Category: March2021
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Texas’ Rarest Tree
I became aware of Runyon’s Esenbeckia (Esenbeckia runyonii) when our Texas Master Naturalist group of volunteers at Harlingen’s Hugh Ramsey Park decided to name our first specialty garden in honor of this famous local botanist.
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RGVC Leadership Team 2021
Officers President Roberto Gaitan 1st Vice President Tami Bulow 2nd Vice President Barbara Peet Secretary Carolyn Cardile Treasurer Maria Reyna-Gomez Directors Membership Joni Gillis New Class Joni Gillis Communications Diane Hall Advanced Training Teresa Du Bois Volunteer Services Alejandra Gomez New Class Rep. Susan Upton Winter Texans Rep. Carolyn Woughter Committees Membership Adrian Ramos, Norma Trevino,…
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Invasion of the Lionfish
by Linda Butcher Pterois is a genus of venomous fish, commonly known as lionfish. It is native to the South Pacific and Indo-Pacific Ocean. The lionfish has been found from the New England coast to the Caribbean, into the Gulf of Mexico and as far south as Brazil. They can survive in brackish water and estuarine…
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A Look into the Harlingen Christmas Bird Count
Since the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) has been identified as an accepted TMN volunteer opportunity I decided to sharehighlights of our January 2, 2021 CBC. This was the 121st CBC for the nation and the 23rd year for Harlingen.
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Turkey Vulture Poem
by M. Kathy Raines Wings wheel, sans flutter, Ice dancer gliding on one leg, Bicycler coasting downhill. Grackles and crows flap-flap-flap, Regal hawks do not so sail, You who await morning thermals, You who digest first, lest heft impede ascent. Mauve face nestled in glossy black, Thrifty of movement, Eyes bearing down, Noting struggle, submission.…