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.
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DECELERATION.LIVE: Message from Brackenridge Bird & Tree Defenders
Most are women of color; many are Indigenous. They’ve been smeared as disinformation agents. And we all owe them a huge debt of thanks.
Documents Show Brackenridge Bond Project Tied to Possible Lethal ‘Take’ of Birds
City officials bumped the planned removal of more than 105 trees. But bird harassment efforts at Brackenridge are continuing.
VIDEO: Full Brackenridge Park Tree Tour Preceding Critical HDRC Vote
San Antonio’s Parks & Recreation Department got an earful from dozens of residents joining a weekend site tour of proposed bond project construction at Brackenridge Park. They have one last shot at stalling the project.
Plans to Fell Brackenridge Trees Rooted in City’s War on Birds
Plans to take down more than 100 trees at Brackenridge Park have been cast as being about historic structures. For Parks, it’s about something higher.
San Antonio Snoozing on ‘Lights Out’ Bird Campaign
Bird populations are crashing. City lights are a major culprit. But ‘Bird City Certified’ San Antonio isn’t dimming its downtown—it’s turning on the River Walk’s holiday lights two weeks early.
How You Can Contribute to Critical Environmental Research Right Now
With many research projects sidelined by COVID-19, community members in Texas and beyond can help keep a range of important research on track, from taking local water samples to simply counting the birds. Theresa Crimmins, Erin Posthumus, & Kathleen Prudic The rapid spread of COVID-19 in 2020 disrupted field research […]
PODCAST: Fabiola Ochoa Torralba on Decolonizing Dance
Embodied research notes toward a bird movement vocabulary. Marisol Cortez I met Fabiola Ochoa Torralba years ago, helping plan the International Women’s Day march. Around San Antonio she’s known for community-embedded dance projects that use movement to draw people into a variety of issues—from migration to the preservation of public […]