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Category: March2021
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There are reportedly 10 million Great-tailed Grackles, ranging from northwestern Venezuela and Colombia, through Mexico and the U.S. and into southern Canada. In winter, many of the
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We are busy preparing for the upcoming April 30 – May 3 City Nature Challenge (CNC). This is a volunteer opportunity open to all Texas Master Naturalists and anyone living in or visiting the Rio Grande Valley.
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The staff and volunteers at Sea Turtle, Inc. did an incredible job under extremely difficult and challenging circumstances. They deserve our admiration, respect, and assistance whenever possible.
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The annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) came during the coldest days of the year when temperatures dropped below freezing and areas of the Valley experienced power
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Instead of being active when it’s cold, lizards will seek somewhere to be warm, such as a hollowed out log, pile of leaves, sticks and other debris, or burrow into the ground. They then will enter a state of lessened activity called brumation.