This event begins with a wildflower and bird walk starting at the street crosswalk adjacent to 9022 Willow Meadow Drive. Along 1500 feet of wildflowers the group gathers at the Keegans Bayou Wildlife Bridge for other activities. Attendees will experience the beauty of the blooming wildflowers planted in 2021 by Harris County Flood Control and discover the birds that are seen along the bayou’s trail. Historians will share the history of Riceville, TX a Freedom Colony, founded as a black farming community by Leonard Rice in the 1850s. Like Bordersville and other Houston black neighborhoods, Riceville was annexed to the city in the late 1960s. The 1889 Riceville Cemetery still remains along Keegans Bayou. A hands-on wildflower bouquet workshop will be conducted on the bayou near the Riceville Cemetery.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS & PARTNERS
Friends of Keegans Bayou
*Artist April M. Frazier and her camera will bear witness to this event. Through her art, we will be able to experience the power of community building and creating art in green spaces.
**Houston Public Library (HPL) provides a book list on the themes of works of wild flowers, Texas Freedom Colonies and the importance/protection of wetlands