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 [...]
