For the past 15 years WOWE has recognized a member of the community for his or her outstanding contribution to the preserving and promoting the quality of nature in the Rio Grande Valley.
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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, and more. Anacua, blackbrush, guayacan, huisachillo, mesquite, and palo verde are a few of the artists already at work in this annual exhibition.
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For 2022, Region 2 Outstanding Volunteers winners were our very own Alicia Cavazos and Susan Upton.
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Thanks to the authors and contributors to the Spring 2023 issue of The Chachalaca.
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When biology instructors teach taxonomy they delve into the how and why of classifying, or naming living things. At first glance this may be perceived as a simple task. It should be a straightforward task to tell one organism from another. In some cases, yes… in some cases, no.
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This busy little fellow’s rust and black feathers blend so seamlessly with the quartz and feldspar crystals embedded in the granite of the jetties, one might miss the creature were it not for its bright orange legs, white underparts and dappled head.