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Near the state line of Massachusetts and Vermont.
If drawing a line from the center of top edge to the center of right side, the triangle of top right corner (about 1/8 of the photo) is in Vermont, the rest is in Massachusetts. |
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This view is from a mile north of the very southwest corner of the United States at the southern end of Imperial Beach, south of San Diego, CA. The tidal marsh at left is the Tijuana Estuary Reserve which drains into the seasonal Tijuana River at its outlet to the Pacific Ocean just south of this sand ridge. The Tijuana River's watershed is largely in Mexico. The US/Mexico border cuts along the top edge of the low hills in the distance. Closer views of the border can be seen in these Gigapans:
http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=4317 http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=4318 |
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This segment of the U.S. - Mexico border wall spans from Naco, Sonora westward to the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area -- just a small segment of the 350 miles currently being constructed along nearly the entire length of the Arizona-California border with Sonora. The San Pedro River is one of the last undammed, free-flowing rivers in the American Southwest. The river and Conservation Area are known as one of the most biologically diverse areas in the U.S., hosting an estimated 83 species of mammals, more than 100 species of breeding birds and an additional 250 species of migratory and wintering birds. The border wall: 1) is planned to cross the San Pedro River and its floodplain, as well as over 60 seasonal streams and desert washes causing significant erosion and sedimentation into the river impacting habitat, 2) blocks wildlife movements that ensure healthy wildlife populations, with especially concerning impact on such rare and sensitive species as Sonoran pronghorn, jaguar, Mexican wolves, Mexican Black Bear and ocelot, 3) increases the likelihood that invasive species will colonize an ecosystem of international importance, 4) shifts undocumented migrant traffic, enforcement activities and associated degredation into adjacent wildlands, including rugged and ecologically-sensitive Sky Island mountain ranges (Sky Islands are tall mountain ranges that rise up from a "sea" of surrounding desert to support diverse ecosystems. These mountains receive enough moisture to sustain woodlands and forests, and provide niches for unique species that can only be found in these isolated "islands" of habitat.) www.defenders.org www.northernjaguarproject.org |
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This is the U.S./Mexico border wall as it approaches the San Pedro National Riparian Conservation Area in Arizona (picture taken during the dry season). Construction is planned to continue directly through the Conservation Area, a region of unique and sensitive wildlife and biological diversity. The San Pedro River is one of the last undammed, free-flowing rivers in the American Southwest. The river and Conservation Area are known as one of the most biologically diverse areas in the U.S., hosting an estimated 83 species of mammals, more than 100 species of breeding birds and an additional 250 species of migratory and wintering birds. The border wall: 1) is planned to cross the San Pedro River and its floodplain, as well as over 60 seasonal streams and desert washes causing significant erosion and sedimentation into the river impacting habitat, 2) blocks wildlife movements that ensure healthy wildlife populations, with especially concerning impact on such rare and sensitive species as Sonoran pronghorn, jaguar, Mexican wolves, Mexican Black Bear and ocelot, 3) increases the likelihood that invasive species will colonize an ecosystem of international importance, 4) shifts undocumented migrant traffic, enforcement activities and associated degredation into adjacent wildlands, including rugged and ecologically-sensitive Sky Island mountain ranges (Sky Islands are tall mountain ranges that rise up from a "sea" of surrounding desert to support diverse ecosystems. These mountains receive enough moisture to sustain woodlands and forests, and provide niches for unique species that can only be found in these isolated "islands" of habitat.) www.defenders.org www.northernjaguarproject.org www.defenders.org |
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This panorama covers the southwest corner of the continental United States. The US/Mexico border is visible along the edge of the low hills 2 miles south of this point. The city of Tijuana is beyond the palm trees to the left of these hills. The Tijuana River watershed, largely in Mexico, flows to the Pacific Ocean through the Tijuana Estuary on the US side at Imperial Beach, south of San Diego, California. Closer views leading directly to the border can be seen in these Gigapans: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=4316
http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=4317 http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=4318 |
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Jaguar Guardian Eric Ramirez Bravo works with a University of Sonora student to set a motion-sensing camera to detect jaguars and other wildlife at the recently established Northern Jaguar Reserve in Sonora. Data collected at the jaguar reserve is being used to guide a landscape-level conservation strategy to conserve the world's northernmost jaguars, including jaguars which persist in the southwestern United States. www.northernjaguarproject.org www.defenders.org |
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Standing on Hungarian-Austrian border, former Iron Curtain.
Hand held pano looking NW towards Klingenbach. I am standing right on the border in a former minefield. This is the first of several panos near this location. |
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PLAZA LA REPUBLICA PUERTA DE ENTRADA A MEXICO VIA MCALLEN TEXAS |