Last of the Bayous in Houston, Texas

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2011
  • Clear Creek is one of the last untouched, pristine bayous in Harris County. For a city like Houston known as Bayou City, it's ironic that so few of these waterways remain intact. This story chronicles the natural beauty of the Clear Creek area, along with its ecological significance. Learn more about water issues in Texas at www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/
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  • @rick4649
    @rick4649 3 роки тому +9

    Houston area residents and companies needs to stop dumping trash into Clear Creek and all of our waterways. An all out effort needs to be put in place to preserve this beautiful creek.

  • @TxDragon55
    @TxDragon55 6 років тому +20

    I remember walking to Clear Creek and do some fishing. I would walk the two miles just to get away and relax with nature. I would see deer, snakes, song birds, hawks, rabbits and ever a bobcat a time or two. But stupid humans have destroyed the creek of my youth.

  • @alejandrohernandez7340
    @alejandrohernandez7340 Рік тому +5

    Houston has always had flood problems since day 1. I’m surprised since it’s founding that there has been no effort to preserve the bayous and wetlands which are known to help with flood control and improve water quality.

  • @alejandrohernandez7340
    @alejandrohernandez7340 Рік тому +3

    I remember as a kid I would walk about a mile until I got to the creek. It was quiet and peaceful for the longest time. But ever since urban sprawl kicked in, it’s never been the same since.

  • @devthedude1365
    @devthedude1365 Рік тому +2

    10 years later. Man has destroyed the bayous even more. Change is a necessity

  • @xhtownx1524
    @xhtownx1524 6 років тому +4

    North of houston next to Houston lake , there currently taking down hundreds of acres of forest for development. By the time you know it.. the lakes and streams will be polluted.

  • @brain-_-drain
    @brain-_-drain 9 місяців тому +1

    From what I just learned in this video; I fear what I'll learn next. Being a decade later.

  • @Shuffler703
    @Shuffler703 6 років тому +3

    Armand Bayou is still protected. Over towards Baytown there are still lots of deer, gators, Bobcats, and other wild life.

    • @nottawa86
      @nottawa86 3 роки тому

      I love going there, 2 dollars for children, 4 for adults. I would also recommend Challenger Park, really cool place, very beautiful.

  • @johngmc65
    @johngmc65 11 років тому +6

    10 years ago there were deer in north Houston but there is only a few left.

    • @xhtownx1524
      @xhtownx1524 6 років тому +2

      johngmc65 next to lake houston park ,, they are removing hundreds of acres of forest ecosystem to expand the city to the north,

    • @nottawa86
      @nottawa86 3 роки тому +1

      @@xhtownx1524 There is a ton right by Challenger Park and in some properties behind the neighborhood just south of us and behind our neighborhood and house. Sadly they are starting to clear the land to connect Beamer to Nasa Expressway.

  • @BeanDar
    @BeanDar 11 років тому +10

    I wish people would just enjoy or at least just look around them, and see the nature. People think for nature you have to go to Colorado or the amazon, when actually its right at you backdoor!

  • @mariocramp159
    @mariocramp159 11 років тому +5

    Wish more ppl would see this vid and get the idea....

    • @xhtownx1524
      @xhtownx1524 6 років тому

      Mario cramp share it then ! Facebook

  • @redsiberian
    @redsiberian 9 місяців тому +2

    Cmon Texas no wildlife no fun

  • @mextexanglerman9847
    @mextexanglerman9847 8 років тому +3

    looks like a good place for catch and release, be nice if there were a good effort to conserve it

  • @lu-dx6oh
    @lu-dx6oh 5 років тому +3

    I am sure this is gone now, Houston just keeps sprawling outwards in all directions

    • @nottawa86
      @nottawa86 3 роки тому +3

      not yet, it's still around, I live just west of Webster TX and we go down to Challenger Park pretty often, still untouched areas to see. But not for long.

  • @comedine4759
    @comedine4759 2 роки тому +1

    I wonder if there used to be cypress trees in the water there

  • @marmic7493
    @marmic7493 4 роки тому +2

    What year was this recorded?

    • @1983mojo1
      @1983mojo1 10 місяців тому

      It was uploaded 11 years ago.(2012)

  • @61193wh
    @61193wh 10 років тому +5

    Is there any way to save this bayou from the Houston octopus-- development? This Harris County area must have been a beautiful place once.

    • @Bricksta88MoB
      @Bricksta88MoB 10 років тому +1

      it still is but its going away fast. i stay in the surburbs of houston and i walk along the bayous and venture into the woods all of the time. ive seen gators, bob cats, boars, deers, and black bears. it sucks because theirs so much development going on in Houston right now i see deer on the side of the road on a daily because the forest are being destroyed.

    • @TexasLeverGunner
      @TexasLeverGunner 10 років тому +1

      Bricksta88MoB Blackbear? I mean... I believe you but I have lived here all my life and never seen one, or heard of anyone seeing one this close to the city. I have heard of many reports in East, Texas. When I lived in Tallahassee, FL I hunted on a little piece of property near Natural Bridge, and had a few black bear there.

    • @carywest9256
      @carywest9256 5 років тому

      Hey Bricksta88Mob,you must be at least 200 years old,because bear have been hunted out of Houston for at least since the late 1830's.I don't think even Sam Houston took a bear in Harris Co .back then.

    • @henryjw15
      @henryjw15 5 років тому

      @@carywest9256 think they re only in far West texas

    • @robertsutton3001
      @robertsutton3001 3 роки тому

      Yes if rich people buy up the land around it and protect it

  • @tomcaldwell5750
    @tomcaldwell5750 Рік тому +1

    What a shame that expansion will take Clear Creek from the wildlife. 😅

  • @gregorycalzada5264
    @gregorycalzada5264 6 років тому

    way way to left