Author: Anita Westervelt
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Anita’s Blog — Nightshades, beneficially questionable?
Nightshades may be steeped in historic and literary mystery but are they an asset to your garden? You be the judge . . . .
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Blue surprises along the edge of the road
Published in McAllen Monitor, May 15, 2021. The tract of land between the edge of a county road and a cultivated farm field offers many surprises
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Anita’s Blog — Another Bio Blitz Starts Today
Charge up your phone and your camera again — Another important bio blitz begins today and runs until Saturday, May 22nd!
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For the love of bugs — and birds
Published in McAllen Monitor, May 1, 2021. More bugs; more birds. The insect kingdom is slow to recover from the brutally cold Valley winter.
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Anita’s Blog — Ready for CNC 2021
Pick a beach, a park, a roadside, a neighborhood, or your own yard — Do your part for the City Nature Challenge 2021! Starts tomorrow! Friday April 30th!
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Annual City Nature Challenge can help identify species at risk of extinction
Published in McAllen Monitor, April 17, 2021. Little by little, familiar plants and critters disappear; learn how organizations identify at-risk species.