by Bill Rich A few years ago my friend Sylvia Casselman told me that she was excited about some frog fruit that had established itself next to her house. As a novice to the world of native plants I had no idea what she was talking about. “Frog fruit?” I thought. Is it something that…

by Sandra Mink I see these slate gray birds with their long sturdy orange beaks hunched over, hiding in the thick tangled brush. I see them swooping up from the drainage ditch near my home, rising with their wide majestic wings extended four or even five feet, spindly legs hanging down beneath them. I am…

by Robert Hernandez The South Texas Border Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist has accepted the invitation to participate in the annual Rio Grande Valley Home and Garden Show (McAllen Convention Center, April 8 – 10, 2022) once again. Our chapter has been assigned a 10 foot by 10 foot booth space during the three-day event. We will use…

by Rudy Escobar Part of becoming a Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) and being one is to educate citizens about our environment and natural resources. As a TMN trainee, one of the requirements is to volunteer in order to become a certified TMN.  Since I believe we should start early by educating our young, I chose to volunteer at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding…

Officers President: Roberto Gaitan 1st Vice President: Robin Gelston 2nd Vice President: Barbara Peet Secretary: Carolyn Cardile Treasurer: Betsy Hosick Directors Membership: Joni Gillis New Class: Barbara Peet Communications: Diane Hall Advanced Training: Teresa Du Bois Volunteer Service: Alejandra Gomez New Class Rep: Dan Martin At Large – Winter Texans: Carolyn Woughter Committees Membership: Adrian Ramos, Norma Trevino  Training: Robin Gelston, Barbara Peterson,…

by Diana Lehmann Have any of you taken First Aid training? I am sure many of you have. For those of you who haven’t, let me educate you in one of the first things people are taught in this training–how to recognize an emergency or dangerous situation.  So what does that have to do with…