Tree Planting – January 26, 2013
Event Details:
When: Saturday, January 26, 2013 9 am – noon
Where: Little Cypress Creek Preserve
14900 Telge Road
Cypress, TX 77429
View a map of directions here.
What to wear/bring:
• Long pants/long sleeves
• Your own filled water bottle for drinking
• Closed-toed shoes (boots/rain boots/shoes that can get muddy!)
Bring if you have:
• Gallon containers to haul water
• Wheelbarrow for hauling mulch
• Gardening gloves
• Shovels
• Other implements for trail work
RSVP at info@bayouland.org or 281-576-1634
This event is free for all Bayou Land Conservancy Members. Not a current member? Join online today by clicking here. Now is the best time to join! You’ll gain access to all of our 2013 member events including canoe/kayak trips down Spring Creek, butterfly counts, BioBlitz and more!
Non-members are welcome to attend for a small fee of $5 per individual.
Thanks again to Apache Corporation as we help them plant their 3 millionth tree this weekend!
City of Conroe Trail Day
Bayou Land Conservancy’s City of Conroe Trail Day, held on Saturday, November 10th was a huge success, as we cut trail on our newest preserve in the City of Conroe with the Woods Project and Green Bank. The 25.62-acre City of Conroe Preserve is our 42nd Conservation Easement, and protects a number of massive American sycamore trees.
Canoes, The Creek, and the Commissioner
Attention Members: Join Bayou Land Conservancy and Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner R. Jack Cagle on October 20 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM for a sunset paddle along one of the most scenic stretches of Spring Creek. This event is open to all members. If you don’t have your own, kayaks and canoes will be provided by REI and Harris County for the first 50 members to RSVP.
A Watershed Event
Bayou Land Conservancy’s a Watershed Event Gala was a huge success! A packed room of more than 230 attendees were present when Bayou Land Conservancy announced the acquisition of a new 100-acre piece of land near Cypress. Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle delivered an impassioned speech about the past, present, and future of the Spring Creek Greenway, and we honored a many individuals important to the mission of the organization, including teachers Amber Schumacher, Dr. Laura Sigworth, Elizabeth Achar, Traci Styers, and Melissa Boddie; environmental reporter Matt Tresaugue; Texas State Senator Tommy Williams and Texas State Representative Dan Huberty; and quality of life businessman Mike Garver. A delicious meal made from all local ingredients was served and unique giveaways were donated.
Thanks to our sponsors:
ExxonMobil
Commissioner Jack Cagle
Green Bank
Capital One Bank
ApachEco
TexasBottleBill.com
Powell Electrical Systems
Julie and Paul Herman
The Woodlands Development Co.
Frost Bank
SWCA
Waste Management
SpawGlass
Horizon Environmental Services, Inc.
Jones & Carter
Wesley & Gudrun Sykes
Jay Widman
Ted Bosquez
Shelley Grahmann
Scott & Deborah Kiester
Caroline & Damien Carey
Omar & Imrana Sharief
Jennifer & Andy Lorenz
Linda & David Knowles
Canoes, Kayaks, and the Creek
Thank you to all the members that came out to our Canoes, Kayaks, and the Creek event on Saturday August 11th. We had about 50 attendants join us on an excursion down the Spring Creek Greenway and had the honor of having Commissioner Cagle along with us. We’d like to thank our members for being so supportive of our cause and we would like to thank all our new members that came out with us!
The event could not have been a success without the help of our board members and staff and we congratulate everyone for all their hard work!
Mussel Pond Adventure Day!
Thanks to everyone that came out to our Mussel Pond Adventure Day on Saturday, July 14th. We hope you all enjoyed exploring our Mussel Pond Preserve and we greatly appreciate the help we received in clearing the trails! Thanks to our board members and staff, we had about 30 participants at this event and we look forward to seeing all the new members in our upcoming events!
Bayou Land Conservancy BioBlitz for Beginners
Thanks to all who joined us on April 21 at 9:00 a.m. as we scoured our Spring Trails Preserve to find and document as many species of plant and animal species we could in one morning! The photo above, from the event, shows a Bayou Land Conservancy plant expert teaching participants about local plant species.
View event details here.
Directions to the Spring Trails Preserve can be found here.
New Year Tree Planting!
When: Saturday February 4, 2012 from 9 a.m. to noon
Where: Little Cypress Creek Preserve – 14900 Telge. Rd, Cypress Tx, 77429 in NW Harris County.
directions located here
Wear: coat, hat, work gloves, boots, water jug
Have your own tools? Bring shovels, clippers, and wheelbarrows.
RSVP to info@bayouland or (281)576-1634 to register your attendance and reserve your tree. We look forward to seeing you there!
Wilderness Weekend at the Houston Zoo!
Saturday, October 8, 2011
9 am – 3 pm
Houston Zoo
1513 Cambridge St.
Houston, TX 77030
near the reflection pool.
Learn more about how you can help our local environment! There will be crafts, games, and prizes – fun for the whole family.
15th Annual Gala
Our Gala held on Thursday, April 28th at
Northwest Forest Conference Center was a huge success.
For more details on the evening, check out the from the week of May 5th!
Without the kind contributions of the following people and businesses, this event would not have been such a success.
- Guests enjoyed a beautiful meal prepared by Chef James Nakayama featuring food from the following local farms: Cheesey Girl in Sealy, Atkinson Farms in Spring, and Kalbow Farms in Cypress.
- REI donated a tent, camping chairs, and camping accessories valued at $400
- The Progressive Forum of Houston four tickets to hear and meet author Michael Pollan
- Northwest Forest Conference Center provided a getaway for two to their facility including strawberries and champagne
- Whole Earth Provision Co. provided a $10 Gift Certificate to every attendee of the event
- Plants for All Seasons Nursery provided lovely native plants to decorate tables that guests were able to take home.
Special thanks to our numerous sponsors for this event:
ExxonMobil
SpawGlass Civil Construction
ApachEco
Houston Pipe Line Co.
The Woodlands Development Co.
Oppenheimer Foundation
Julie and Paul Herman
Amegy Bank
Berg-Oliver Associates Inc.
Capital One Bank
Green Bank
Hallett Materials
Horizon Environmental Services Inc.
Houston Esperanza
Damien and Caroline Carey
Tony Cavender
Poly and Bruce Cline
Ken Hertel and Dian Learakos
Scott and Deborah Kiester
Jennifer and Andy Lorenz
Hollis and Dara Millard
Joe and Blanca Sanchez
Wesley and Gudrun Sykes
Heather and Coleman Tucker
Jay Widman
Thanks to our ongoing supporters:
Houston Endowment
Hamman Foundation
Huffington Foundation
Hershey Foundation
Congressman McCaul congratulates Bayou Land Conservancy on 15 years of important work!