2008-05-25 \Tucson\Parks & Rec\Santa Cruz River\
Santa Cruz graded south of Irvington?
I could be mistaken, but driving past the Santa Cruz on Irvington road, it looked like the riverbed had been graded bare to the south. We've walked there before, and the small stands of palo verdes and mesquites were gone. Isn't this some kind of protected ... read more
2007-10-25 \Tucson\Parks & Rec\Santa Cruz River\
River walk
The Santa Cruz river walk has lower traffic than the Rillito, though bikes and pedestrians share the path in some areas. Excellent views of Sentinal Peak ("A" Mountain) - and the Pima County Jail -from this stretch of walkway between Silverlake and 22nd ... read more
2007-10-12 \Tucson\Parks & Rec\Santa Cruz River\
Santa Cruz - wildlife throughfare
Coyotes, toads, cottontails, jackrabbits, lizards, snakes, hawks, kestrels, burrowing owls - all make their homes or travel thru the Santa Cruz. One year the Great Blue Heron that was hanging out at Kennedy Lake even showed up in the wash. Sometimes ... read more
2007-03-30 \Tucson\Parks & Rec\Santa Cruz River\
: http://www.wnpa.org/Merchant2/merchant.m
This cool little booklet is on sale at the Botanical Gardens. History and ecology of the Santa Cruz, with species lists. Now I know what those little guys are that come out of the mud in my backyard - almost certainly Couch's Spadefoots. For $2.95 ... read more
| River walk The Santa Cruz river walk has lower traffic than the Rillito, though bikes and pedestrians share the path in some areas. Excellent views of Sentinal Peak ("A" Mountain) - and the Pima County Jail -from this stretch of walkway between Silverlake and 22nd St. | add comment |
| Santa Cruz - wildlife throughfare Coyotes, toads, cottontails, jackrabbits, lizards, snakes, hawks, kestrels, burrowing owls - all make their homes or travel thru the Santa Cruz. One year the Great Blue Heron that was hanging out at Kennedy Lake even showed up in the wash. Sometimes after the first heavy rains of the season you can literally see the tadpoles flowing down the river; but then the rains have to last a week or two for any to survive to toadhood."" | add comment |
| Santa Cruz graded south of Irvington? I could be mistaken, but driving past the Santa Cruz on Irvington road, it looked like the riverbed had been graded bare to the south. We've walked there before, and the small stands of palo verdes and mesquites were gone. Isn't this some kind of protected habitat or open space?" | add comment |