Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist Lichens are unique organisms that have been around for about 400 million years. They are not
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Discovering a pile of scat is like being visited by something in secret, and just to prove it came and went unnoticed, it leaves a
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Story and photos by Anita Westervelt Ever wonder what it’s like to be an insect? Let’s begin at the break of dawn, that diaphanous time
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Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist A yellow garden is full of sunshine — and butterflies, bees and hummingbirds! An important aspect
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Everyone knows the night time is scary. Any matter of danger lurks, undetected, in the dark. A couple of years ago, a soft wheeeel gained
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This past week saw 1,165 Texas Master Naturalists from all 48 chapters across Texas attending the annual conference — virtually. One particular technical session resonated