San Antonio River, Mission Reach, The Roosevelt Park loop trail
Today's photos:
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
In The Brilliance of a Sunny Autumn Afternoon
Friday, November 16, 2012
San Antonio River, Mission Reach, The Roosevelt Park loop trail
Today's photos:
The overcast sky cleared late this morning and the afternoon sun warmed the earth. Once again, my schedule today left the River as my best option for my walk late in the afternoon. And once again, this is only a small selection of the photos from the walk.
San Antonio River, Mission Reach, The Roosevelt Park loop trail
Today's photos:
Saturday, September 1, 2012
A Contemporary Interpretation of Urban Wildlife
Friday, August 31, 2012
San Antonio River, King William Historic District Segment,
S Alamo St to Old Guilbeau St and back
Today's photos:
The last time I walked this section of the San Antonio River was on Friday, March 9, right after a late winter cold front had moved into the area. The weather that day was rather brisk for a walk. Today was much more comfortable, if still a bit hot.
As I mentioned in the March 9 post, this section of the river is concrete channeled with manicured parkland along the banks. In other words, it is very urban rather than the more natural environment of the Mission Reach.
In keeping with the milieu, this series of photos is a contemporary urban perspective on the wildlife.
San Antonio River, King William Historic District Segment,
S Alamo St to Old Guilbeau St and back
Today's photos:
As I mentioned in the March 9 post, this section of the river is concrete channeled with manicured parkland along the banks. In other words, it is very urban rather than the more natural environment of the Mission Reach.
In keeping with the milieu, this series of photos is a contemporary urban perspective on the wildlife.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Another Mile South, A Closer Look
Thursday, July 5, 2012
This is part two of the photos taken on my walk yesterday, Wednesday, July 4, along the recently opened addition of the San Antonio River Greenway trail south of the Mission Rd trailhead.
As can be seen in the photos I posted yesterday, the river bed has been restored to a more natural configuration. That was the first step of the restoration process. Vegetation has been established along most of this new section to begin to stabilize the soil and minimize erosion when the water is high. A couple of large embayments are still being landscaped.
Today's photos are a closer look at the wildlife now living along this section of the river:
This is part two of the photos taken on my walk yesterday, Wednesday, July 4, along the recently opened addition of the San Antonio River Greenway trail south of the Mission Rd trailhead.
As can be seen in the photos I posted yesterday, the river bed has been restored to a more natural configuration. That was the first step of the restoration process. Vegetation has been established along most of this new section to begin to stabilize the soil and minimize erosion when the water is high. A couple of large embayments are still being landscaped.
Today's photos are a closer look at the wildlife now living along this section of the river:
Thursday, May 31, 2012
The San Antonio River Restoration; A Long Term Process
Thursday, May 31, 2012
This is the second part of the series of photos from my walk along the San Antonio River on Friday, May 11. As I mentioned in that post, the river was running a bit high and very swift from the rain that had recently fallen.
One of the major challenges in the river restoration project is balancing the need to maintain the flood control ability of the river channel while restoring the riparian ecosystem. Achieving this balance involves both establishing vegetation to prevent erosion and reconfiguring the underlying channel design where the force of flood water makes erosion a significant problem.
It is still early in the restoration process, but so much has already been accomplished.
This is the second part of the series of photos from my walk along the San Antonio River on Friday, May 11. As I mentioned in that post, the river was running a bit high and very swift from the rain that had recently fallen.
One of the major challenges in the river restoration project is balancing the need to maintain the flood control ability of the river channel while restoring the riparian ecosystem. Achieving this balance involves both establishing vegetation to prevent erosion and reconfiguring the underlying channel design where the force of flood water makes erosion a significant problem.
It is still early in the restoration process, but so much has already been accomplished.
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