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This park site will be unlike any other play space in Houston. Built along the slope of Buffalo Bayou, the play area contains features intended to inspire a love of nature within children. The 28,000-square foot area was designed by SWA Group with assistance from North Carolina State University’s Natural Learning Initiative (NLI), which specializes… Read more »
To bring something truly special to Buffalo Bayou Park for young park users, Buffalo Bayou Partnership and SWA approached North Carolina State University’s Natural Learning Initiative (NLI). The team, including landscape architects Robin C. Moore, Director of NLI, and Jesse Turner, NLI landscape architect, provided their expertise of designing and programming nature play and learning spaces around the… Read more »
A group of thoughtful and caring donors joined together to name the dog park in honor of their good friend Johnny Steele. For more than 30 years, Johnny’s name has been synonymous with elegance and beauty as witnessed by the civic spaces and private gardens he has designed throughout our city and state. Johnny routinely applies… Read more »
With cooler weather comes a desire to get outdoors. As you enjoy Buffalo Bayou Park this fall, you’ll see the following construction projects “in the works”: The dam at Lost Lake is installed, and work continues on the visitor center which will house a canoe and kayak rental facility, Grab and Go food service and Clark… Read more »
Why is this area at Dunlavy and Allen Parkway called “Lost Lake?” In the 1970s, a pond was lost in the western end of the park. Buffalo Bayou Partnership is restoring this body of water to include a cascading water feature and adding landscaping including a robust variety of trees, shrubbery and wetland plants thanks… Read more »
As you explore Buffalo Bayou Park this summer, you will see construction progressing nicely. Construction at Lost Lake continues (pictured in the masthead above). The building’s lower level, which will ultimately house a canoe and kayak rental facility, is complete. Work on the main level of the building and site work around Lost Lake continue…. Read more »
After the busy summer festival season, Buffalo Bayou Partnership is beginning construction in Eleanor Tinsley Park that will improve the overall visitor experience. Left: Eleanor Tinsley Park during a special event. Right: The park during every day use. The changes in the area between Taft Street and Sabine Street will include upgraded infrastructure for special events… Read more »
Update (2018): The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is accessible through a street-level entrance to the right of our Visitor Center located at 105 Sabine Street. Tours of the Cistern are now available. Tickets must be purchased in advance. View the schedule and purchase tickets here. This post was originally published on July 11, 2013. Some information may… Read more »
Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Katy Prairie Conservancy (KPC) are collaborating to increase Houston’s prairies. Twice monthly, KPC and its volunteers comb through some of the most pristine prairies left in the area including College Park Prairie, Nash Prairie and, of course, Katy Prairie for the best wildflower and native grass seeds that will be planted in a dozen acres of “pocket… Read more »
While encouraging people to take transit, ride their bikes or walk to Buffalo Bayou Park, Buffalo Bayou Partnership worked very hard to accommodate more parking spaces while not jeopardizing the park’s green spaces. Our plan for Buffalo Bayou Park includes increased parking at the following major destinations: The Water Works area: 50 new spaces Eleanor… Read more »
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