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Family Adventure Garden EXPLORATION GUIDE Welcome to the Family Adventure Garden. Remember to be safe, respect nature, and have fun exploring the Garden. Pinckney Street Old Austin Road Halsell Way 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 5 6 4 1 Adventure Gateway 2 Tumble Hill 3 The Watering Hole 4 Secret Garden 5 Backyard Explore 6 The Field 7 Dry Rock Creek Restrooms Water 8 Prickly Pear Pavilion 9 Muhly Maze 10 Cypress Spring 11 Retama Recharge 12 No Name Creek 13 Limestone Ledge 14 Bluestem Bluff 15 Huisache Way 16 Prickly Pear Peak 17 Thunder Ridge 18 Pecan Grove GARDEN CONNECTIONS Are there other “watering holes” or places with water in the Garden you like to visit? How does the water make you feel in these spaces? 3 The Watering Hole All plants and animals need water to survive. People also use the power of water to do work and to play. Gather in the shade to enjoy the company of friends. San Antonio 7 Dry Rock Creek Just because it’s dry doesn’t mean it’s dead. Many Texas creeks appear to be dry until rainstorms. Flash flooding quickly turns dry creek beds into raging torrents. Much of this water makes its way into the Edwards Aquifer. For thousands of years people have stacked rocks and made rock markers to communicate and to honor people and places. What can you build in Dry Rock Creek today? GARDEN CONNECTIONS Can you find three ways rocks are used in the Garden? Edwards Aquifer 12 Greehey Family No Name Creek How did early settlers get water where it was needed? Acequias were engineered by the Spanish settlers and have been used for centuries to channel water to different locations for irrigation. Can you engineer a channel to change the flow of water in the creek? GARDEN CONNECTIONS Did you know we have an important part of San Antonio’s early history in the Garden? Visit the Amphitheater to learn more about its original use. This area was adapted to fit our current needs. What do you think it was before? 13 Limestone Ledge Millions of years ago this part of Texas was covered by a shallow sea. As the ocean receded, all of the living things in the sea were fossilized in the limestone so common in Texas today. Where can you see fossil evidence of sea life in the Limestone Ledge? GARDEN CONNECTIONS Did you know some plants are older than dinosaurs? Modern ferns, magnolia, and gingko are some of the oldest living organisms on earth. Can you find ferns and other ancient plants in the Garden? 17 Thunder Ridge Did you hear the sounds coming from under Ridge? Follow the water from rain to drain. In the Hill Country, water goes under- ground into an aquifer before bubbling back up to the surface as a spring. Once the water bubbles up above the ground, the water can be collected and used. Can you follow the water from Thunder Ridge 17 back to the Watering Hole 3 ? Where does the water go from the Watering Hole? GARDEN CONNECTIONS Can you follow the story of water in other parts of the Garden? You may find a limestone seep, a historic reservoir, and a water channel, called an acequia. Texas Cretaceous Fossil Clams FOLLOW WATER OUR ROOTS RUN DEEP

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Page 1: EXPLORATION GUIDE Family Adventure Garden … · Jardín de aventuras para la familia GUÍA DE EXPLORACIÓN Bienvenido al Jardín de aventuras para la familia. Recuerda estar seguro,

Family Adventure GardenEXPLORATION GUIDE

Welcome to the Family Adventure Garden. Remember to be safe, respect nature, and have fun exploring the Garden.

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1 Adventure Gateway2 Tumble Hill3 The Watering Hole4 Secret Garden5 Backyard Explore6 The Field7 Dry Rock Creek

RestroomsWater

8 Prickly Pear Pavilion9 Muhly Maze10 Cypress Spring11 Retama Recharge12 No Name Creek13 Limestone Ledge

14 Bluestem Blu�15 Huisache Way16 Prickly Pear Peak17 Thunder Ridge18 Pecan Grove

GARDEN CONNECTIONS

Are there other “watering holes” or places with water in the Garden you like to visit? How does the water make you feel in these spaces?

3 The Watering HoleAll plants and animals need water to survive. People also use the power of water to do work and to play. Gather in the shade to enjoy the company of friends.

San Antonio

7 Dry Rock Creek Just because it’s dry doesn’t mean it’s dead. Many Texas creeks appear to be dry until rainstorms. Flash flooding quickly turns dry creek beds into raging torrents. Much of this water makes its way into the Edwards Aquifer. For thousands of years people have stacked rocks and made rock markers to communicate and to honor people and places.

What can you build in Dry Rock Creek today? GARDEN CONNECTIONS

Can you find three ways rocks are used in the Garden?

Edwards Aquifer

12 Greehey Family No Name CreekHow did early settlers get water where it was needed? Acequias were engineered by the Spanish settlers and have been used for centuries to channel water to different locations for irrigation.

Can you engineer a channel to change the flow of water in the creek?

GARDEN CONNECTIONS

Did you know we have an important part of San Antonio’s early history in the Garden? Visit the Amphitheater to learn more about its original use. This area was adapted to fit our current needs. What do you think it was before?

13 Limestone Ledge Millions of years ago this part of Texas was covered by a shallow sea. As the ocean receded, all of the living things in the sea were fossilized in the limestone so common in Texas today.

