The San Antonio River Authority began a project to remove trees and grasses along the Mission Reach for flood and vegetation management.
San Antonio River Authority crews remove and mulch trees near the bank of the San Antonio River along Mission Road near Concepcion Park.The San Antonio River Authority began a project to remove trees and grasses along the Mission Reach this week, work that will continue through early spring.
While the river authority planted roughly 20,000 trees and shrubs as part of the Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration Project starting in 2008, many more have popped up since then. These “volunteer” trees and shrubs — so named because they simply show up — can slow floodwaters, backing these waters up instead of allowing them to flow freely downstream, Mitchell explained. Removing the extra trees and shrubs allows the water to move more smoothly away from nearby infrastructure, he said.
The river authority will clean up about 25 to 30 acres, Mitchell said. The authority will be leaving most of the trees and shrubs’ root systems intact for now to prevent soil erosion while the land recovers, Mitchell added.
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