Accidental Birder
I never intended to be a birder. It just kind of happened as I explored San Antonio area parks during the COVID Pandemic in 2020. After...
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Chris Belcher
- May 29, 2023
- 2 min
Classen-Steubing Ranch Park is San Antonio’s Newest Natural Area
We visited San Antonio’s newest Natural Area, Classen-Steubing Ranch Park, Sunday. Classen-Steubing Ranch Park adds 204 acres to the...
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Chris Belcher
- Apr 1, 2023
- 2 min
RASA Volunteers Find Bigfoot
River Aid San Antonio volunteers discovered one of their fellow volunteers picking up litter from Salado Creek was the elusive Bigfoot....
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Chris Belcher
- Feb 9, 2023
- 5 min
Walking In Nature At The Bulverde Oaks Nature Preserve
On a chilly Saturday morning about a half dozen San Antonians gathered around Texas Master Naturalist Bob Morris at the Bulverde Oaks...
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Chris Belcher
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
Rescued Brackenridge Park Egrets and Herons Are Released Back To Nature
Molly Kilper, Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation’s Apprentice and Training Coordinator, released about 49 egrets and herons at Braunig Lake...
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Chris Belcher
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
Exploring Crescent Bend Nature Park
Crescent Bend Nature Park was born from a residential neighborhood that experienced 100-year floods in 1997 and 1998. Government...
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Chris Belcher
- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
Our Five Favorite San Antonio Parks For Nature Watching
San Antonio residents can choose from over 250 parks for their favorite outdoor pastime whether that’s mountain biking, walking, fishing,...
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Chris Belcher
- Jan 23, 2022
- 2 min
Padre Park Food Forest Project Aims to Connect San Antonio Urban Residents With Nature
Defranco Sarabia is a committee member for the Padre Park Food Forest Project developing San Antonio’s first food forest in the southside...
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Chris Belcher
- Nov 14, 2021
- 2 min
Did You Know Baking Soda Can Keep Rabbits Out of Your Garden?
Peter Rabbit is a fictional character in Beatrix Potter’s books. His first appearance was in “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” published in...
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Chris Belcher
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
What's The Buzz About Wendy Leonard
Have you ever wondered what a professional who works for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department does when she isn’t taking care...
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Chris Belcher
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Volunteers Maintain McAllister Park’s Trails
Volunteers with South Texas Off Road Mountain-bikers and Friends of McAllister Park showed up to maintain the trails near the Pump Track...
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chrisbelcher67
- Aug 15, 2021
- 2 min
Why You Shouldn’t Feed Wildlife
San Antonio residents have fed the ducks in the city parks for years and now they’re also feeding the deer. If you go to any park with a...
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Chris Belcher
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
The Brackenridge Park Rookery
Visitors to Brackenridge Park notice two things immediately during the spring and summer, the train and the birds along the San Antonio...
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Chris Belcher
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Urban Biologist, An Interview With Jessica Alderson
Texas is a state with a large urban population that increasingly engages with urban wildlife. According to data from Texas Parks and...
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Chris Belcher
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Common Invasive Birds of San Antonio
San Antonio has a long history of invasive species starting with cattle and hogs brought here by the Spanish. Most residents of San...
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Chris Belcher
- May 28, 2021
- 2 min
San Antonio Parks, Healing Spaces
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it’s a perfect time to visit a San Antonio area park to mentally recharge. You enter the natural...
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Chris Belcher
- May 3, 2021
- 4 min
How to Begin Birding in San Antonio Parks
If you like birds and are looking for something to get you out of the house now is a great time to learn birding in San Antonio, Texas....
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