Buffalo Bayou Partnership is hosting a series of special events to highlight the transformation of Buffalo Bayou Park—Shepherd to Sabine.

PICNIC IN THE PARK
Saturday, April 26

11 am – 2 pm
Police Memorial (north of Memorial Drive)
FREE

Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Houston Parks & Recreation Department invite Houstonians to celebrate the north bank completion of the Sabine to Montrose stretch of Buffalo Bayou Park – including a first-time connection from the Carruth Bridge to the Police Memorial site.

Join us for a day of free family fun! We'll have outdoor lawn games including badminton, horseshoes and bocce ball. Pack a picnic and bring a blanket. There will also be food and drinks available for purchase, face painting, balloon artist, boat rides, kayak rides and live entertainment throughout the afternoon.

Guests are encouraged to walk or bike the trails to the Police Memorial area. Those driving are able to utilize the free parking at Lot H (Sabine Street exit off of Memorial Drive, before Houston Avenue). Click here for a map.

Also on view will be an appearance by Re(CYCLE) HUB (created by UofH students), an experience designed to utilize and promote the power of cycling. The Re(CYCLE) HUB will feature three bike trailers, each based on sustainability issues that provide DIY public participation.

Re (CYCLE) HUB is a creative endeavor by the UH Design Build Collaborative, a community engagement initiative merging fourth and fifth year architecture students from the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture with senior and graduate Graphic Design students from the School of Art.

Special thanks to our Picnic in the Park sponsors:

Shop, Save, Support. This Saturday, April 26, Houston businesses will donate 5% of gross sales to BBP and seven other local nonprofits that strive to make Houston a better, more beautiful place. Click here to check out which businesses are participating in the campaign. Please consider supporting these local businesses and help celebrate Earth Day. The more the businesses make, the more they will be able to donate in support of our air, bayous, waterways, birds, prairies and environment.

H-E-B Tear Pad Campaign –
through April 30th

Celebrate Earth Month with H-E-B and EarthShare of Texas. (link to ) Whenever you shop at any H-E-B or Central Market in Texas, grab one of the tear-off coupons at the register to add $1, $3, or $5 to your total bill. Those extra dollars will support the environmental work of EarthShare of Texas organizations, including Buffalo Bayou Partnership!

Buffalo Bayou Partnership is the non-profit organization revitalizing and transforming Buffalo Bayou, Houston's most significant natural resource.

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Buffalo Bayou Park—Shepherd to Sabine is a collaboration of Buffalo Bayou Partnership, the City of Houston through Houston Parks & Recreation Department and Harris County Flood Control District. Over the 30-year life of the project, Downtown TIRZ #3 will contribute $2 million per year for the park's maintenance and operations. The Kinder Foundation has committed a $30 million gift. Buffalo Bayou Partnership has committed to raise the remaining $23 million needed to complete the project.