Walking Tour: Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons
2016-02-20 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | bird-grasshopper
Enjoy free, one-hour walking tours presented by BBP and Katy Prairie Conservancy, Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons, taking place the 3rd Saturday of each month. Led by Texas Master Naturalists, the discussion will revolve around how the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
Date: Saturday, February 20
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am
Location: Meet at the Wortham Insurance Visitor Center at The Water Works (105 Sabine Street)
RSVPs are required; 25 person max
If you would like to attend this walking tour, please RSVP to Sylvana Loc at sloc@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 104.
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Whole Foods Market Community Giving Day
2016-02-24 07:00 - 22:00 | Copy-of-AllensLanding-SS-Coffee-e1484851772677
Support Buffalo Bayou Partnership during Community Giving Day at Whole Foods Market Montrose (701 Waugh Dr) and Kirby (2955 Kirby Dr) locations on Wednesday, February 24. Learn more about the Waugh Drive Bridge bat colony from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department volunteers and BBP’s programs. Also, bring the kids to make bat masks! And be sure to SHOP, as Whole Foods Market will donate 5% of all sales from the day to Buffalo Bayou Partnership!

Lunch & Learn
2016-03-02 11:00 - 14:00 | YP-Mixer-Invite1
The community is invited to an open house Lunch & Learn kicking off an awareness campaign highlighting Buffalo Bayou Partnership programs and initiatives, plus a myriad of related amenities and activities geared towards Houstonians and travelers.
Hotel ICON will sell boxed lunches and its signature rubber duckies. Katz Coffee will be sampling and selling coffees, including Bayou Blend. Proceeds from the ducks and Bayou Blend have played an integral role in fundraising for the revitalization of Buffalo Bayou including the transformation of Buffalo Bayou Park and renovation of the Sunset Coffee Building, which will soon serve as a key point of bayou entry, education and discovery within the downtown historic district.
If you plan on attending, please RSVP to Sylvana Loc.

Presenting organizations/businesses will include:

Bayou City Adventures – kayak rentals
Bayou City Outdoors – promotion of outdoor activities
Bike Barn – bike rentals
BikeHouston – trail options
EarthShare of Texas – promotion of members’ missions to a better environment
Get Out Here Houston – comprehensive outdoors website and app for the Houston Gulf Coast region
The Heritage Society – Houston’s only outdoor, interactive historic museum and park
Jesse H. Jones Nature Center – Buffalo Bayou wildlife
Katy Prairie Conservancy – seed collecting for Buffalo Bayou prairie and walking tours of Buffalo Bayou Park
Katz Coffee – Bayou Blend tasting and sample distribution
Native Plant Society – native plants living along Buffalo Bayou
The Wave – shuttle and culinary and arts tours

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Walking Tour: Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons
2016-03-19 10:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
This walking tour is full. Please check for other dates to RSVP to.

Enjoy free, one-hour walking tours presented by BBP and Katy Prairie Conservancy, Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons, taking place the 3rd Saturday of each month. Led by Texas Master Naturalists, the discussion will highlight how the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am
Location: Meet at the Wortham Insurance Visitor Center at The Water Works (105 Sabine Street)
RSVPs are required; 25 person max

TIGER Trail Ribbon Cutting
2016-03-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Facebook
Please join Mayor Sylvester Turner, Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Houston Parks and Recreation Department for a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Buffalo Bayou Path: Smith St./Travis St. Link, a USDOT TIGER Grant Project.
Ceremony:
March 31, 2016 at 10 am
Baker Commons at Sesquicentennial Park (behind the Wortham Theater)
Parking available at:
Entrance #6 (Texas Ave. at Bagby St.) or Entrance #8 (Prairie St. at Smith St.)

Compassion Week 2016 Opening Ceremony
2016-04-10 14:00 - 17:00 | bird-grasshopper
Houston’s 2nd Annual Compassion Week is a week-long celebration to showcase Houston’s compassionate culture and to build compassion for one another. Compassion Week features workshops, service projects and creative ideas for cultivating compassion. We hope you and your community will participate and join us!
To learn more about Compassion Week and how you can participate, please visit compassionatehouston.org.

Monthly Volunteer Day
2016-04-16 08:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
Houstonians, ages 9 and up, are invited to join Buffalo Bayou Partnership for community-wide volunteer days at Buffalo Bayou Park happening the third Saturday of each month. Your efforts will lead to a healthier environment and a more aesthetically pleasing amenity for all to enjoy.
Volunteers will help with a variety of tasks, including but not limited to: trash pick-up, mulching and weed removal. We do ask that all volunteers bring their own work gloves. All other necessary work tools will be provided by BBP.
To sign up, please read the Volunteer Information packet and complete an online Volunteer Waiver with the event date.
Volunteer Information Volunteer Waiver
Questions? Contact Sarah McIntire at smcintire@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 303 for more information.
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Walking Tour: Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons
2016-04-16 10:30 - 11:30, 2016-05-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2016-09-17 10:30 - 11:30, 2016-10-15 10:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
Enjoy free, one-hour walking tours presented by BBP and Katy Prairie Conservancy, Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons, taking place the 3rd Saturday of each month. Led by Texas Master Naturalists, the discussion will highlight how the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am
Location: Meet at the Wortham Insurance Visitor Center at The Water Works (105 Sabine Street)
RSVPs are required; 25 person max
If you would like to attend this walking tour, please RSVP to Sylvana Loc at sloc@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 104.

﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿UTHealth S﻿﻿tom﻿﻿p Out Stroke Festival
2016-05-14 10:00 - 17:00 | bird-grasshopper
Bring your family and friends to UTHealth’s Stomp Out Stroke Festival, a free, family-friendly event featuring stroke and brain education, nutrition and fitness education, free health screenings, music, entertainment, food and family activities.
Registration is required. Learn more about how you can participate at strokefestival.org.

Walking Tour: Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons
2016-06-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2016-07-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2016-08-20 18:30 - 19:30 | bird-grasshopper
Enjoy free, one-hour walking tours presented by BBP and Katy Prairie Conservancy, Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons, taking place the 3rd Saturday of each month. Led by Texas Master Naturalists, the discussion will highlight how the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: Meet at the Wortham Insurance Visitor Center at The Water Works (105 Sabine Street)
RSVPs are required; 25 person max
If you would like to attend this walking tour, please RSVP to Sylvana Loc at sloc@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 104.

Pokémon Go Walking Tour
2016-09-14 18:00 - 20:00 | bird-grasshopper
Capture your favorite Pokémon during a walking tour along Buffalo Bayou! Pokémon are known to love hiding in public parks and recreation areas, so get outside and catch them all! Led by Michael Coppens of Houston First and your friends at Buffalo Bayou Partnership, guests will learn more about our city’s historic waterway.
Tour will start from The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park to the Sunset Coffee Building at Allen’s Landing and back. Please wear comfortable shoes, this is approximately a 3.75 mile walk!
Reservations are required, please email Sylvana at sloc@buffalobayou.org.
Limited to 50 people.
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Walking Tour: Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons
2016-11-19 10:30 - 11:30, 2016-12-17 10:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
Enjoy free, one-hour walking tours presented by BBP and Katy Prairie Conservancy, Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons, taking place the 3rd Saturday of each month. Led by Texas Master Naturalists, the discussion will highlight how the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am
Location: Meet at the Wortham Insurance Visitor Center at The Water Works (105 Sabine Street)
RSVPs are required; 25 person max
If you would like to attend this walking tour, please RSVP to Trudi Smith at tsmith@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 103.

Walking Tour: Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons
2017-01-28 10:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
Enjoy a free, one-hour walking tour presented by BBP and Katy Prairie Conservancy, Buffalo Bayou – from Mastodons to Marathons. Led by Texas Master Naturalists, the tour will highlight how the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
Date: Saturday, January 28
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 am
Check-In Location: Wortham Insurance Visitor Center at The Water Works (105 Sabine Street)
RSVPs are required; 25 person max If you would like to attend this walking tour, please RSVP to Trudi Smith at tsmith@buffalobayou.org or 713-752-0314 ext. 103.

Walking Tour
2017-12-16 10:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 am
Parking: City Lot H
Location: The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park (105 Sabine St.)
Enjoy a free walking tour in Buffalo Bayou Park highlighting the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas that created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
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Moving East: Community Meeting
2018-02-06 18:00 - 20:30
We want your input!
Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP), the non-profit organization revitalizing Houston’s historic waterway, is moving east. After developing Buffalo Bayou Park and other award-winning green space projects in the downtown area, BBP is making plans to transform the 5-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou from US 59 to the Port of Houston Turning Basin.
BBP invites you to attend a community gathering to offer your input and ideas on Buffalo Bayou East Sector plans.
Tuesday, February 6
6-8:30pm*
DeLuxe Theater
3303 Lyons Avenue
Wednesday, February 7 (Spanish translation will be available)
6-8:30pm*
BakerRipley
Ripley House Community Center
4410 Navigation Boulevard
*Light dinner will be served
For additional information and to RSVP: info@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 101
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Expansión Hacia el Este: Reuniones Comunitarias del Sector Este
2018-02-06 18:00 - 20:30
¡Queremos tu opinión!
Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP), la organización sin fines de lucro encargada de renovar el canal histórico de Houston, está expandiendo sus esfuerzos hacia el este. Después del exitoso y premiado desarrollo del Parque Buffalo Bayou y otros proyectos de los espacios verdes cerca del centro de la ciudad, BBP está planeando transformar las cinco millas del canal Buffalo Bayou desde la carretera US 59, hasta su cuenca en el Puerto de Houston.
BBP le invita a las reuniones comunitarias para contribuir sus ideas sobre los planes del Sector Este de Buffalo Bayou.
Martes, 6 de febrero
6–8:30 PM*
DeLuxe Theater
3303 Lyons Avenue
Miércoles, 7 de febrero**
6–8:30 PM*
BakerRipley
Ripley House Community Center
4410 Navigation Boulevard
Para más información y para confirmar su asistencia, favor de mandar correo electrónico a info@buffalobayou.org o llame a 713.752.0314 x101
* Se servirá una cena ligera
** Traducción en español estará disponible

¡Déjanos saber que vienes!

