George Bush Park Houston Texas
Thank you Commissioner Steve Radack
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George Bush Park is a city park in Houston, Texas in the United States. It is the sixth largest city park in the nation, covering 7,800 acres. It was previously known as Cullen-Barker Park. Wikipedia (7800 Acres) Commissioner Steve Radack
Greetings from Commissioner Steve Radack
Thank you for visiting the Harris County Precinct Three website. Here you will find information on our parks, unique recreational opportunities, senior education efforts and events at our six community centers and other facilities.There’s plenty to do in Precinct Three for families – miles of environmentally-friendly hike-and-bike trails, historical sites, the Kleb Woods Nature Preserve, a soap box derby park, specialized facilities to keep families fits and even places to take "man’s best friend" for exercise. There are attractions like the Harris County War Memorial in Bear Creek Pioneers Park and the Cypress Top Historic Park, where visitors can step back in time and learn some Texas history.
Just as important are the links this site provides to you – our constituents. There are features that tell you how to contact us with questions and concerns. You can now fill out an online form to report a problem and you can also search for names on the Harris County War Memorial, thanks to a new recently-installed searchable web database. There is also information on how to access county services and departments and get information on a wide range of subjects – everything from how to report a dog bite to paying property taxes or buying an EZ Tag from the Harris County Toll Road Authority. There’s information on registering to vote, child support payments and links to information on disaster preparation and public health issues.
We’ve tried our best to make this an information center for you, but it’s a work-in-progress. Please let us know of ways you think we can improve the website. But in the meantime, thanks for visiting. Enjoy all Precinct Three has to offer.
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Wed, Sep 25, 2013 6:25 AM Central Time (US & Canada) By Buddy_Huggins
My energy level is back up. Before the bike ride I had C4 starter
Also a banana and some watermelon.
I seen a beautiful sunrise this morning. Sun gazing with a 10 ,,,,,, lol
Also a banana and some watermelon.
I seen a beautiful sunrise this morning. Sun gazing with a 10 ,,,,,, lol
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George Bush Park is a city park in Houston, Texas in the United States. It is the sixth largest city park in the nation, covering 7,800 acres (32 km2) It was previously known as Cullen-Barker Park.
History[edit source]
The federal government opened the Barker Reservoir in the 1940s, mainly for Buffalo Bayou flood control. The present area occupies about half of the original area.[3]
The park stayed under the name Cullen-Barker Park until January 1997, when Commissioner Steve Radack proposed the name George Bush Park in honor of the 41st president of the United States George H. W. Bush. In May, the former president attended the opening ceremony, and the park received its new name.
Due to the ongoing Texas drought, on 13 September 2011, Houston Firefighters were dispatched to the park responding to a wildfire. The fire quickly grew and the firefighters were sent to the north levee near I-10 to wait for the fire to come to them and stop it there. At one point the fire was one mile wide, consuming 1,500-acres of the park, with the cause under investigation.[4]
Pre-settlement[edit source]
Before the area was known as part of Houston, the marsh was part of the Stephen F. Austin colony. After settlers in the area moved out of the park, much of its land was sold to ranchers.
In the 1880s, a railway named the Texas Western Narrow Gauge Railroad ran trains from Houston to surrounding areas. Barely lasting one decade, the line was forced to shut down due to bankruptcy, yet still the park considers it a heritage.[3]
Cattle and farms occupied the area throughout the early 1900s, until the it became parkland in the mid-1940s.
Overview[edit source]
The large park, located on the far west side of Houston, serves as an attraction and nature reserve for the Buffalo Bayou, a major water source in the park.
Most of the attractions are located on Westheimer Parkway[5] (not to be mistaken with F.M. 1093), a major thoroughfare in the park. The park hosts a large soccer field, a shooting range, model aircraft flying fields, and numerous pavilions, playgrounds, ponds and jogging trails. The park is also a popular Geocaching destination.
Jogging & biking trails[edit source]
The park has a system of jogging trails, many surrounded by swamps, forest, and bayous. Many of the trails follow the Buffalo Bayou, and biking is popular year round. The trail is well known for its flexibility in biking; many speed bikers ride the trails. It is very similar to the nearby Terry Hershey Park in that both feature paved trails. A critical shortcoming of the trail system is that the sole paved trail does not form a loop, requiring cyclists to either ride in the traffic lanes of high-speed thoroughfares or retrace their route.
The Boardwalk[edit source]
In addition to the biking trail, there is a large wooden bridge that crosses the Buffalo Bayou, dubbed "the Boardwalk" officially.
Capable of holding 5 tons (10,000 lbs.), the Boardwalk was a recent addition, built in 2004, mainly to cross the swampy, meandering Buffalo Bayou.[6] The bayou flows slowly and unsteadily in the area, spilling some of its water into swamps as it conjunctions with a second bayou.
The Boardwalk provides easy access across the bayou, seating, but no access to the Buffalo Bayou shoreline.
Sports fields[edit source]
The park hosts two large, green soccer fields. These are commonly used for local-area teams to run practice drills. The first one is located near the western entrance, and the second, which is slightly smaller, is located near the baseball fields.[5]
There are six baseball fields in the park. Four of them are reserved for the West Oaks Little League.[5] The other two are public fields.
American Shooting Center[edit source]
The American Shooting Center reserves 563 acres (2.3 km2) of land near the southeast entrance for shooting. The center is well known for accumulating nine different awards from different organizations. The center provides different shooting fields, a gun rental/purchase shop and paid shooting lessons.
Awards & accomplishments[edit source]
The following are awards & accomplishments made by the club:[7]
- 125+ corporate and fund-raising events
- Club of The Decade Award - Runner Up
- Home of the US Open, 1997 and 2004
- Texas State Championship - 1993, 1999, 2001, 2003
- Home of the Bayou City Classic and Browning/Briley World Open
- NSCA Club of the Year - 1997 and 2001
See also[edit source]
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