlife conservation, the site serves as a beautiful eastern trailhead along Buffalo Bayou…. Read more »
Buffalo Bayou Access at Woodway NOW OPEN
The Buffalo Bayou Access at Woodway in Memorial Park is now open to the public! This site is a popular put-in for paddlers who are interested in seeing the various segments of this historic waterway. Did you know that the Buffalo Bayou paddling trail is 26 miles long? Learn more about it at Texas Parks… Read more »
Share the Love
Buffalo Bayou Partnership is excited to partner with Subaru for its Share the Love campaign that strives to make a positive impact by donating to select local and national charities. From now until January 2, 2016, Gillman Subaru Southwest will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased to the charity of your choice. So if you’re in the… Read more »
Updates on BBP Projects
Sunset Coffee Building Early next year will mark the completion of the Sunset Coffee Building, one of the few remaining industrial buildings along Buffalo Bayou and a contributing structure within downtown’s Market Square Historic District. BBP, with Houston First Corporation, has transformed the site to feature: canoe/kayak and bike rental facilities at ground level; a… Read more »
Looking East
Now that Buffalo Bayou Park is complete and downtown’s TIGER trail and Sunset Coffee Building’s restoration are wrapping up, BBP is initiating plans for the bayou’s east sector. Planning is underway to make an important trail connection from Allen’s Landing to McKee Street east of downtown. This addition will link to several miles of trails… Read more »
Word is Spreading about Buffalo Bayou Park and BBP
This fall, we met with several groups to discuss Buffalo Bayou Park, BBP’s history, and the organization’s past and future projects. Board members from City Parks Alliance, a national organization that advocates for urban parks, were in Houston as guests of Doreen Stoller, Hermann Park Conservancy Executive Director and an Alliance board member. The group took… Read more »