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Troop 1190 working hard at SBUNC
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What Hurricane?
9/27/08
Wow! What a day! I cannot express enough thanks to Boy Scout Troop 1190 for their hard work today clearing the debris on the trails. Jim Winn and Andrew Beck worked their magic with the chainsaws and Pam Smolen, Vicki, Katerina, and myself were kept busy hauling limbs and making brush piles. Troop 1190 is the same troop that built most of the trails, boardwalk, and bayou deck. Sincere thanks goes out to Peter Christie for helping organize the work crew. We still have a few boardwalks to fix and a few big trees to deal with but we are almost 100% back in business. Now if only we had power!!!!!
| Sunny Days
9/25/08
Work continues at SBUNC to clean up debris from Hurricane Ike. Andrew Beck has made great progress with his chainsaw and this Saturday the scouts who built the trails and boardwalks will be helping to clear debris from the woodland trails. Andrew also helped us complete the new quail aviary. The two Northern Bobwhite Quail have a new home with prairie grasses and some great logs curtesy of Ike. Bayou Buddies continued today with "B is for Beaver". The kids built a great beaver lodge and enjoyed Vicki's wonderful lesson. The gardens are full of hummingbirds and butterflies. Scooter, the rooster, still rules the roost and we have discovered that he loves macaroni and cheese. He helps us rake and till the soil and he is great at catching worms for our box turtle. Every day brings new discoveries at Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center. If you have a pre-schooler come for Bayou Buddies on Friday!
| Work continues
9/20/08
Well I just got power restored at my house in Spring Branch. It has been a major chore to keep the mouse and rat freezer going. The generator that we were so happy to get from my parents had to be duct taped together many times. My family was so great about letting the power run to the rodent freezer instead of other things. Flavio and Guillermo have worked wonders with the chain saw in the front yard at SBUNC. Vicki and I are so grateful. We are planning a party next Saturday for our volunteers and supporters. We don't expect to have power but will BBQ and enjoy the hummingbirds. Anyone who has helped at the sanctuaries or just loves SBUNC is welcome! We will set up the croquet and have other fun games. Scooter will be anxious for some walks! Please come! We will get things going at noon. Thanks!
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