kylejack Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Buffalo Bayou Partnership is looking for heat-tolerant, enthusiastic volunteers (ages 16 +) who are available to "play in the mud" at the newly created wetlands at Buffalo Bend Nature Park along the bayou's east sector. There are 7,000 wetland plants that have already been placed, and 2,000 more will be put in as the park's first phase of design plans near completion. The planting schedule: 9am: Gather at the site, planting instruction and demo. 9:30-11:30: Planting of wetland plants in designated areas. noon: Round-up tools, supplies. What you need to bring: Water, sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat, clothes that breathe and rubber boots that can get muddy (waders if you have them). Questions: If you can attend or if you have questions, please contact Jessalyn Ballard, our volunteer and outreach coordinator, at jballard@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 4. Directions: From I-10 coming from Houston, going towards Beaumont. -Exit Wayside and make a right -Follow Wayside down over multiple bridges -Turn left at Ave. W -Ave. W. dead ends at Buffalo Bend Nature Park (at Sgt. Macario Garcia Drive) For more information about Buffalo Bend Natiure Park, please visit: http://www.buffaloba...endnatpark.htmlFrom a Facebook status update they sent out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 That's on Saturday, the 22nd. Sounds fun, yet filthy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Yeah, forgot to add in the date, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I'm putting on my rubber boots and heading down there tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I'm putting on my rubber boots and heading down there tomorrow.Sounds like fun BUT that water is literally crappy.Every station along the Bayou with ecoli measurement are usually above the EPA 394 standard for contact recreation. In other words, Should you really be touching that water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Sounds like fun BUT that water is literally crappy.Every station along the Bayou with ecoli measurement are usually above the EPA 394 standard for contact recreation. In other words, Should you really be touching that water?Simple solution: DON'T DRINK THE WATER!Just touching the water isn't a big deal unless you have open wounds and hepatitus. Just don't drink it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Simple solution: DON'T DRINK THE WATER!Just touching the water isn't a big deal unless you have open wounds and hepatitus. Just don't drink it...The park is about thirty feet above the bayou. The ponds were full of relatively poo-free rainwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 How did this go? I wish I could have attended, but I was in Dallas (their growth around the rail lines makes me jealous everytime I am up there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Got busy and couldn't go, but just noticed these pics from Steven Upperman. http://upperman.smug...80_Bfahc#P-1-28 Smugmug encourages hot-linking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Yeah, that's me with mud-butt. Fortunately I had a towel in the car and my phone was NOT in the pocket that ended up underwater! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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