Category: The Chachalaca
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Tragedy and Hope
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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Birds have adaptations to survive brutal weather
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 outages. Despite the hardship, residents stocked their bird feeders, bundled themselves in layers of clothing and blankets and sat at their windows counting birds. The GBBC is an inter-organizational effort…
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They’re not gone, just brumating
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.
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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…