The Buffalo Bayou Partnership was established in 1986 to revitalize and transform Buffalo Bayou, which is Houston's most significant natural resource. It consists of over 2,500 miles of watersheds and bayous. Since its establishment, the Partnership has raised over $100 million, with 80% of that coming since 1995, to fund major capital projects like Sesquicentennial Park, Sabine Promenade, Allen's Landing, and Buffalo Bend Nature Park. Current projects include expanding the East End Trail, cleaning programs, and transforming 160 acres into Buffalo Bayou Park, an urban park visited by 500,000 people within 30 minutes of downtown Houston.
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Sleepy Hollow Lake is one of the most beautiful recreational lakes in NY’s Hudson Valley. Discover Lakeside Lots for Sale in Greene County and homes for sale at The Villas in Athens NY.
Lakefront Lifestyle at Sleepy Hollow Lake.pdfCalvinarnold843
Sleepy Hollow Lake is one of the most beautiful recreational lakes in NY’s Hudson Valley. Discover Lakeside Lots for Sale in Greene County and homes for sale at The Villas in Athens NY.
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Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary - Wetland in Jeopardy - Water Restoration and ...CliftonHasegawa1
For many of us, water simply flows from a faucet, and we think little about it beyond this point of contact. We have lost a sense of respect for the wild river, for the complex workings of a wetland, for the intricate web of life that water supports.
- Sandra Postel
Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation, in turn, becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on to the future. - Charles A. Lindbergh
Attendees of the 4th annual Keep Iowa Beautiful Annual Conference learned, discussed and heard a variety of valuable presentations from distinguished speakers and panelists within the industry. This presentation is for your review; feel free to share with others.
Please contact us if you have any questions, gschnepf@keepiowabeautiful.com.
If you've enjoyed what you've seen here, please consider becoming a member of Keep Iowa Beautiful which helps to continually support the improvement of Iowa communities and impacts statewide economic development.
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Gulf Coast Green 2019. Speaker: Chip Place, Houston Parks Board. Topic: The visionary Bayou Greenways 2020 Plan, and it's impact on flood control and open space.
Park Presidio Historic Trails PowerpointKay Voyvodich
Proposal written, developed and presented to San Francisco Rec & Park as a solution for the issues along of Park Presidio Boulevard. Presented to Golden Gate Parks Trust, NPS and more.
Presentation given by Heidi Horvitz with California State Parks on the Panel: "Weeding in the Wild: Protecting and Preserving National Lands" at the Great Valley Center's Sacramento Valley Forum on October 27, 2010 in Chico, CA
Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary - Wetland in Jeopardy - Water Restoration and ...CliftonHasegawa1
For many of us, water simply flows from a faucet, and we think little about it beyond this point of contact. We have lost a sense of respect for the wild river, for the complex workings of a wetland, for the intricate web of life that water supports.
- Sandra Postel
Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation, in turn, becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on to the future. - Charles A. Lindbergh
Attendees of the 4th annual Keep Iowa Beautiful Annual Conference learned, discussed and heard a variety of valuable presentations from distinguished speakers and panelists within the industry. This presentation is for your review; feel free to share with others.
Please contact us if you have any questions, gschnepf@keepiowabeautiful.com.
If you've enjoyed what you've seen here, please consider becoming a member of Keep Iowa Beautiful which helps to continually support the improvement of Iowa communities and impacts statewide economic development.
Join today: www.keepiowabeautiful.com/memberships
Gulf Coast Green 2019. Speaker: Chip Place, Houston Parks Board. Topic: The visionary Bayou Greenways 2020 Plan, and it's impact on flood control and open space.
Catherine Mosbacher with the Center for Houston's Future presents two very different Scenarios for the future of H-Town. This is her powerpoint presentation. The videos on the two scenarios are separated out for you to view individually.
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Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
5. BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP’S MISSION
•Established in 1986 by Mayor of Houston and Harris
County Judge , Buffalo Bayou Partnership is responsible
for revitalizing and transforming Buffalo Bayou,
Houston’s most significant natural resource.
• Board members approved by the Mayor and County
Judge.
• Board members represent civic, environmental, and
governmental interests.
• Over $100 million raised and leveraged – 80% since
1995.
• BBP’s mission is to revitalize and transform Buffalo
Bayou, Houston’s most significant natural resource.
