Around the Heights
3. Oak Trees for the Heights
This is the third in a series of very short articles pertaining to our Heights area trees and forest canopy. It is written simply and in lay terms and avoids Latin names and too much jargon. The author makes no claim to having great knowledge, just a lifetime of looking, growing, and studying trees.In this short article I will attempt to give you a few Oak tree choices for our marvelous neighborhood. If a southerner you probably instantly see a large spreading live oak in your eye [...]
2. Planting, Mulching, and Trimming of trees
This is the second in a series of very short articles pertaining to our Heights area trees and forest canopy. It is written simply and in lay terms and avoids Latin names and too much jargon. The author makes no claim to having great knowledge, just a lifetime of looking, growing, and studying trees. Our property is a part of the greater ecosystem of Houston, Texas, the New World, the Earth. We as individuals might not have a direct effect in saving the whale or the [...]
1. Put those trees to bed
This is the start of a series of very short articles pertaining to our Heights area trees and forest canopy. It will be written simply and in lay terms and attempt to avoid Latin names and too much jargon. General and simple will be its plan. This author makes no claim to having a great knowledge, just a lifetime of looking, growing, and studying trees. Too often we cannot see the trees due to the forest. Is that an oak. pine, elm, cypress, good, bad, healthy, sick? [...]
Hello from Your 2023 HHA Board President Idalia Guerra
I am Idalia Guerra and I am honored to serve as president of the Houston Heights Association for 2023. For those who do not know me, my husband and I have been a part of this community for 9 years. I am a mother of two girls and a working professional engineer who loves to serve this community. For the past two years, I have had the privilege to sit at the table and learn from a diverse group of directors. Together we found creative ways to [...]
The Fall Fun Run Keeps the Heights Moving with 1000+ Participants
With the very first Heights Fun Run taking place in 1986 and still seeing over a 1000 participants at last weekend's installment, it's safe to say that this is a cherished institution in the neighborhood. This year's in-person race was on Saturday, October 1 and drew hundreds of area athletes for either the in-person or virtual races (5K/10K), not to mention the littler budding fitness fanatics who bolted down the Boulevard for the Kids' 1K. As we've now moved the event from the beginning of Summer to [...]
Meet the Candidates for the 2022 Board Election
Thank you to each and every one of you from within the neighborhood for your input on our 2022 Board of Directors Election so far. Whether you put in a good word for one of our nominees or considered running yourself, the spirit of service is what keeps the neighborhood alive. After opening up the floor for nominations at our September General Meeting, we now have six dedicated, dynamic candidates for our five open seats on the Board of Directors. Please join us at the October General [...]
