As I described in my previous post, Burning Cattails, cattails were subjected to a controlled burn at Tres Rios Wetlands in Phoenix last Saturday. I returned there three days later to take a look at the aftermath of the fire.
The photo above shows the gazebo that is in the center of the cattail basin and [...]
Last Saturday the terrific folks at Tres Rios Wetlands in Phoenix teamed up with other terrific folks from the Phoenix Fire Department to do a controlled burn of cattails. Cattails make a valuable contribution to a wetlands, providing habitat for wildlife and purifying water. However, their value diminishes when they become so thick that they [...]
During both of two visits to Tres Rios Wetlands in Phoenix I ran into Jeff Ritz wandering the area with his camera, ever alert for wildlife. In our second meeting he showed me a photo of one of Tres Rios’ bobcats and agreed to let me publish these three photos.
When he granted permission to publish [...]
The Tres Rios Wetlands is a beautiful and serene oasis tucked behind a waste water treatment plant east of 91st Avenue and just north of the Salt River bed in Phoenix.
But make no mistake about Tres Rios; it is not just a pretty face. It is also a serious experiment to understand how wetlands can [...]
A photographer known at Flickr only as Cobalt123 has given us some wonderful photos of the Rio Salado Restoration Project. Two of the photos are below and the full set is HERE.
