The Green Spaces Alliances Nature Festival is putting on its 6th Annual Run the River 5k Green Run, on Saturday, November 12, at Mission Park. In addition to the run, there will also be festivities, intended to help connect the community members with nature. It’s guaranteed fun for the whole family. Registration and packet pick-up starts at 8:00 AM. The race begins at 9:00 AM. Entry fee varies depending on day and age. For more information, click here.

Mother Nature can be extremely unpredictable. You certainly would not expect to see 70 degrees in Boston in January, but that’s exactly what happened in 2020. One year later, Mother Nature flipped the script, bringing an unexpected and unprecedented snowstorm to our southern Texas area. Most of us and our plants in San Antonio were caught off guard—and rightfully so.

Bernice Appelin-Williams was driving through an East Side neighborhood near the Alamodome not long ago, when she came upon several dilapidated houses placed atop massive flatbed trailers that she figured were destined for demolition. Piqued by a penchant for exploring abandoned properties, she took out her camera and snapped away.

Nature has provided us the materials for many of the most effective medicines in use today, and science continually looks to nature to find what other healing compounds it holds. Two scientists from the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center will discuss this, and their own research on plant-derived cancer-fighting compounds, at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center’s March 8 free public lecture.

NOWCastSA received a sneak-peak tour of San Antonio's newest public park. Located at 8400 NW Military Highway, Phil Hardberger Park West is a natural area with modern amenities. Employees are working around the clock to prepare for the park's grand opening, scheduled for Saturday, May 21. See the video tour below, or scroll down for more information about the grand opening.