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Vol. 19 No. 1. March 2022 – In this issue:
2022 Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (WOWE) – a great success!
by Caroline Cardile WOWE was held at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature and…
Be on the Lookout
Pennsylvania pellitory (Parietaria pensylvanica) Native annuals are beginning to appear, like Pennsylvania pellitory, a benign,…
Behind the Gates
by Richard Loya Behind the Gates, an educational component of the East Foundation, has been…
Butterflies are in the pink – pink mint, that is!
Several years ago, a pink mint plant (Stachys drummondii) popped up in front of the…
Did You Know?
by Chuck Cornell Chuck with banded Gray Hawk– photo by Bill Clark I learn something…
Frog Fruit and the Hell Zone
by Bill Rich A few years ago my friend Sylvia Casselman told me that she…
Great Blue Herons are Zen Creatures
by Sandra Mink I see these slate gray birds with their long sturdy orange beaks…
Hands-on learning at Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center
by Rudy Escobar Part of becoming a Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) and being one is…
Listen, Look, and Learn–A lesson in observation
by Diana Lehmann Have any of you taken First Aid training? I am sure many…
Maybe Size Doesn’t Matter
by James Bennie Jagged ambush bug One autumn a few years ago, I was photographing…
Milestones
contributed by Joni Gillis Congratulations! Newly Certified Texas Master Naturalists Sandra Mink ’20 100 Hours…
My WOWE Experience
by Michelle Cano The 26th annual Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (W.O.W.E.) was held from Feb 8-12,…
Our Visiting Sharp-shinned Hawk
“Where are our birds?” I cried. Last winter, Cardinals and Green Jays joined our usual customers—House Sparrows, Curve-billed Thrashers, Black-crested Titmice, various…
Raptor Banding with Bill Clark
by Chuck Cornell Bill Clark with Kestrel In 2015, my friend, Gus Rentfro, mentioned that…
RGVC Leadership Team 2022
Officers President: Roberto Gaitan 1st Vice President: Robin Gelston 2nd Vice President: Barbara Peet Secretary: Carolyn Cardile…
South Texas Ecotourism Center: A vision becomes reality
by Ed Meza South Texas Ecotourism Center What was a vision three years ago for…
Trash Lady’s Escapades
by Penny Brown Let me start by saying I have an active imagination. According to…
You’re invited: RGV Home and Garden Show
by Robert Hernandez The South Texas Border Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist has accepted the invitation…
All photos were taken by the author unless otherwise noted.