One late spring, I was volunteering at Hugh Ramsey Nature Park in Harlingen and noticed a man walking along the trail followed by his three sons. The boys were each about two years apart and were in stair step order, the smallest one trying to keep up. As they passed me, the man asked me what I was doing. I replied that I was removing Guinea grass (what else?) so the other plants would have less competition and a better chance to grow. I wished them a good day and off they went down the trail.
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Since the opening of the South Texas Ecotourism Center (STEC) in Laguna Vista this past February, there has been a lot going on at the Center. We are receiving a steady amount of visitors to the Center as well as holding a number of events.
Scientists, as we were taught in the early days of our Texas Master Naturalist training, use a two- name system called a Binomial Naming System, naming plants and animals using a system that describes the genus and species of the organism. The first word is the genus and the second is the species. It’s as simple as that.
As the plight of the Monarch Butterfly in North America is discussed, the conversation always includes their host plants in the Milkweed family. An excellent source of information on these plants and their impact on nature is a booklet that is, unfortunately, no longer in print Milkweed, Monarchs and More by Ba Rea, Karen Oberhauser, and Mike Quinn (formerly of the RGV).
The ornate creature in the soil-filled crotch of our ash tree appeared to be a decorated rock or a lost jewel, a pendant perhaps. Never
by Ed Meza For the month of July, the South Texas Ecotourism Center offered a four-week summer camp to students ages seven to tenon Tuesdays through Thursdays. The goal was to