As we approach a new TMN year, we would like to say thank you to the 2020 Rio Grande Valley Chapter Officers, Directors, Standing Committee Chairs, and previous newsletter editor. Your dedication and hard work is greatly appreciated. Thank you for making a difference! – Diane Hall 2020 Leadership: Officers President: Larry Johnson  1st Vice President: Tami Bulow 2nd Vice President:…

by Julia Jorgensen Descendants of ancient rodents, tree squirrels are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. North America is home to eight of the world’s twenty-six species. The eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensus) and the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) are common in the eastern and southern U.S., while the western U.S. hosts the…

by Alejandra Gomez I have always been fascinated by frogs! It was in my early, formative years of junior high school, where I was introduced to the dissection of frogs. I remember being told that a frog’s body provided an overview of the organ system of a complex living thing. The organs present in frogs…

by Maria Reyna-Gomez On Saturday, November 21. 2020, members of our Rio Grande Valley Chapter participated in a beach cleanup at Boca Chica Beach. Several members concentrated on cleaning the area of one of two sites monitored by our partner, Stephanie Bilodeau, Conservation Field Biologist, for the Coastal Bend Bay & Estuaries Program here in…

by Diane Hall Elections were held at the December 8 RGVC TMN meeting…drum roll, please… Robert Gaitan was elected President, Carolyn Cardile will be our new Secretary, and the rest of the officers remain the same. The President will appoint Directors and Standing Committee Chairs. Diane Hall is continuing as the new Chachalaca Editor.