San Pedro River - freshvista

San Pedro River

One of North America's only remaining corridors for migrating birds. A 140 mile river that flows south to north from Cananea, Sonora, Mexico to the Gila River in Arizona. The river and its role as a migratory resource is under constant threat as nearby Sierra Vista (and the Army installation at Ft. Huachuca) draws heavily from the aquifer that supports this riparian preserve.

Near St. David
Early light along the river
A short walk from Holy Trinity Monastery.
A band of large cottonwood trees align the river bed in the San Pedro Valley. These trees provide necessary shelter for the large numbers of local and migrating birds. Mountain ranges on either side of the river form the valley's alluvium and are the source of runoff water that supplies the river's aquifer.