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Find the latest news about Buffalo Bayou Partnership and all the doings along Buffalo Bayou.

Feb 04

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 to celebrate the completion and opening of Buffalo Bend Nature Park, a scenic 10-acre greenspace parcel of land located on S/Sgt. Macario Garcia Drive in Houston’s East End, near the Port of Houston turning basin.

 Phase II enhancements include hike and bike trails, a bayou overlook shelter, interpretive signage, and amenities such as benches and trash receptacles.  Other park features include three wetland ponds in which 10,000 wetland plants have been planted, rock walls, and a cistern.

With a $500,000 Texas Parks & Wildlife grant and matching funds raised by BBP and Harris County Precinct 2, the non-profit organization and the County were able to proceed with both phases of design and construction.

SWA Group was responsible for landscape architecture, while CORE Design Studio and Interpretive Insights developed the interpretive signage. Trees For Houston donated numerous trees as a beautiful finish to the park.

WHERE:
Buffalo Bend Nature Park
2300 S/Sgt. Macario Garcia Drive
Houston, Texas  77011

WHEN:
Wednesday, February 10th from 10:30 a.m. – noon

Media/Photo Opportunities include:

  • Ribbon Cutting
  • 5th – 8th Grade student attendance from Ripley House Charter School and Promise Community Schools
  • Educational stations include wildflower seed ball making, learning the importance of native plants and chatting with bat experts
  • Speakers:
    • Collin Cox, Buffalo Bayou Partnership Board Chair
    • Commissioner Jack Morman, Harris County Precinct Two
    • Dana Lagarde, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
    • Sonny Flores, Buffalo Bayou Partnership Chair Emeritus

 

PARKING:
Media parking located at Buffalo Bend Nature Park. For media parking reservations, please contact Trudi Smith at tsmith@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 103.

 

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Brief history of Bayou Bend Nature Park:

In 2004, a coalition of non-profit and governmental agencies (Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Trust for Public Land, Harris County Precinct Two, Harris County Flood Control District and the National Oceanic Administration’s Coastal Estuarine Land Conservation Program) came together to acquire and transform an abandoned industrial property in Houston’s East End into a natural greenspace now known as Buffalo Bend Nature Park. Once the property was acquired, the park was transferred to Harris County Precinct Two.

Buffalo Bayou Partnership completed Phase I park improvements in 2010 which included the addition of three storm water filtration ponds, rock walls, cistern and approximately 10,000 wetland plants and trees. Phase I was made possible with a Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program grant and additional private funding and in-kind services.

About Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Created in 1986, Buffalo Bayou Partnership is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization transforming and revitalizing Buffalo Bayou, Houston’s most significant natural resource. For more information, visit www.buffalobayou.org.

For press inquiries, email Trudi Smith, Director of PR and Events, or call 713.752.0314 ext. 103.

News Coverage

  • Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s East Sector Plans Get a $10 Million Boost Houstonia Mag, December 9, 2020
  • What’s next for Buffalo Bayou? $10 million grant accelerates master plan's 3 key projects Houston Chronicle, December 9, 2020
  • Here's the next show coming to the Cistern. Imagine a turntable. Houston Chronicle, November 24, 2020
  • Houstonians toast Buffalo Bayou Park's birthday with picnic under the stars Culture Map, November 11, 2020
  • Houston’s Beloved $58 Million Park Celebrates a Milestone With the Ultimate Starry Night Paper City, November 9, 2020
  • Picnic celebrates Buffalo Bayou Park Houston Chronicle, November 6, 2020
  • Check Out Carmen Herrera: Estructuras Monumentales, an Exhibition 50 Years in the Making Houstonia Mag, October 28, 2020
  • El parque Buffalo Bayou celebra su quinto aniversario Univision, October 26, 2020
  • Buffalo Bayou’s new soundtrack is heard in landscape thanks to ROCO Houston Chronicle, October 22, 2020
  • The story behind the new sculptures at Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park Houston Chronicle, October 20, 2020
more

Press Releases

  • Houston Endowment Awards Buffalo Bayou Partnership $10M Grant December 9, 2020
  • Immersive Installation by Anri Sala in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern November 23, 2020
  • Houston Celebrates Texas Arbor Day by planting 600 trees at Buffalo Bend Nature Center November 10, 2020
  • Carmen Herrera: Estructuras Monumentales (En Español) September 28, 2020
  • A “musical scavenger hunt” with ROCO and Buffalo Bayou Partnership September 21, 2020
  • Artful Anniversary: A series of virtual and visual arts events through the month of October to celebrate 5 Years of Buffalo Bayou Park September 10, 2020
  • Carmen Herrera: Estructuras Monumentales September 3, 2020
  • Harris County Flood Control District and Buffalo Bayou Partnership Making Repairs along Buffalo Bayou as part of the Hurricane Harvey Recovery Program August 20, 2019
  • Carlos Cruz-Diez at the Cistern: Spatial Chromointerference April 11, 2018
  • Encounter: Meeting Points on Buffalo Bayou March 5, 2018
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Monthly Newsletters

  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - January 2021 January 13, 2021
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  • Bringing Buffalo Bayou to You: Part 9 May 28, 2020
  • Bringing Buffalo Bayou to You: Part 8 May 20, 2020
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