Today we are joined by Susan Chadwick of Save Buffalo Bayou for a discussion of our local area, its history, the importance of natural creeks and bayous, what you can do to keep things wild and natural, and the natural beauty around us. Enjoy! (Oh, my cat Prince adds some dialogue, too!)

About Susan: Susan Chadwick, a writer and journalist who grew up on Buffalo Bayou, is the president and executive director of Save Buffalo Bayou. She was the art critic for the Houston Post from 1985 until it closed in 1995.

More about Susan, her work, and her contact info, at:
a. https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-chadwick-66502a3b/
b. www.SaveBuffaloBayou.org
c. https://www.facebook.com/SaveBuffaloBayou/

Contact Michael:
1. [email protected]
2. http://www.goldams.com
3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/
4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/

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Show notes:
1. Buffalo Bayou:
a. http://www.savebuffalobayou.org
b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bayou
c. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403174413/http://www.hcfcd.org/L_buffalobayou.html
d. http://www.savebuffalobayou.org/?page_id=4850

2. Cypress Creek
a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress_Creek_(Texas)
b. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403160508/http://www.hcfcd.org/L_cypresscreek.html

3. Braes Bayou (aka Brays Bayou)
a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brays_Bayou
b. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403125818/http://www.hcfcd.org/L_braysbayou.html

4. Native plants
a. Purple Passionflower: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PAIN6
b. Prairie Nymph: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HELA6
c. Natives database: http://www.txsmartscape.com/plant-search/
d. Native and adapted: http://counties.agrilife.org/harris/files/2011/05/houstonplants.pdf

5. Aristotle
a. "To summarize: Aristotle’s philosophy laid out an approach to the investigation of all natural phenomena, to determine form by detailed, systematic work, and thus arrive at final causes. His logical method of argument gave a framework for putting knowledge together, and deducing new results. He...