Anita’s Blog– Pollinator Challenge Invitation
Take the Challenge! Texas Pollinator BioBlitz 2021 is important — Sign up for the project…
Anita’s Blog — Cicadas Sing; Dragons Fly
Late summer is abuzz with sounds and sights as the natural world continues its annual…
Anita’s Blog — The Hoppers
The naming of things — humans are the only species (as far as we know)…
Anita’s Blog — Out of Sync
Sudden environmental changes disrupt the nature of things, but in the natural world, the beat…
Anita’s Blog — It’s a What Kind of Wasp?
Who doesn’t love those shrill summer serenades when the sun goes down?
Anita’s Blog — Moths are Important!
Extra! Extra! In honor of National Moth Week — here’s a little extra about the…
Anita’s Blog — Anything But Dull
Don’t you often wonder what people must be thinking when they give a name to…
Anita’s Blog — The Exotic Nightshades
Third post in three-story nightshade series — exotic, extraordinarily beautiful, fragrant — and still dangerous…
Anita’s Blog — A Commercial Nightshade
In addition to the nightshade family bringing us plants at both ends of the spectrum…
Anita’s Blog — Nightshades, beneficially questionable?
Nightshades may be steeped in historic and literary mystery but are they an asset to…
Anita’s Blog — Another Bio Blitz Starts Today
Charge up your phone and your camera again — Another important bio blitz begins today…
Anita’s Blog — Ready for CNC 2021
Pick a beach, a park, a roadside, a neighborhood, or your own yard — Do…
Anita’s Blog — CNC – BOLO SGCN
This year, it is exceptionally important to join the City Nature Challenge in order to…
Anita’s Blog — Excited About Bugs
Do you look forward to specific insects each spring? Which plants attract the most bugs…
Anita’s Blog — Signs of Life After Big Freeze
Looking for signs of life on your favorite native plants is the new norm after…
Anita’s Blog — Step Away from the Pruners!
Sprucing up the garden after disastrous weather is tempting, but hold yourself back — here’s…
Anita’s Blog — An Annoyance Of
Hosting a Birding B and B can sometimes be more than bargained for — but…
Anita’s Blog — Unusual Winter Blooms
Surprisingly, a bout of cold, drizzly weather can still provide nourishment for our delicate-winged creatures!
Anita’s Blog — Abundant but Rarely Seen
When the orderly calm of ducks and wading birds on the resaca is disturbed, grab…
Anita’s Blog — Gifts
Photo opportunities are gifts from nature — some gifts, however, are a bit more disconcerting…