AT24-352 NPSOT: F5 Hardberger Park / Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge,San Antonio

Event Title: NPSOT: F5 Hardberger Park / Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge, San Antonio

VMS-AT: AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Name of NPSOT Chapter, and Presenter)

Comments: AT24-352 NPSOT: F5 Hardberger Park / Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge,San Antonio, Presenter:
Wendy Leonard, (AT=4h)

Event Date: 10/11/2024
Event Time: 2:00p-6:00p

Event Summary: Visit Phil Hardberger park, a 311 acre sustainable natural urban park that is 75% wildlife preserve, and see the first dual use land bridge for wildlife and pedestrians.

Event Description: Phil Hardberger Park, opened in 2010, is a 311-acre sustainable natural urban park that is 75% wildlife preserve and 25% set aside for recreation. The park contains two playscapes on either side of the park, a nature play area for children, dog parks on both sides of the park, picnic facilities, basketball courts, an outdoor classroom, a children’s vegetable garden, a wildscape demonstration garden, a restored wetland, the Salado Creek overlook, the Skywalk, and the Robert L.B Tobin Land Bridge. The park, a former dairy farm, is bisected by Wurzbach Parkway running between N.W. Military Highway and Blanco Road. The park has been reconnected with the first dual-use land bridge for wildlife and pedestrians connecting the west side’s 3.64 miles of trails and the east side’s 2.84 miles of trails. The park is located at the conjunction of 3 different ecoregions, the Edwards Plateau, Blackland Prairies, and South Texas Plains that lead to remarkable diversity of vegetation in the park. The land bridge also connects to the Salado Creek Greenway trail system which is over 16 miles of trail.

Links:
https://www.philhardbergerpark.org/
https://www.philhardbergerpark.org/map
https://www.philhardbergerpark.org/land-bridge
https://www.philhardbergerpark.org/s/Park-Map-flyer-2022-flat-terrain.pdf

Field Trip Leader: Wendy Leonard, Assistant Manager, City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Natural Areas

Difficulty: Easy to moderate; the trail to the land bridge is a mixture of decomposed granite and stalok which is different from the natural surface trails which are a bit more difficult. It is mostly flat terrain with a gradual incline when on the land bridge.
Wheelchair/ADA Accessible: No; however, the trip is possible with participants being assisted in wheelchairs

Note: Transportation may involve carpooling

Cost: Included in NPSOT Fall Symposium Pricing

Register @:  For Registration Options see website: https://www.npsot.org/our-work/symposium/registration-options/

In Person 3 Day Registration: https://nativeplantsocietyoftexas.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/nativeplantsocietyoftexas/event.jsp?event=2266&

Event Location:
Hardberger Park / Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge
8400 NW Military Hwy,
San Antonio, TX 78231

Presenter:  Wendy Leonard

Contact Information: admin-assist@npsot.org

Organization Website:
https://www.npsot.org

Sponsoring Organization: Native Plant Society of Texas