For the past 15 years WOWE has recognized a member of the community for his or her outstanding contribution to the preserving and promoting the quality of nature in the Rio Grande Valley.
Category: The Chachalaca
The Chachalaca is the newsletter for the Rio Grande Valley Chapter – Texas Master Naturalist.
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In response to the frigid arctic air that reached down into deep South Texas, and the slightly warmer, seasonal temperatures that followed, the spectacle of spring has come early with much to show. The brushland trees and shrubs are already painting their colors against the formerly dry, unassuming chaparral in hues of whites, yellows, pinks, and more. Anacua, blackbrush, guayacan, huisachillo, mesquite, and palo verde are a few of the artists already at work in this annual exhibition.
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Read the articles below and leave the author a comment. Click here to view the pdf file: The Chachalaca Winter 2022. Vol. 19 No. 4.
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Grackle Large and in Charge
Relief printing Lino cut
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What happens when you shrink the lawn? You get butterfliers stopping by to visit!
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There’s something almost sacred about hiking through forests. It can evoke the same sort of reverence as walking beneath the vaulted ceilings of ancient cathedrals. Perhaps it is how the stout trunks rise, meshing and weaving canopies together, one tree to the next.