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Sheldon Lake Breeding Birds - Cancelled due to weather

When:
Sunday, May 24, 2015, 3:00 PM until 5:30 PM
Where:
Boat ramp on Pineland Road just north of Beaumont Highway (Old US 90, not the new Crosby Freeway)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/sheldon-lake
8700 Pineland Road at US 90 (Business)
Houston, TX  

281-456-2800
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Carl Kuhnen
713-444-3315 (cell) (p)
Category:
HASK Paddle Trip
Registration is required before Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Payment In Full In Advance Only
This is an ACA sanctioned event. All participants must wear a PFD. Non-HASK participants must sign a waiver. See all rules at the bottom of this page.
Cancellation Policy:
Notify the Event Contact to cancel your registration.
Capacity:
14
Available Slots:
6
No Fee
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Non-ACA participants will need to pay a fee.  See below for details


 

Let's meet at the boat ramp at 2:30 p.m. and put in at 3 p.m. to finish up around 5:30. This will be an easy (level 1) short Sunday afternoon paddle to see the young nesting birds and their parents on Sheldon Lake in northeast Houston. The boat ramp is 17 miles from downtown Houston. The trip is suitable for beginners and for most any type of kayak, canoe, galvanized washtub, or plastic bottle raft. Every spring there are birds nesting in the trees in the lake, including egrets, herons, ibis, spoonbills, and many others. I believe they will be there for our visit. Our paddling will be a leisurely 4 - 5 miles.


 

Driving directions to our put-in, the boat ramp on Pineland Road at the southwest corner of the lake: The ramp is directly across Pineland Road from Sheldon Park.

 

Heading northbound on Beltway 8 from I-10 East, proceed under the overpass of U.S. 90 (Crosby Freeway) for 0.25 miles and take the US 90 (Business) exit. Turn right on Business 90 (Beaumont Highway) and head east for 0.75 miles to Pineland Road. Turn left and proceed 0.2 miles to the boat ramp on the right. 

Heading southbound on Beltway 8 from US 59N, Exit for Garrett Road, turn left and head east on Garrett Rd. for 0.5 miles to Fauna. Turn right and head south on Fauna, which will become Pineland. Sheldon Lake levee will be on your left. After 2.5 miles, before you come to US 90 Business, you will see the boat ramp parking area on your left. 

 

You can almost get to this put-in on public transportation but not quite (5 miles). Alas, Metro so far refuses to install kayak racks on their buses.

 

The boat ramp is located at:
Latitude
  N:  29.8510028 deg

Longitude W:  95.1743638 deg

 

 

Hazards: Busy parking lot, maybe slippery concrete boat ramp, beau coup alligators, bird droppings, fishhooks, fire ants, mosquitos.

 

 

I don't think there are any facilities at the boat ramp. The Environmental Learning Center about a mile east on US 90 Business is open until 7 p.m. and has facilities as well as lots of educational stuff. You might even want to go there earlier in the day and look around before our paddle.

 

 

 

Here's the link to the park website. Note that the park is about a mile from the boat ramp. Directions to the park HQ are on the website.

 

 

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/sheldon-lake/map/


  

 

Trip Leader  Carl Kuhnen 
 Trip Assistants  
 Trip Rating*  1
 Ready to Launch at  3:00 p.m.
 Duration (hours)  2 1/2
 Paddling Miles  4 - 5
 Emergency Initiator  
 Emergency Phone #s  911
 Latest Expected Return  6:00 p.m.
 Auto Description/Lic #  BP2*G469
 Distance from Houston  17

 


 

 

* Trip ratings are only a guide.  Actual conditions will vary with wind and other weather.

                                                                                                                                                                                

 

 

This is an ACA sanctioned event. Every participant must wear a PFD.

 

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Guests – You are welcome to join us for a couple of paddle trips.  HASK will cover the $5 ACA event membership for non-ACA members. Hopefully you will then join HASK and continue paddling with us.