City of San Antonio contractors have been seen trying to dislodge migratory birds at Woodlawn Lake. The rookery is full of babies and eggs. Call these elected reps to stop it.
In 2019 a staggering study revealed North America had lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970 — almost 30% of the total population, with declines in both common and rare species. The figures floored even the researchers.
With a growing list of false and stretched statements justifying its war on migratory birds, it’s time for the City of San Antonio to stop with the poop scares and make room for a bit of wildness in our parks.
Marisol Cortez
Last weekend Deceleration co-hosted the 13th annual Words for Birds, a celebration and cry for protection of winged relatives for National Poetry Month. Historically an in-person reading held
President Biden’s $2T Infrastructure & Climate Plan (AKA “American Jobs Plan”)
America’s Offshore Wind–Powered Future Begins in a Texas Shipyard
In announcing an ambitious renewable-energy push this
Two years ago, the City of San Antonio launched a war on the birds of Elmendorf Lake. The target was the hundreds of cattle egrets who have been roosting at this Westside ecological gem for decades. By razing the island to the ground, and dismantling possibly hundreds of nests, the assault destroyed
Greg Harman
A coalition of organizations and individuals launched a public campaign this week calling for the end of the violent eviction of the birds of Bird Island on San
City relies on dubious air strike data and public health threats for mass eviction of protected migratory birds.
Greg Harman
Walking in the morning with the sound of the highway
How the slow attention of local women exposed an institutional war on the birds of San Antonio.
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