The Chachalaca: Spring 2022

by Caroline Cardile WOWE was held at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature and…

Pennsylvania pellitory (Parietaria pensylvanica) Native annuals are beginning to appear, like Pennsylvania pellitory, a benign,…

Behind the Gates, an educational component of the East Foundation, has been hosting field lessons…

Several years ago, a pink mint plant (Stachys drummondii) popped up in front of the…

by Chuck Cornell Chuck with banded Gray Hawk– photo by Bill Clark I learn something…

by Bill Rich A few years ago my friend Sylvia Casselman told me that she…

I see these slate gray birds with their long sturdy orange beaks hunched over, hiding…

Part of becoming a Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) and being one is to educate citizens…

by Diana Lehmann Have any of you taken First Aid training? I am sure many…

by James Bennie Jagged ambush bug One autumn a few years ago, I was photographing…

Congratulations! Newly Certified Texas Master Naturalists Sandra Mink ’20 100 Hours Milestones Barbara Rodriguez ’20…

The 26th annual Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (W.O.W.E.) was held from Feb 8-12, 2022, at the…

“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…

by Chuck Cornell Bill Clark with Kestrel In 2015, my friend, Gus Rentfro, mentioned that…

Officers President: Roberto Gaitan 1st Vice President: Robin Gelston 2nd Vice President: Barbara Peet Secretary: Carolyn Cardile…

by Ed Meza South Texas Ecotourism Center What was a vision three years ago for…

by Penny Brown Let me start by saying I have an active imagination. According to…

The South Texas Border Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist has accepted the invitation to participate in…