For two years now, my husband, Jim, and I, have become Peregrine Falcons. When the aspen trees in our beloved home range of Colorado exchange their murmuring golden tresses for shimmering crystals of frost, we are now joining the peregrines on their autumn migration to warmer climes. Sometimes I wonder if the supersonic peregrines hunting…

In response to the frigid arctic air that reached down into deep South Texas, and the slightly warmer, seasonal temperatures that followed, the spectacle of spring has come early with much to show. The brushland trees and shrubs are already painting their colors against the formerly dry, unassuming chaparral in hues of whites, yellows, pinks,…

RGVC Leadership Team.

The South Texas Border Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists (STBC TMN) will participate in the 32nd Annual Rio Grande Valley Home and Garden Show scheduled to take place at the McAllen Convention Center from March 31 through April 2, 2023.

One night this December, I noticed two dazzling gems feeding upon the fruit of my backyard Turk’s cap. One, with its crimson head and patchwork of black, white and yellow on its abdomen, was a Turk’s cap red bug. The other, a smartly-dressed spot-sided coreid, wore nestled cream and brown triangles on its head and…

Congratulations to those receiving certifications and milestones for December, January, and February 2023.