Top Senior Adult Program Trips Published on August 15, 2017 by Harris County Precinct 4 in Senior Adult Program Want to get away, but don’t know where to go? Find out how these senior adults travel the region by Harris County Precinct 4 bus. Joyce McCleary’s been on hundreds of trips in her three years participating in Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program (SAP), averaging four to six trips per month. “I’m not a native Texan. Before I joined this program, I was looking for a way to move out of Texas,” she said. Now, McCleary not only has multiple new events to look forward to every month, but she also has a sense of community. “I’ve lived all over the world and I haven’t seen this much of anywhere else.”
Beauty and the Beast Named Summer Movie Nights in the Park Featured Film Published on August 7, 2017 by Harris County Precinct 4 in News Releases, Parks Finishing off the summer with one of the year’s top box office movies, Precinct 4 presents 2017’s Beauty and the Beast Thursday, Aug. 17 at Burroughs Park and Friday, Aug. 18 at Collins parks. In this live-action remake of the Disney classic, a selfish young prince is transformed into a hideous beast with only the castle’s servants as company. To break the spell, he must earn someone’s love before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose. The task seems hopeless until he meets the courageous Belle. Don’t miss this final summer activity!
Snakes on the Move! Published on July 17, 2017 by Harris County Precinct 4 in News Releases, Parks Did you know Harris County is home to 30 species of snakes, but only three are venomous? Most of the snakes encountered in nature are harmless and even beneficial. These tubular, scaled reptiles comprise an important part of our ecosystem. They help control populations of garden pests, like mice, rats, slugs, and snails, and sometimes even eat venomous snakes! Their sleek, muscular bodies are adapted to aquatic and terrestrial habitats. They can live underground, in trees, and in oceans. There are even “flying” snakes that drift between trees in the tropics. These unique animals see by detecting heat, hear by sensing vibrations, and smell