Find the latest news about Buffalo Bayou Partnership and all the doings along Buffalo Bayou.
Some interesting facts collected about Buffalo Bayou Park: 160 acres stretching along 2.3 miles of the bayou 14,000 trees planted* 30,000 square feet = size of Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark 250,000 = number of Mexican free-tailed bats living under Waugh Drive Bridge, the second largest colony in Texas 2 acres = size of the… Read more »
Buffalo Bayou Partnership is working diligently toward park completion in June 2015. Take a look at the construction currently in the works: • Lost Lake site work continues and the pond is taking shape. The upper water garden and cascade also are proceeding, and driveways for the parking lot are poured. The structure for the… Read more »
Here is an overview of what’s in the works in Buffalo Bayou Park: Harris County Flood Control District has started planting several thousand new trees along the channel from Taft upstream to Shepherd. BBP is also planting a variety of plants and native grasses between Montrose and Waugh on both sides of the bayou. The… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
For press inquiries, email Karen Farber, BBP VP of External Affairs, or call 713.752.0314 ext. 353.
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