By Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist SAN BENITO, TEXAS–The Lower Rio Grande Valley placed 10th in a recent City Nature Challenge bioblitz in competition with
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By Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist The largest toad in the world calls the extreme south of Texas home. The cane toad (Rhinella marina), also
Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist September’s rains provided a tremendous favor for our fall kaleidoscope of butterflies. What’s rain got to
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by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist Several years ago, I dedicated a partially dead mesquite tree as a natural trellis for a native climbing milkweed
Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist Identifying birds isn’t always easy in the Rio Grande Valley. Young birds don’t always come into
By Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist Many are familiar with the startlingly shrill shriek of the great kiskadee, but many don’t realize what a rare