Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Film Series: Rio
2023-08-19 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and settle in for an outdoor film series that celebrates the wonder of birding. Selected films inspire and entertain birders and nature enthusiasts of all ages.
7-8:30pm – Houston Museum of Natural Science Docents to Go will highlight fascinating bird facts!
8:30pm – film screening of Rio
All films will be in English with Spanish subtitles. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Today’s Film: Rio – Family-friendly animated film about a rare macaw named Blu who leaves his home in small-town Minnesota and heads to Rio to help save his species.
Cost: Free
Parking information can be found here.
BBP Members receive popcorn, a drink, and BBP koozies for two! Click here to become a Member and take flight with us today!
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Bird's Eye View Boat Tour
2023-08-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-30 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | ALLEN’S LANDING, 1001 Commerce Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Climb aboard our pontoon boat tour for a unique and immersive experience observing birds in their natural habitat along Buffalo Bayou. Birding guides will take you on an informative, relaxing, and scenic journey that allows you to spot a variety of birds from a unique vantage point.
We encourage you to bring your own binoculars. Water and light snacks will be provided.
Cost: $35
$25 for BBP and Houston Audubon Members
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Birding Walk at Tony Marron Park
2023-08-26 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | TONY MARRON PARK, 808 N. York Street, Houston, Texas, 77003
Discover the diversity of birdlife with a guided walking tour along Buffalo Bayou at Tony Marron Park (808 N. York Street). Expert guides will help you spot and identify a variety of species and share fascinating insights into their behavior and habitat.
We encourage you to wear comfortable shoes and bring water and binoculars. Limited binoculars will be available.
Cost: $5
Free for children under the age of 12, BBP Members, and members of Houston Audubon.
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Summer Species: Butterfly Walk
2024-05-18 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | JACKSON HILL BRIDGE
May 17 Update: This butterfly walk will proceed as planned despite Thursday’s storm!
We’re fluttering into summer with a series of nature walks exploring this year’s Summer Species, butterflies! Learn about local butterfly species, life cycle, and habitat on this discovery tour of Buffalo Bayou with Nancy Greig, founding director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center (now retired). An avid natural historian “jack of all trades”, she has a particular interest in native plants and insects. At home she keeps busy with a butterfly garden, honeybee hives, and purple martin houses.
This inaugural Butterfly Walk includes an artist talk with Michelle Matthews, creator of The Houston Monarch Story, an educational art piece located in the pollinator prairie near Jackson Hill Bridge. Members of BBP’s Conservation team will also be on site to answer questions.
Additional Information:
Meet at Jackson Hill Bridge (on the Allen Parkway side) just east of Flora Restaurant.
Parking is recommended at the 300 block of Jackson Hill Street off Memorial Drive. More information available here.
Walking tours are 90 minutes and cover approximately 3 miles. Comfortable clothing and good walking shoes recommended.
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Summer Species: Butterfly Briefing
2024-06-08 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-06-22 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-06-29 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-07-06 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-07-13 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-07-20 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-07-27 09:00 - 09:30, 2024-08-03 09:00 - 09:30 UTC and 3 more dates | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Join us every Saturday in June through August for “Ask the Expert” and dive into the wondrous world of butterflies and other pollinators during our Summer Species series. Find out why these tiny creatures are essential for keeping our environment healthy, helping plants grow, and making sure we have food. Get tips on protecting them, enjoy chatting with experts who can answer all your questions, and watch the transformation of caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly in our very own mini habitat. Don’t miss out on these fun and informative sessions!
Additional Information:
Meet at The Water Works Visitor Center next to the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.
Parking is available in the adjacent parking lot or along Sabine Street.
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Summer Species: Butterfly Walk
2024-06-15 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-20 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-08-17 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | JACKSON HILL BRIDGE
We’re fluttering into summer with a series of nature walks exploring this year’s Summer Species, butterflies! Learn about local butterfly species, life cycle, and habitat on this discovery tour of Buffalo Bayou with Nancy Greig, founding director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center (now retired). An avid natural historian “jack of all trades”, she has a particular interest in native plants and insects. At home she keeps busy with a butterfly garden, honeybee hives, and purple martin houses.
Additional Information:
Meet at Jackson Hill Bridge (on the Allen Parkway side) just east of Flora Restaurant.
Parking is recommended at the 300 block of Jackson Hill Street off Memorial Drive. More information available here.
Walking tours are 90 minutes and cover approximately 3 miles. Comfortable clothing and good walking shoes recommended.
RSVP

