The City of San Antonio and its NW Residents are about to lose a great portion of its Natural Wildlife and EcoSystem.

Two multi-million dollar retail shopping developments, Parkline and Roadrunner Plaza, off of Hausman Rd and UTSA Blvd. are set to be built in the near future, which will impact the precious wildlife and ecosystem in this area.

This natural land area is home to unique wildlife; birds, insects and small animals, which the residents in this area have come to enjoy as we walk and bike on the nature trails and parks along these roads.

As residents of the City of San Antonio, it is our duty to ensure this natural land and its inhabitants have a safe zone to keep them protected and for our families now and future generations to enjoy.

Tearing down the beautiful, old trees that have been here for hundreds of years and replacing them with more retail/office buildings, not only displaces all the wildlife and destroys an ecosystem, but will bring an influx of unwanted traffic making our streets less safe for the residents, children, and pets.

These two developments, in this current, unstable economy and their exceptionally high leasing rates, may also be adding to all the current retail shopping centers sitting empty or barely leased in this area.

To lose this precious natural habitat is a huge loss for the community. 

We must also sign to protect the wildlife and land at 1604 and Babcock:

The once lush 20-acre greenbelt at the southwest corner of 1604 and Babcock Road is under attack.  More development is planned for an area already plagued by a concentration of brick-and-mortar buildings, concrete pavements, and impervious cover.  The proposed development will adversely affect the aquifer recharge zone, the endangered golden cheeked warbler, karst invertebrates, heritage oaks, and the area's natural wildlife habitat.  Some of the problems that the development will create for our community are flooding, significantly increased traffic without significant improvements to Babcock Road, noise pollution, pedestrian safety, and the damage of the already vulnerable ecosystem and the one water source necessary for the livelihood of this community.  Join us in voicing our concerns over city council letting developers run amok without making necessary improvements to infrastructure and also destroying precious green space.  Help us protect this natural habitat from being entirely eradicated and replaced by yet another retail shopping center.  Let's preserve the character of our community and of San Antonio. 

I urge us as residents to petition the city to sanction these areas for wildlife and prevent the building of these centers. Please, let us protect the last untouched natural ecosystems in Northwest San Antonio!