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The old man slowly made his way through the grass heading for the trail down into the creek. He had been here before but felt like his...
Chris Belcher
May 29, 20232 min read
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
May 16, 20220 min read
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Chris Belcher
May 9, 20220 min read
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Chris Belcher
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Who Are the Birds of the Brackenridge Park Rookery?
The City of San Antonio is fighting a war against the birds of the Brackenridge Park Rookery in an ongoing five-year battle between the...
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Chris Belcher
Apr 14, 20222 min read
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 23, 20222 min read
A Morning Walk in Comanche Lookout Park
An asphalt and concrete pathway leads you out of the parking lot to start your morning adventure exploring Comanche Lookout Park. The air...
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Chris Belcher
Mar 18, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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
Sep 5, 20212 min read
SARA Battles Litter in the San Antonio River
The San Antonio River Authority is in a constant battle against litter arriving in the San Antonio River. Litter’s Journey to the River,...
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Chris Belcher
Aug 29, 20212 min read
Fighting For Mud Creek Loop
Marjesca Brown, a Mud Creek Loop advocate, is fighting to keep the City of San Antonio from putting a concrete path through the area in...
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Chris Belcher
Aug 23, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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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chrisbelcher67
Aug 1, 20213 min read
Litter's Journey to the River
Litter finds its way into the San Antonio River daily impacting the enjoyment of all San Antonio residents who take advantage of the...
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Chris Belcher
Jun 27, 20213 min read
Combatting San Antonio’s Graffiti Problem
San Antonio has a graffiti problem that’s costing taxpayer’s money to fix. The City of San Antonio spends over $1 million per year on...
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Chris Belcher
Jun 13, 20212 min read
San Antonio increases park access
The Trust for Public Land recognized San Antonio in May for its increase in the number of residents with a 10-minute or less walk to a...
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Chris Belcher
May 28, 20212 min read
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, 20214 min read
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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Chris Belcher
May 1, 20212 min read
There’s a Dam in My Park, Why?
Dark clouds fly across the sky, thunder shakes the air around you and then the sky bursts open as rain pours down onto the drought...
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