underpass ecology
so i have been thinking more about the idea of the highway structure as an ecosystem. how do the structural components create various microniches? the steel beam rafters function as bird or bat habitat, the columns function as trellises for emergent vegetation and trees.. the rainspouts could support some wetland plants if the water was contained in some way.. the open land on either side can support wildflower and trees as succession proceeds…
we will find those bats
i seem to be a reptile magnet: saw more today, and they were in the shade. if you want to film them let me know and i’ll make them appear. maybe i’m like the pied piper, only with the lizards of louisiana. (maybe that’s where my talent lies.) we also have a few around my house; so far they’ve stayed outside, thank goodness. i don’t have time for a pet.