Lost Maples State Natural Area
by Joan Carroll
Title
Lost Maples State Natural Area
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
It was a warm autumn in Texas so even in late November there wasn't much color change at Lost Maples State Natural Area. But early enough in the day, the light was still long and low and warm. Lost Maples State Natural Area is a pristine area of hills and canyons on the upper Sabinal River in the Edwards Plateau of Texas. The Park has an isolated stand of uncommon Uvalde Bigtooth Maple (the largest strand east of the Guadalupe Mountains). The ancestors of modern bigtooth maples were thriving in Texas during the last Ice Age some 10,000 years ago, when ice sheets ad-vanced across North America. Subsequently, when the continent's ice sheets shrunk northward during the beginning of the Holocene Epoch at the end of the Pleistocene, and Mexican seas retreated from what is now Texas, the climate began to warm up and dry out. Pockets of the relic tree species were left behind primarily in the cool, moist, shaded canyons of the Sabinal and Frio rivers in Bandera, Real and Uvalde counties. Lost Maples State Natural Area is one such relic. It is designated a Natural Area, rather than a State Park, and therefore the primary focus is maintenance and protection of the property's natural state. The land for Lost Maples State Natural Area was acquired by the state of Texas in 1973 and 1974, and was opened to the public in 1979. In 1980, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service made the Natural Area a National Natural Landmark.
FEATURED PHOTO, Showcasing The South group, 1/14/19
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FEATURED PHOTO, National-state Parks And Public Lands group, 6/15/16
FEATURED PHOTO, 500 Views group, 12/11/15
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November 27th, 2015
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HH Photography of Florida
Congratulations Joan! Your excellent photo has been featured on the homepage of the Showcasing The South group. L
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your beautiful work has been featured in the Fine Art America group “FAA- Pixels All Stars”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page—topic name: “3--OPEN--All Star Featured Archives & Thank You Thread & List of Artists”. Simply copy your image’s URL at the top of your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Page theme as noted above. Group URL: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/f-a-a--pixels-all-stars.html
Bill Morgenstern
I like it. I have the same trees with a bit different view against that rock wall. L
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #6 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Diann Fisher
This lighting and colors of this capture really bring the forest to life. Love this Joan. Nominating for Special Feature #6 1000views.
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