Author: Justin Case
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The Chachalaca: Winter 2022
Diane Hall, editor Read the articles below and leave the author a comment. Click here to view the pdf file: The Chachalaca Winter 2022. Vol. 19 No. 4. December 2022 – In this issue: Editor: Diane Hall All photos were taken by the author unless otherwise noted. The Chachalaca: Archives
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Seagrasses Meadows of the Laguna Madre
There’s something almost sacred about hiking through forests. It can evoke the same sort of reverence as walking beneath the vaulted ceilings of ancient cathedrals. Perhaps it is how the stout trunks rise, meshing and weaving canopies together, one tree to the next.
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Celebrating Frank Wiseman
On Saturday morning, the 29th of October 2022, over 40 people gathered at the entrance of Ramsey Park to a memorial for the late Frank Wiseman, team leader and teacher of the local Master Naturalist groups.
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Heart Leaf Hibiscus – – in memory of Frank Wiseman
Tulipán Del Monte, also referred to as the Heart Leaf Hibiscus, is a strikingly beautiful plant native to the Rio Grande Valley. Noted as being found in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Starr Counties, it naturally grows among woodier shrubs and can be difficult to locate unless it is in bloom and its gorgeous, velvet-like petals…