Reddish Egret with Reflections Relief printing Lino cut

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.

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…

This long, slender, non-venomous Coachwhip, a Texas native snake, stopped by the other day for a nice visit. It was basking in the sun near an old, repurposed hay cart that had been adorned with pieces of dead, dried black brush tree branches in order to support two different varieties of native passion flower vine.

The San Benito Wetlands is 165 acres of ponds that were previously used to treat the City of San Benito’s wastewater. Many are unaware of the site so let’s begin with the backstory. . . .

What are those dingy greenish pearls dangling in this spider web? I wondered for years. Then, finally, this summer, I caught one, in a photo anyway—a tiny bifurcate trashline orb weaver— perfectly camouflaged among her jewels.