samiamj Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii272/samjow/dontcutdowntree.jpg Click on https://webintake.houstontx.gov/web_intake/Controller and select the service type of PR Tree Code Violation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 cedar elms are nice trees, but that one only looks decentcut it down and plant three more further from the pavement problems solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiamj Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) I talked to our Shady Acres Civic Club (SACC) president: According to the BPA, it is not a native tree. This association is going to cut down every non-native tree down the bayou.I'm sorry but any tree that produces shade and oxygen, I want it. I am totally against that notion. Edited July 9, 2008 by samiamj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin2002 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I've used that tree for shade before when I need a break from my bike ride, it is in a good spot and I don't see any reason to cut it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I talked to our Shady Acres Civic Club (SACC) president: According to the BPA, it is not a native tree. This association is going to cut down every non-native tree down the bayou.I'm sorry but any tree that produces shade and oxygen, I want it. I am totally against that notion.well to cut it because it is not native is just stupid....I figured they had at least half of a real reason....the tree stays!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmariar Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 You might try talking to someone at Trees for Houston - at the least, they may have some helpful suggestions based on their past preservation efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiamj Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Thanks, I just emailed Trees for Houston. I see both sides of the issue. Some non-native trees suck up a lot of water but I prefer the shade from that tree and any other tree when I bike. It will take years for a native tree to grow into that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/HomeHort/F4Best/nLowWaterPlants.htmcedar elms can survive on 10-20" a year.....so they can survive in Houston just fineI figured there was some encroachment issue with the tree hence my original postnow it sounds like idiots running loose that have no real clue about plants Edited July 9, 2008 by TexasVines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiamj Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 This is the response I got from the City of Houston:Dear Mr. Jow,We appreciate your concern, but this Chinese elm tree is an invasiveexotic. This tree is to be removed as part of the Harris CountyWaterway Assessment and Restoration Project. If you look around thetree, you will see dozens of seedlings coming up. The seed iswindblown and is now known to be a problem tree. We have alreadyremoved almost all of the other invasive exotics and we missed thistree.The City of Houston Parks & Recreation department are our partners andare aware that we are removing invasive exotic species.If you have further questions about this matter, please contact EricRuckstuhl at 713-298-3021.Sincerely,Eric RuckstuhlEyes on the Bayou CoordinatorA second response:Mr. Jow: I would like to add that under this program we typically plant native trees to replace the invasives that are removed.Sincerely, J. Tynan Kelly, PresidentBayou Preservation Association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiamj Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Jim Mackey of the White Oak Bayou Association has resolved the issue for us. Thank you Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I have 8 acres of cedar elm trees, and I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Jim Mackey of the White Oak Bayou Association has resolved the issue for us. Thank you Jim.How was this resolved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiamj Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Jim Mackey spoke with Eric Ruckstuhl... the tree chopper. He debated with him that the tree has been there ever since the beginning of the trail. Jim chopping seedlings at this time to prevent the invasion of the Cedar Elm. But so far the big tree is allowed to exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Jim Mackey spoke with Eric Ruckstuhl... the tree chopper. He debated with him that the tree has been there ever since the beginning of the trail. Jim chopping seedlings at this time to prevent the invasion of the Cedar Elm. But so far the big tree is allowed to exist.is it a Chinese (Lacebark) Elm or a Cedar Elm......there is a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiamj Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 Chinese elm tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I just noticed it today just north of the I-10 crossing of the bayou. It's the only tree growing straight out of the bayou that's left after flood control took all of the others out decades ago. It's got what appear to be gold bows and red globe ornaments. I thought it was interesting, it's no evergreen, but, hey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Pictures ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Pictures ?Not at the moment. Perhaps I can snap a few when I'm back out there again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arivechi Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I often ride up the White Oak Bayou bikepath. The other day when I did my usual U-turn on the grass at the north end of the dead-end (after the bridge to nowhere), I noticed a bunch of wooden stakes lined up in the grass possibly showing the planning of a northward extension of the trail. Anyone have more info on this bike path extension? I did see the article in the Chronicle yesterday about the general idea of expanding the city's bike trails but it didn't mention any trail specifically. http://www.chron.com...iz/7114095.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 The best guy to ask about the bikeways is Dan Raine, the city's Bicycle Coordinator. I asked him and he saysYes, that’s the extension of the WOB trail to Antoine, we’re just getting started and it’s a 12-18 month construction schedule, so maybe by December 2011. Weather is a HUGE factor on construction projects – especially when working in bayous….He quoted the same completion time for the Heights MUP being completed into downtown (currently it terminates just short of UHD a few hundred yards). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I believe there was also a proposal for extending this trail south along the Bayou and potentially on to Memorial Park. It ran into some opposition and I'm not sure if that plan has been abandoned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arivechi Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 The best guy to ask about the bikeways is Dan Raine, the city's Bicycle Coordinator. I asked him and he says He quoted the same completion time for the Heights MUP being completed into downtown (currently it terminates just short of UHD a few hundred yards). Thanks for the update! appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
house567 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 In the interests of more cyclists and pedestrians, the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has put out a call for planning studies. More information can be found at www.h-gac.com/go/pedbike.It's all about "connectivity". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ig2ba Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 In the interests of more cyclists and pedestrians, the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has put out a call for planning studies. More information can be found at www.h-gac.com/go/pedbike.It's all about "connectivity".There are a lot of buzzwords in the transportation and planning world, and connectivity is one of them thrown around often, sometimes with meaning and sometimes not.But it's a pretty damn important concept for bikes. I mean, if the sidewalk ends, and you are an able-bodied pedestrian, you just ... keep walking. But on a bike, the barricades, and steep slopes with glass and other sharp debris on the sides convince me not to take this path again by bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Anybody out there know what is going on along White Oak Bayou? The old MKT right-away has been turned into a trail. For the past few weeks they have been installing what looks like storm water drainage along the trail immediately south of the UH-downtown parking lot. They now have a large, approx 1 acre, area cleared along the right-away. Any ideas as to what is going on and who is in charge of this work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 (edited) It's not the final stage of the trail construction? The trail currently ends abruptly under the freeways. Trail is expected to be completed around November 2011. Edited September 27, 2010 by kylejack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I can see that. I think I mentioned it last week briefly on the Ballet Bldg topic. The actual bank of the bayou is stripped, as well as the flat ground above, to the north. It looks like they have concrete pipes laid out, but I can't tell what they'd be used to drain from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Isn't N. Main supposed to be slightly rerouted to jog to the west of the new METRO Burnett Station? That may be what's being cleared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm fairly sure this is related to the finishing of the trail. You can see them working on it along White Oak Bayou as it heads toward the railroad tracks just south of Hogan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Yes, its the Heritage West Trail that will connect UH-Downtown to the finished MKT trail and also connect to the Stude Park trails on the north side of White Oak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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