8. BUFFALO BAYOU SESQUICENTENNIAL PARK, Phase I, 1986
Phase II, 1998, $22 Million
SESQUICENTENNIAL PARK- photos of grand opening in 1998
22.5 acres includes public art, hike/bike trails, public event space
9. BUFFALO BAYOU SABINE PROMENADE, 2006 (Planning began 2001)
FUNDERS – PRIVATE, CITY OF HOUSTON, HCFD, TXDOT
$12 MILLION
11. BUFFALO BAYOU
12 Major National and Local Design Awards –
significant international publicity
12. BUFFALO BAYOU
In 2012, American Planning Association Awarded Buffalo Bayou
one of the “Great Public Places”
13. BUFFALO BAYOU ALLEN’S LANDING
“It is handsome and beautifully elevated,
salubrious, and well-watered….”
- Allen Brothers
allen brother’s image of houston
1880 houston’s first port and turning basin
14. BUFFALO BAYOU ALLEN’S LANDING, 2001
FUNDERS – PRIVATE, TPWD, FEDERAL
$2.5 MILLION (Approx.)
15. BUFFALO BAYOU INTERNATIONAL COFFEE BUILDING AT HISTORIC ALLEN’S LANDING, 2012
FUNDERS – PRIVATE, TIRZ #3, DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, FEDERAL,
HOUSTON FIRST CORPORATION
$8 MILLION (includes property)
16. BUFFALO BAYOU BUFFALO BEND NATURE PARK, 2009
Since 2009:
3,000 trees
10,000 wetland plants
18. BUFFALO BAYOU CLEAN & GREEN PROGRAM – 2007
FUNDING – HCFD, PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY, SHELL OIL , HARRIS COUNTY
$450, 000 PER YEAR
19. BUFFALO BAYOU PLANTING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Corporations and Adopt-a-Spot Sponsorships
20. BUFFALO BAYOU PARK
•160 Acres
•2.3 Miles
•$58 Million
•$30 Million Kinder Foundation (catalyst gift)
•$23 Million BBP
•$5 Million Harris County Flood Control District
29. Thanks to a generous gift of $2 million gift from Silver Eagle Distributors, improvements
to be made at Eleanor Tinsley Park include upgraded infrastructure for special events at
the park, trails and stairs for easier pedestrian access, and upgraded landscaping.
A large temporary stage can be placed in a flat grassy area below an improved parking
lot during events. The gift also will fund the Skyline Overlook, redesigned parking
spaces, an improved garden area and the Skyline Overlook will be the Nau Family
Pavilion.
ELEANOR TINSLEY PARK
WATER MUSIC PLACE
60. BUFFALO BAYOU REGATTA – Texas’ Largest Canoe and Kayak race – spring of every year
1972-present
March 15, 2014
61. BUFFALO BAYOU BAYOU BUDDIES – ANNUAL BAYOU BASH – April of every year
April 12, 2014
Editor's Notes
{"60":"An upcoming event that Chris Denny knows all about is our annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta – this will be the 38th year, formerly the Reeking Regatta. This race is Texas largest canoe and kayak race and is quite unique in that you paddle through the heart of Houston. The race begins at San Felipe and Voss and ends at Sesquicentennial Park. Last year, we had close to 350 canoes and kayaks and over 450 participants. The regatta attracts people from all over the state. \n","5":"BBP was established in 1986 as a result of Mayor Kathy Whitmire’s task force to provide a realistic strategy for buffalo bayou’s redevelopment. \nAn interesting fact about the saving of Buffalo Bayou from being lined in concrete…In 1967 Terry Hershey (Houston’s mother earth) worked with George H.W. Bush, who was the Senator at the time and George Mitchell (who created the Woodlands), in making sure this waterway was kept in its natural state.\nAt the time, it was thought the best way to decrease flooding was to line our bayous in concrete. It is not the case and this really disturbs the ecosystem.\nI’ll show you Sabine Promenade in a few minutes and mention how we have increased water capacity.\n","55":"Another popular event is KBR Kids day, taking place in the summer, which attracts over 5000 families to the banks of the bayou for family friendly activities. \n","11":"The project has received over 11 design awards and attracted over 10,000 Houstonians for the grand opening. \nRevitalized spaces great for events. \n","61":"Volunteering is an opportunity to connect with large companies. We Currently work with el paso, shell oil, exxon mobil, IKEA, and many schools. \n","23":"Visitor center for biking/boating rentals, restrooms, information\n","12":"The project has received over 11 design awards and attracted over 10,000 Houstonians for the grand opening. \nRevitalized spaces great for events. \n","1":"Introduce myself - \nHappy to be here and appreciate the invitation to present a little background on Buffalo Bayou Partnership, our initiatives, and outline our efforts for restoring Houston’s Historic Waterfront \n","18":"In order to attract people to the bayou for these tours and events, one of BBP’s major responsibilities is to clean and maintain the bayou. we operate a skimmer boat, like this one – this is actually our new one named “Catch My Drift” - we had a naming contest and this was the People’s Choice selection. Our previous skimmer boat, capsized during Hurricane Ike was named the Mighty Tidy. The skimmer boat help to remove trash and debris from the Bayou. We also have a partnership with the Port of Houston Authority and Shell Oil, called Clean + Green Program. Clean + Green uses community service workers to collect debris where our skimmer boats are unable to reach. The program, which has been in operation for over 2 years.