The Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo is coming soon!

One recent November morning I was returning from a sunrise walk. As I approached my front door, a large golden web seemed to appear out of nowhere across the yard. The rising sun had aimed a finger of light around my neighbor’s tree and then there was the web, about eighteen inches high and glowing…

Christmas was long past. The weak afternoon glow of a cloudy west Texas fading March sky had only enough strength to highlight the golden dagger tips of an erect, five-foot tall, spent Christmas Cholla. I was mesmerized by the plant’s startlingly wicked achromatic beauty. The plant was off the beaten track, three layers deep, nearly…

Congratulations to those receiving certifications and milestones for September, October, and November 2022.

There’s just something about a bug named Texas to make it personal and foster a real kinship with this unique land and its critters.