Before and after mechanical brush treatment in Bastrop County, Texas

Top image shows a dense forest understory choked with yaupon before restoration; bottom image shows the same area after mechanical brush treatment, with thinned vegetation and an open forest floor that allows Houston toads to move more easily through upland habitat. There is a two-lane road in the foreground of both pictures.
Photo By/Credit

Lower Colorado River Authority

Date Shot/Created
10/01/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Before (top) and after (bottom) mechanical brush treatment in Bastrop County, Texas. Clearing dense yaupon thickets opens the forest floor, improving movement, dispersal, and access to upland habitat for the endangered Houston toad.
Species
Anaxyrus houstonensis
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Habitat restoration