Urban Land & Water

 

Green Spaces Alliance Urban Land & Water programs aim to reconnect urban communities with their natural environment, including land and waterways.  The program seeks to facilitate more efficient and effective use of our natural resources while promoting locally-led community revitalization efforts that focus on economic, social and environmental benefits.  The program is true to Green Spaces Alliance’s Mission with a goal to sustain the natural environment and enhance urban spaces.

Currently, the Urban Land & Water Program includes the following initiatives:

Native Landscapes

Natural beauty and improved wildlife habitat are some of the many wonderful benefits associated with native plants. Native landscapes are a necessary and vital component to the Upper San Antonio...
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Urban Agriculture

Simply put urban agriculture is growing or producing food in a city or heavily populated town or municipality, such as San Antonio.  We extend this definition to include community gardens but...
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An Urban Land & Water Video

A short video on GSA’s Urban Land & Water Programs

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San Antonio Area Gardens Map

1053878204499 Green Spaces Alliance’s Community-Supported Gardening Program started in 2005 as a series of discovery meetings with a wide range of community stakeholders. Those meetings revealed a...
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For more information, contact Zanel Pizarro, Community Conservation Coordinator: (210) 222-8430 ext. 310.