Author: Anita Westervelt
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Sea Oats
The forefront of shoreline protection is anchored deeply in the sand. Iconic dune scenes, like those of majestic coppery Sea Oats (Uniola paniculate) seedheads blowing in the wind beckon even the most ardent landlubber to the beach. Sea oats is an extremely valuable plant for coastline and barrier island protection.
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Celebrate and Document Moths
National Moth Week is a citizen science opportunity where Texas Master Naturalists can get involved and earn volunteer hours documenting moth species in their own yards, neighborhoods and local parks.
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Wonderful Weird World
The annual City Nature Challenge is a great opportunity to explore. I love a BioBlitz. It’s a time to challenge myself. It’s an anything goes, exciting nature venture that’s ever-changing, whether because of human involvement of the land or from the elements of the great beyond. This year was especially interesting, possibly because of storms…
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Untamed
“Who knows what this is?” asks Eileen Mattei, Rio Grande Valley Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist, as she displays a raptor’s leg and talons to a group of grade school students at Estero Llano Grande State Park in Weslaco, on the last cold day (hopefully) of winter.
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Spotlight on a Volunteer Opportunity
“Who knows what this is?” asks Eileen Mattei, Rio Grande Valley Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist, as she displays a raptor’s leg and talons to a group of grade school students at Estero Llano Grande State Park in Weslaco, on the last cold day (hopefully) of winter.
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Whose chick is it anyway?
The American Avocet, like a totally modern woman, secures child minding prior to the arrival of the little ones.