Ecology Walking Tour
2018-02-17 10:30 - 11:30, 2018-04-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2018-05-19 10:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper

CANCELED- Ecology Walking Tour
2018-03-17 10:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
This walking tour is canceled. Please join us for the Ecology Walking Tour in April!
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 am
Parking: City Lot H
Location: The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park (105 Sabine St.)
Enjoy a free walking tour in Buffalo Bayou Park highlighting the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas that created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
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Encounter: Meeting Points on Buffalo Bayou
2018-04-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Gravel Silos
Encounter Continues
For those who did not have a chance to see this past weekend’s Encounter: Meeting Points on Buffalo Bayou, several sites are still available for viewing!
Students from the University of Houston Graphic Design Program created interactive installations showcasing the bayou’s relation to the East End and Fifth Ward Communities.
On view at the following East Sector sites:
Gravel Silos
507 N. Nagle Street
Japhet Creek
4600 Clinton at Emile Street
Yolanda Black Navarro Buffalo Bend Nature Park
2300 S. Sgt. Macario Garcia Drive

ENCOUNTER: Meeting Points on Buffalo Bayou
Información en español acerca de este evento.
Join us for a self-guided tour of six Buffalo East Sector installations by students from the University of Houston Graphic Design Program. These interactive installations express ideas about the bayou’s relation to the East End and Fifth Ward communities.
Enjoy entertainment and food trucks at the North York Boat Launch with beer generously provided by Saint Arnold Brewing Company. Participate in activities at each site and share your ideas related to Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s future plans along the bayou’s East Sector.

View all 6 destinations on Google Maps!

EastEndBikeRide will be leading a social pace bike ride to the Meeting Points on Buffalo Bayou on Saturday, April 7th, 1-4pm. Starting at D&W Lounge – 911 Milby St. in the East End at 1pm, rolling out at 1:30pm. All skill levels are welcome. Don’t forget to bring a camera!
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ENCUENTRO: Lugares de Reunión en Buffalo Bayou
2018-04-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Gravel Silos
Acompáñanos a explorar el sector este del Buffalo Bayou (desde el centro de la ciudad hasta el puerto de Houston) a través de exhibiciones interactivas de arte de los alumnos de Diseño Gráfico de la Universidad de Houston. Localizadas en seis puntos del recorrido, estas instalaciones reflejan la relación entre Buffalo Bayou y sus comunidades adyacentes, en el área este del centro de la ciudad.
Disfruta de actividades interactivas en cada uno de los puntos de reunión y contribuye con ideas o sugerencias acerca del futuro del sector este de Buffalo Bayou. En el área de Nort York Boat Launch habrá entretenimiento, camiones de comida y bebidas proporcionadas por la cervecería St Arnold.
Encuentra los 6 puntos de reunión en Google Maps.
El evento Encuentro: Puntos de reunión en Buffalo Bayou, es traído a ti por el centro para las artes de la fundación Cynthia Woods Mitchell, la escuela de artes Kathrine G. McGovern, y la fundación de becas de la Alianza para las Artes de Houston.
Trae tu bicicleta, ya que el EastEndBikeRide estara ofreciendo un recorrido hacia los puntos de reunión empezando a la 1:00 PM en D&W Lounge – 911 Milby St. ¡No olvides tu cámara!

White Oak to Buffalo Bayou Trail Connection Grand Opening
2018-04-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Homepage
Saturday, April 28 from 10am-1pm
Celebrate the completion of the USDOT TIGER funded project at Johnny Goyen Park at University of Houston-Downtown.

Talking Color: Celebrating Carlos Cruz-Diez in Houston
2018-05-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Birding Walk in Buffalo Bayou East
Public Art of the University of Houston System, along with Buffalo Bayou Partnership, co-host “Talking Color: Celebrating Carlos Cruz-Diez in Houston.” This public event will delve into the eminent artist and his iconic works of kinetic and optical art.
Following an introduction by Lea Weingarten, consulting director of Public Art of the University of Houston System, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Jr., director of Atelier Cruz-Diez Paris and son of the artist, will explore his father’s work in an illustrated conversation with Mari Carmen Ramírez, Wortham Curator of Latin American Art and Director of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. “Talking Color” launches a series of public events across Houston and Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s opening of Carlos Cruz-Diez at the Cistern: Spatial Chromointerence.
A small reception will follow the talk.
Visitor parking can be found at the Welcome Center Parking Garage.
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