Where can you see fossil evidence of sea life in the Limestone Ledge?

GARDEN CONNECTIONS

Did you know some plants are older than dinosaurs? Modern ferns, magnolia, and gingko are some of the oldest living organisms on earth. Can you find ferns and other ancient plants in the Garden?

17 Thunder RidgeDid you hear the sounds coming from Thunder Ridge? Follow the water from rain to drain. In the Hill Country, water goes under-ground into an aquifer before bubbling back up to the surface as a spring. Once the water bubbles up above the ground, the water can be collected and used.

Can you follow the water from Thunder Ridge 17 back to the Watering Hole 3 ? Where does the water go from the Watering Hole?

GARDEN CONNECTIONS

Can you follow the story of water in other parts of the Garden? You may find a limestone seep, a historic reservoir, and a water channel, called an acequia.

Texas Cretaceous Fossil Clams

FOLLOW WATEROUR ROOTS RUN DEEP

Page 2: EXPLORATION GUIDE Family Adventure Garden … · Jardín de aventuras para la familia GUÍA DE EXPLORACIÓN Bienvenido al Jardín de aventuras para la familia. Recuerda estar seguro,

Jardín de aventuras para la familiaGUÍA DE EXPLORACIÓN

Bienvenido al Jardín de aventuras para la familia. Recuerda estar seguro, respetar la naturaleza, y divertirte explorando el Jardín.

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1 La puerta hacia la aventura2 Colina para rodar3 Bebedero4 Jardín secreto5 Exploración del patio6 El prado

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Agua7 Arroyo de roca seca8 Pabellón de tunas9 Laberinto de Muhly10 Manantial de ciprés11 Recarga de retama12 Arroyo sin nombre

13 Orilla de caliza14 Acantilado del arroyo azul15 Camino del huisache16 Cima de tunas17 La cresta del trueno18 Arbolada de nogales

CONEXIONES DEL JARDÍN

¿Hay otros “bebederos” o lugares con agua en el jardín que te gusta visitar? ¿Cómo te hace sentir el agua en estos espacios?

3 BebederoTodas las plantas y todos los animales necesitan agua para sobrevivir. La gente también usa el poder del agua para hacer el trabajo y para jugar. Reúnete a la sombra para disfrutar de la compañía de amigos.

San Antonio

7 Arroyo de roca seca Al estar seco no significa que esté muerto. Muchos arroyos de Texas parecen estar secos hasta que llueve. Las inundaciones repentinas convierten los arroyos secos en torrentes. Gran parte de esta agua se va para el Acuífero Edwards. Durante miles de años la gente ha apilado rocas y construido marcadores de roca para comunicarse y dar honor a personas y lugares.

¿Qué puedes construir hoy en Arroyo de roca seca? CONEXIONES DEL JARDÍN

¿Puedes encontrar tres maneras en cuales las rocas se usan en el Jardín?

12 Arroyo sin nombre de la Familia Greehey¿Cómo fue que los primeros colonos llevaron agua a donde se necesitaba? Acequias fueron diseñados por los colonos españoles y han sido utilizados durante siglos para canalizar el agua a diferentes lugares para el riego.

¿Puedes diseñar un canal para cambiar el flujo de agua en el arroyo?

CONEXIONES DEL JARDÍN

¿Sabías que tenemos una parte importante de la historia de San Antonio en el jardín? Visita el Anfiteatro para aprender más sobre su uso original. Esta área fue adaptada para satisfacer nuestras necesidades actuales. ¿Qué crees que era antes?

13 Orilla de caliza Millones de años atrás, esta parte de Texas estaba cubierta por un mar poco profundo. A medida que el océano retrocedía, todos los seres vivos del mar eran fosilizados en la piedra caliza que es común en Texas hoy.

¿Dónde se puede ver la evidencia fósil de la vida marina en la Orilla de caliza?

CONEXIONES DEL JARDÍN

¿Sabías que algunas plantas son más anti-guas que los dinosau-rios? Los helechos modernos, la magnolia y el ginko son algunos de los organismos vivos más antiguos de la tierra. ¿Puedes encontrar helechos y otras plantas antiguas en el jardín?

17 Cresta del trueno¿Escuchaste los sonidos de la Cresta del trueno? Sigue el agua de la lluvia hasta el desagüe. En la Zona montañosa, el agua se va bajo tierra a un acuífero antes de burbujear de nuevo a la superficie como manantial. Una vez que el agua regresa sobre el nivel de la tierra, el agua se puede colectar y utilizar.

¿Puedes seguir el agua de la Cresta del trueno 17 de regreso al Bebedero 3 ? ¿De dónde sale el agua del Bebedero?

CONEXIONES DEL JARDÍN

¿Puedes seguir la historia del agua en otras partes del Jardín? Te podrías encontrar una filtración de piedra caliza, un embalse histórico, y un canal de agua, llamado una acequia.

Fósiles de almejas cretáceas de Texas

SIGUE EL AGUANUESTRAS RAÍCES SON PROFUNDAS

Acuífero Edwards