Milestones and Awards for December 2020 through February 2021.
Category: The Chachalaca
The Chachalaca is the newsletter for the Rio Grande Valley Chapter – Texas Master Naturalist.
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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
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by Frank Wiseman Among the first plants we placed in TMN’s planting of the Runyon Garden in Harlingen’s Hugh Ramsey Park was a wild zinnia.
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Read the articles below. Leave the author a comment. Or click here to download the pdf file: The Chachalaca March 2021. Vol. 18 No. 1.
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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.