Wildscaping
"Conservation and stewardship are not spectator sports. …"
"… Texas needs an involved and educated citizenry willing to demonstrate their commitment to conserving and managing the natural and cultural resources of Texas." - Michelle Haggerty, State Coordinator, Texas Master Naturalist Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentMs Haggerty wrote this specifically for a Texas audience. It applies everywhere, not just Texas. One must only substitute one's own local geopolitical area and it still applies.
Wildscaping is the creation of landscape, generally using native plants, specifically designed to attract a variety of wildlife. In a small but significant way, the wildscaping of yards in a neighborhood can help mitigate the effects of fragmentation of ecosystems that has resulted from urban development.
The Bordered Patch, Monarch and Queen butterflies and the Texas spiny lizard pictured here are only a very small sample of the wildlife that can be attracted to wildscaping in Bexar County.
These photos were taken this afternoon at the Texas Master Naturalist Wildscape Demonstration Garden on the San Antonio Riverwalk next to the intersection of Aubrey St and Old Gilbeau St just upstream from the Cesar Chavez Blvd bridge.
More information about Texas wildscaping can be found at this Texas Parks and Wildlife link.
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