Summer Species: Flutter Fling
2024-06-15 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | LOST LAKE, 3422 Allen Parkway, Houston, 77007, United States
Join us for Flutter Fling, a summer butterfly extravaganza! Participate in butterfly crafts, face painting, paletas, and then join the Pollinator Parade from Lost Lake to the Jackson Hill Bridge, where you can spot butterflies at The Houston Monarch Story by Michelle Matthews, a living art piece that uses larger-than-life butterfly sculptures and a growing pollinator prairie to educate the community about the importance of native plants to butterflies.
Families can also enjoy a 90-minute Butterfly Walk (approximately 3 miles) led by Nancy Greig, former director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center, beginning at 9am. RSVP for the Butterfly Walk here.
Flutter Fling is part of Summer Species: Butterflies, a series that celebrates the importance of butterflies to our bayou ecosystem from May – August 2024.
Schedule:
9-10:30am: Butterfly Walk or Kids Craft
10:30am: Pollinator Parade from Lost Lake to Jackson Hill Bridge
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Summer Species: Butterfly Briefing
2024-08-31 09:00 - 09:30 UTC | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Join us every Saturday in June through August for “Ask the Expert” and dive into the wondrous world of butterflies and other pollinators during our Summer Species series. Find out why these tiny creatures are essential for keeping our environment healthy, helping plants grow, and making sure we have food. Get tips on protecting them, enjoy chatting with experts who can answer all your questions, and watch the transformation of caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly in our very own mini habitat. Don’t miss out on these fun and informative sessions!

Additional Information:
Meet at The Water Works Visitor Center next to the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.
Parking is recommended at the 300 block of Jackson Hill Street off Memorial Drive. More information available here.
Walking tours are 90 minutes and cover approximately 3 miles. Comfortable clothing and good walking shoes recommended.
RSVP

Summer Species: Invasive Plant Eradication Unit Pop-Up
2025-05-10 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Join us every Saturday in May through August for the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit will pop-up! Artist Mark Dion created the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit in 2011 as an interactive artwork responding to the one of Buffalo Bayou’s key challenges: the proliferation of non-native species. For Summer Species, the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit will pop-up at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park on second Saturday mornings from 9 – 11am to share information on common invasive species in our area, the importance of native species, and what we can do to sustain them.
Visitors will also be able to make native seed “bombs” to help spread native species at home or in the park!

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In the Weeds Walking Tour
2025-05-17 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-06-21 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-07-19 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-08-16 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | LOST LAKE, 3422 Allen Parkway, Houston, 77007, United States
Join in Summer Species, BBP’s annual celebration of a native plant or animal found along Buffalo Bayou!
This year, our In the Weeds Walks will explore native plants and the insects that pollinate them along Buffalo Bayou! Follow along this discovery tour of Houston’s historic waterway ecosystem with Nancy Greig, founding director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center (now retired). An avid natural historian “jack of all trades”, she has particular interest in plants and insects, but birds, mammals, herpetofauna, and fish are all on her radar. At home she keeps busy with a butterfly garden, honey bee hives, and purple martin houses.

Cost
12 and over: $5
Children under 12: free
Duration
90 minutes
Meeting Location
Lost Lake, just below Flora Restaurant (3422 Allen Parkway at Dunlavy)
Parking is recommended at the 300 block of Jackson Hill Street off Memorial Drive. More information available here.
Walking tours are 90 minutes and cover approximately 3 miles. Comfortable clothing, good walking shoes, and a water bottle are recommended.

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Summer Species: Invasive Plant Eradication Unit Pop-Up
2025-06-14 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-12 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Join us on the second Saturday of the month from May through August from 9 – 11am for the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit will pop-up!
Artist Mark Dion created the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit in 2011 as an interactive artwork responding to the one of Buffalo Bayou’s key challenges: the proliferation of non-native species. For Summer Species, the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit will pop-up at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park to share information on common invasive species in our area, the importance of native species, and what we can do to sustain them.
Visitors will also be able to make native seed “bombs” to help spread native species at home or in the park!

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Summer Species: Invasive Plant Eradication Unit Pop-Up
2025-08-09 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Join us on the second Saturday of the month from May through August from 9 – 11am for the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit will pop-up!
Artist Mark Dion created the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit in 2011 as an interactive artwork responding to the one of Buffalo Bayou’s key challenges: the proliferation of non-native species. For Summer Species, the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit will pop-up at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park to share information on common invasive species in our area, the importance of native species, and what we can do to sustain them.
Visitors will be able to make native seed “bombs” to help spread native species at home or in the park!
In addition, visitors can join Lualo Studio and Buffalo Bayou Partnership for a hands-on flower pounding workshop using native Texas plants to create eco-printed notecards. As we make art together, we’ll share stories about land, migration, and memory—honoring those who came before us and those who continue to grow roots here. Come connect, reflect, and create with community.

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