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A River’s Look Back at Last Year

Posted on Jan 1st, 2020

As we begin our New Year, pause to reminisce about the past year and the FOR events that affected and shaped our river community.

JANUARY

Jan 3 - FOR Backyard River Hydrologist “What’s Coming Down River” Report

Jan 5 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Jan 6 - Aerial photo of mouth

Jan 8 - Start of FOR Watershed Scholarship opportunity

Jan 8 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

Jan 24 - Aerial photo of mouth

Jan 29 - Derelict Vessel Turn-in four day event

FEBRUARY

Feb 2 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Feb 7 - Remembering departed friend Pete Smirch

Feb 15 - TPWL and Brazoria County Parks annual Crab Trap Removal Program on San Bernard

Feb 12 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

Feb 13 - Video of new Union Pacific RR bridge

Feb 16 - FOR Septic System public education program

Feb 23 - FOR Annual State of the River meeting, Tom Ronayne receives Primeau award

Feb 24 - Aerial photo of mouth posted

MARCH

Mar 2 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Mar 2 - FOR volunteers pick up litter on FM 2611

Mar 3 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

Mar 5 - FOR supplies water at Brazoria County Day in Austin

Mar 23 - Community Disaster Recovery Event held in West Columbia

Mar 23 - MV Sea Ox and MV Miss Pamela seen on the river pushing colossal size refinery equipment

Mar 30 - FOR public education program “Guffey-Wingo Catch’em & Cook’em”

APRIL

Apr 2 - Aerial photos of mouth

Apr 6 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Apr 11 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

Apr 18 - FOR Ranger program held at Sweeny Elementary

Apr 20 - Annual FOR Easter Egg Hunt held at Community Center

Apr 25 - Phillps 66 guidelines for barge traffic posted on web

MAY

May 4 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

May 4 - FOR “Taste Buds” team judges Sweeny Pride Day cook-off entries

May 7 - FOR Backyard River Hydrologist’s “What’s Coming Down River” Report

May 7 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

May 10 - San Bernard flood gauge comparison

May 11 - FOR Texas Boater Safety Course held at Community Center

May 13 - Work opening the mouth to start Spring 2020 announced

May 23 - HGAC announces homeowner wastewater assistance program

May 24 - Six winners of FOR Scholarships announced

May 29 - USACE boat performs hydrographic survey on river

JUNE

Jun 1 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Jun 4 -Towboats MV Sea Lion and MV Sea Cat maneuver huge pressure vessel upriver to P66 terminal

Jun 5 - FOR Backyard River Hydrologist “What’s Coming Down River” Report

Jun 11 - Graph of 15 years of river levels

Jun 12 - Environmental Chairman reports overturned portable toilet during height of flood waters to Galveston Bay Action Network

Jun 22 - FOR “Trash Mash” river clean-up successful event

Jun 25 - $10 million contract to open the “Lower San Bernard Ecosystem Restoration” officially approved by Brazoria County Commissioners.

JULY

Jul 4 - Aerial photos of mouth

Jul 6 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Jul 6 - “July 4th on the Sixth” boat parade held

Jul 7 - MV Sea Bull and MV Sea Cat seen on river pushing huge pressure vessel

Jul 8 - Renovation of FOR Community Center restroom making it disabliilty accessible

Jul 12 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

Jul 20 - FOR Environmental “What Happens When It Rains” public education program

Jul 24 - Announcement of Phillips 66 drill at Clemens Terminal on river

AUGUST

Aug 3 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Aug 4 - Aerial photo of mouth

Aug 8 - Remembering departed friend Ed Kadera

Aug 9 - Disabled parking constructed at FOR Community Center

Aug 10 - FOR “Texas Superstars” gardening public education program

Aug 14 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

Aug 15 - FOR attends Brazoria County Citizen Advisory Panel, Old Ocean

Aug 18 - FOR “Current News” newsletter delivered

Aug 24 - FOR “Progressive Dinner” auction item held

Aug 26 - Phillips 66 review of tow vessel operating procedures with FOR Directors

Aug 27 - Announcement of San Bernard NWR prescribed burn

SEPTEMBER

Sep 6 - Home Depot builds Community Center fence

Sep 7 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Sep 10 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

Sep 14 - FOR Annual Meeting and Election of Director

Sep 11 - Aerial photo of mouth

Sap 16 - Update conditions of Boling flood gage

Sep 17 - FOR Backyard River Hydrologist “What’s Coming Down River” Report

Sep 20 - Aerial photos of San Bernard and Brazos mouths

OCTOBER

Oct 5 - Annual fundraiser “Escape to the Tropics” held

Oct 11 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

Oct 13 - Story of cabin cruiser grounded near mouth of river

Oct 15 - Review of what FOR is doing with their funds

Oct 19 - Reminder of FOR Christmas boat parade and home decorating

Oct 22 - FOR attends Brazoria County Citizen Advisory Panel, Old Ocean

Oct 25-27 - FOR assists with Sargent Tournament of Heroes event

Oct 28 - Review of P66 barge guidelines on San Bernard

NOVEMBER

Nov 2 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Nov 2 - FOR volunteers pick up litter on FM 2611

Nov 3 - Four aerial photos of Texas coast openings to the Gulf

Nov 8 - Reminder of FOR Christmas boat parade and home decorating

Nov 12 - Announcement of start of “San Bernard Santa Christmas Toys” for kids

Nov 17 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test

Nov 22 - Blood drive at Liquid Rides building

DECEMBER

Dec 7 - Regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard

Dec 7 - FOR volunteers pick up litter on FM 2611

Dec 9 - Reminder of FOR Christmas boat parade and home decorating

Dec 11 - Texas Stream Team Water quality test at two locations

Dec 12 - Judging of annual Christmas Home Decorating entries

Dec 13 - Photo of Friday the 13th firey sunset on river

Dec 14 - 33rd annual lighted Christmas Boat Parade

Dec 15 - Awards Party for Christmas Boat & Home Decorating winners

Dec 16 - “San Bernard Santa Christmas Toys” report a total of 277 toys collected