Last weekend, volunteers from Trinity University, the San Antonio River Authority (SARA), the River Warrior Volunteers, and Microsoft gathered to plant more than 2,500 native grasses and wildflowers along Mission Reach as part of a 23-month ecological restoration project. Funded by the Society for Ecological Restoration Standards-based Restoration in Action program and supported by a grant from Microsoft’s Community Environmental Sustainability (CES) program, the restoration project aims to restore the Mission Reach area by controlling invasive plants, enriching native plant and animal diversity, and improving native food resources that support a thriving local ecosystem. “It was a glorious day. Approximately 40 volunteers showed up early in the morning on a day with rain in the forecast. We are grateful to SER and Microsoft for making this collaboration possible,” says Trinity biology professor Kelly Lyons. “The project manifests the spirit of Trinity’s dedication to vigorous traini...