\nThere are numerous outfalls located along Buffalo Bayou. Whenever it rains, stormwater carries plastic bottles, trash, and essentially anything left in our streets down the stormwater drains and into the bayou. Mention containment booms…\n","13":"Brief history about allen’s landing – it is the site where the allen brothers founded the city of houston. They were the city’s pioneers and first entrepreurs, selling houston as handsome…\nFirst port, turning basin, location where all the goods came in\n","2":"Our city is blessed with all these waterways – we are called the Bayou City. Over 22 watersheds that feed into Buffalo Bayou, the mother of all bayous.\n","19":"Volunteering is an opportunity to connect with large companies. We Currently work with el paso, shell oil, exxon mobil, IKEA, and many schools. \n","8":"One of bbp’s first improvement projects along the bayou. \nSes-qua – centennial park - located behind the wortham center. \n22.5 acres - completed in two phases - phase 1 1986 and phase 2 - 1989\nSeven wonders pillars –the columns highlight Houston’s history through the themes of agriculture, energy, manufacturing, medicine, philanthropy, technology and transportation. \nEach column is constructed of 150 individual children’s drawings, etched in stainless steel plate. \n","58":"To increase community involvement and promote improvements along Buffalo Bayou, we offer a variety of tours – pontoon boat tours, history hikes, birding tours, kayak tours, and our popular bat tours, which take place on the pontoon boat.\nThere is a large bat colony living under Waugh Bridge – about 250,000 bats – the second largest urban bat colony after Austin.\n","14":"Today, the international coffee building is the last remaining industrial building along allen’s landing. In 2000, bbp began renovation of allen’s landing starting with phase one, which included pedestrian access to the bayou, a series of docks along the bayou providing boat access to allen’s landing, and interpretive displays about the sites cultural history. Currently developing phase two – designed and under construction next year. \n","3":"A top priority of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership is to build a system of trails on the north and south banks of Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Turning Basin. \nCurrently, we have trails from Shepherd to the Theatre District, at Preston Street, and then 4 miles (round trip) of trails east of downtown from McKee to Lockwood Street – Much of the land east of downtown is commercial property, so it takes time for easement approval from various land owners. \n","9":"More recent project is sabine promenade, a 23 acre site; \n$12 million waterfront redevelopment project; \nGoal of the project was to increase accessibility and restore prominence of buffalo bayou, while also accommodating and increasing flood capacity by grading back the banks. The project includes flood control, hike and bike trails, public art, 13 street to trail connections. 300,000 plants were planted and over 700 new trees – mention the lighting system\n","59":"To increase community involvement and promote improvements along Buffalo Bayou, we offer a variety of tours – pontoon boat tours, history hikes, birding tours, kayak tours, and our popular bat tours, which take place on the pontoon boat.\nThere is a large bat colony living under Waugh Bridge – about 250,000 bats – the second largest urban bat colony after Austin.\n","26":"A top priority of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership is to build a system of trails on the north and south banks of Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Turning Basin. \nCurrently, we have trails from Shepherd to the Theatre District, at Preston Street, and then 4 miles (round trip) of trails east of downtown from McKee to Lockwood Street – Much of the land east of downtown is commercial property, so it takes time for easement approval from various land owners. \n","15":"The next four slides are final renderings of what the building will look like. \nThe Plaza level includes bike, canoe, kayak rentals, changing rooms and lockers. With all of the existing hike and bike trails, there is nowhere to buy a bottle of water. The second floor is currently designed for bbp offices and includes public restrooms and a bayou overlook. The third floor is designed as flexible event and gallery space that works together with the rooftop garden.\nThe large open plaza provides flexible gathering space for events such as community markets, outdoor concerts, recreational demonstrations, and so forth. \n","10":"The project has received over 11 design awards and attracted over 10,000 Houstonians for the grand opening. \nRevitalized spaces great for events. \n"}