Nature in Bexar County: The Talking Point Series
AAMN Master Naturalists and local area experts covering a wealth of topics relevant to nature in our SA Natural Areas and on our Greenway Trails.
These Talking Points are heavily illustrated. All photos attributed to iNaturalist have been reproduced with the permission of the photographer.
| ECOREGIONS | ||
| T33 | Ecoregions | Gary Poole, AAMN |
| ECOLOGY | ||
| T3 | Importance of Snags | Wendy Leonard, City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department’s Nature Preserve Officer |
| T5 | Live Oak/Ashe Juniper Ecosystem | Christine Westerman, SWCA Environmental Consultants |
| T11 | Savanna Restoration | Stan Drezek, AAMN |
| T16 | Yucca & Yucca Moths | Wendy Leonard, City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department’s Nature Preserve Officer |
| T19 | Riparian Areas | Peggy Darr, Former City of San Antonio’s Nature Preserve Officer for the Medina River Natural Area |
| T26 | Ecosystem Services – Nature Pays Big Dividends | Jewell Cozort, City of San Antonio Park Naturalist |
| PLANTS | ||
| T1 | Ashe Juniper | Stan Drezek, AAMN |
| T4 | Exotic Invasive Plants | Jessica Leslie, AAMN |
| T8 | Area Wildflowers | Patty Leslie Pasztor, AAMN |
| T9 | Texas Kidneywood | Ron Tullius & Stacy Fontenot, AAMNs |
| T10 | Prickly Pear Cactus | Jessica Leslie, AAMN |
| T12 | Tasajillo | Stan Drezek & Wendy Drezek, AAMNs |
| T13 | Texas Persimmon | Jessica Leslie, AAMN |
| T17 | Agarita | Stan Drezek & Sandra Stacy, AAMNs |
| Starting Out Naturalist | Wendy Drezek, AAMN | |
| T21 | Area Grasses | Floyd Waller |
| T27 | Area Seeds | This piece is a group product of Alamo Area Master Naturalists. |
| ANIMALS (VERTEBRATES) | ||
| T6 | Area Birds | Patricia (Patsy) Kuentz, AAMN |
| T7 | Area Reptiles | Fred Wills & AAMN Alexis Baum |
| T14 | Area Wildlife | Christine Westerman, SWCA Environmental Consultants |
| T28 | Area Snakes | Sal Scibetta, AAMN |
| T29 | Amphibians | Chris Harrison, AAMN |
| T30 | Bats in Bexar County | Josie Gonzales, AAMN |
| T31 | Turtles | Sal Scibetta, AAMN |
| ANIMALS (INVERTEBRATES) | ||
| T18 | Area Insects | Molly Keck, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, updated by Wendy Drezek, AAMN |
| T24 | Area Butterflies | Joanne Wells |
| EARTH SCIENCES | ||
| T23 | Phil Hardberger Park Geology | Tom Dukes, past chair of the Alamo Group of the Sierra Club |
| T25a | Bexar County Soils | Bill Swantner, Master Gardener |
| T25b | What You Should Know About Soil | David M. Vaughan, a Certified Arborist |
| CULTURAL | ||
| T2 | SA Area Cultural History | Steve Tomka, Additional Information from Whitney Lytle (UTSA Archaeology) & Morgan Villegas MN |
| T15 | History of Voelcker Farm | Wendy Thornton & Maria Kaylor, AAMNs |
| T20a | Engaging Children in Nature Learning: Learning Landscapes | Wendy Drezek, AAMN |
| T20b | Starting Out Naturalist | Wendy Drezek, AAMN |
| T22 | Ethnobotany | Morgan Villegas, AAMN |
| T33 | PHP Land Bridge | Teresa Shumaker, AAMN |