The San Gabriel River of Texas Blog Resurrected

North San Gabriel River near Hunt Crossing

I began this blog in the summer of 2008, as I was about to begin teaching a seminar course for new students at Southwestern University called A River Runs Through It: The Ecology and History of the San Gabriel River. I used the blog as a way to educate myself about the river and to prepare for teaching the course. Some of my early blog posts were about the students in the course and some of the projects they carried out. 

After the course ended, I continued to haphazardly add postings for several years. My last post was in March 2012, about one of my favorite butterflies, the Red Admiral, which I frequently encounter in the cedar forest along the river. At that point, other things occupied my attention, but I had aspirations of returning to the blog when I had more time. Now, thirteen years later, I have that time, as I recently retired from teaching at Southwestern.

My goal is to now regularly add posts about this beautiful river that runs through central Texas, about the animals and plants that occur within it and along its shores, and also about some of the human history that the river has been instrumental in shaping. I hope that you will find my posts interesting and educational and that you will share with me through comments your own knowledge and experiences. Most of all, I hope that you will take time to observe, paddle, hike and explore the San Gabriel River of Texas.