Brackenridge Park - Deceleration

Texas Supreme Court Scrutinizes San Antonio’s Bird & Tree Removals In Religious Liberty Debate

While a legal decision that could reanimate a federal lawsuit may take until summer, the City of San Antonio is expected to move ahead with tree removals at Brackenridge Park as soon as it gets clearance from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

By Greg Harman

/ 6 Dec 2024

Texas Supreme Court Scrutinizes San Antonio’s Bird & Tree Removals In Religious Liberty Debate

Texas Supreme Court to Take Up Religious Liberty Question on Brackenridge Park Lawsuit

Members of the Lipan-Apache ‘Hoosh Chetzel’ Native American Church have been granted a rehearing of their federal lawsuit that could force the City of San Antonio to reconsider its policies targeting migratory birds and elder trees.

By James Courtney

/ 27 Sep 2024

Texas Supreme Court to Take Up Religious Liberty Question on Brackenridge Park Lawsuit

LULAC Calls on City of San Antonio to Stop Displacing Birds, Trees—and Parkgoers

Resolution passed last month at LULAC’s state convention highlights the attacks on the birds and trees in Brackenridge Park —and their connection to civil and ceremonial rights for local Indigenous and Latine communities.

By Greg Harman

/ 12 Jun 2024

LULAC Calls on City of San Antonio to Stop Displacing Birds, Trees—and Parkgoers

VideoVIDEO: Easter Vigil Highlights Ongoing Eviction of Migratory Birds at Brackenridge Park

Ongoing City of San Antonio efforts to displace migratory birds runs counter to the sustained message from park visitors and neighbors in favor of protecting the area’s ecology—including migratory birds.

By Greg Harman

/ 4 Apr 2024

VideoVIDEO: Easter Vigil Highlights Ongoing Eviction of Migratory Birds at Brackenridge Park

Take Action: Brackenridge Committee Seeks ‘Reset’ on Community Relations

City of San Antonio Brackenridge Park committee members hope to open a new conversation about the park while generating a Brackenridge Park Reconciled Project Inventory.

By Greg Harman

/ 18 Jan 2024

brackenridge park reset community meeting

Judge Refuses to Slow Brackenridge Redevelopment Project Over Indigenous Lawsuit Claims

Small groups of 20 or fewer will be allowed to hold limited ceremonies beside the San Antonio River, but U.S. District Judge Biery rejects requests by members of the Lipan-Apache Native American Church to protect the trees and birds.

By Greg Harman

/ 12 Oct 2023

Judge Refuses to Slow Brackenridge Redevelopment Project Over Indigenous Lawsuit Claims

Lawsuit: ‘Prevent the City of San Antonio from Desecrating a Sacred Site’

A city of San Antonio redevelopment project based on the destruction of birds and trees in Brackenridge Park threatens Native American religious practice, a new federal lawsuit charges.

By Greg Harman

/ 11 Aug 2023

Lawsuit: ‘Prevent the City of San Antonio from Desecrating a Sacred Site’

Brackenridge Project Advances After Mayor Nirenberg Threatens to Shut Down Meeting

Warning of a deepening rift with the community, San Antonio Councilmembers sought three-week delay to mediate on the bond-funded project that hinges upon bird and tree removals on lands held as sacred by many.

By Greg Harman

/ 9 Aug 2023

Brackenridge Project Advances After Mayor Nirenberg Threatens to Shut Down Meeting

Is San Antonio Not Big Enough for a Rookery?

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.

By Greg Harman

/ 6 Mar 2023

Is San Antonio Not Big Enough for a Rookery?

EXCLUSIVE: State Regulator’s Emails Contradict City Staff Claims Over Brackenridge River Wall

Statements of Texas Historical Commission staff don’t jibe with City claims that towering trees must be removed to fix the river wall.

By Greg Harman

/ 20 Mar 2022

EXCLUSIVE: State Regulator’s Emails Contradict City Staff Claims Over Brackenridge River Wall

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.

By Greg Harman

/ 25 Feb 2022

Documents Show Brackenridge Bond Project Tied to Possible Lethal ‘Take’ of Birds

Poetry Echoes ‘Tree Chop’ Resistance, Epithet after HDRC Pushes Back Vote

Award-winning San Antonio poet Kamala Platt reflects on efforts to clear away elder trees at Backenridge Park.

By Kamala Platt

/ 20 Feb 2022

Poetry Echoes ‘Tree Chop’ Resistance, Epithet after HDRC Pushes Back Vote