by Pat Avery The RGVCTMN formed the Pelican Squadron Committee earlier this year to educate the public about the danger that cold and windy weather poses for Brown Pelicans. Highway 48 becomes a death trap for pelicans due to the wind currents. The committee’s mission is to inform and educate the public of the need…

by FrankWiseman If you are ever out in a park or brushland and you smell something sweet, it might be the smell of vanilla coming from a Whitebrush shrub. Aloysia gratissima, also called Beebrush, and other common names, is a member of the Vervain family. My first experience with this plant was at Harlingen’s Hugh Ramsey…

by Janis Silveri When I moved to Texas in 2004, I noticed several large trees with vast root systems growing on the east side and near the Resaca as a continuation of the neighbor’s landscaping. They divided the property in the 1960s. Texans use these large trees as barriers and buffers in rural areas. I…

by Norma Friedrich On April 27, 2021 five members of the RGVCTMN New Class 2021 participated in the Great Texas Birding Classic (GTBC). Selecting the Sunrise to Noon tournament, the team members sent in the $30 registration fee for each member. This tournament required a minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 members. With the…

by James Bennie Recently, I read the new book Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake which is about the latest research findings on Fungus. Thus I had mushrooms on my mind when this current rainy spell hit. I remember previous unusually wet periods with sustained storms that resulted in quite a flush of mushrooms of all sorts. One year I…

by Linda Butcher JUNE 10 – New moon and eclipse of the moon. Unfortunately, it will only be a partial eclipse in our area. JUNE 21 – Summer Solstice. The sun will have reached its most northern position in the sky. It is our first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.  Full Moon photo by Jim Bonser  JUNE 24 -Full Moon…