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Evergreen Reflections

WHAT IS THE NATURE OF NATURE? by Texas Master Naturalist Gary Poole

I own some land, 50 acres, in northern Uvalde County, the southern edge of the Edwards Plateau. On it there’s a small, one room cabin. From the backside of that…

March 27, 2023

Why I Volunteer

WE ARE NOT APART FROM NATURE, by Texas Master Naturalist Morgan Sanchez

Recently, I returned to the workforce after completing my graduate studies. I had been a full-time caregiver to my young children while also studying as a full-time graduate student. It…

February 28, 2023

Evergreen Reflections

LEARNING FROM NATURE, by Texas Master Naturalist Jim Baker

As many folks may know from reading articles or blog posts that I have written in the past, my love of nature didn’t develop in normal ways. I always enjoyed…

January 11, 2023

Evergreen Reflections

BECOMING A NATIVE PLANT ADVOCATE, by Texas Master Naturalist Haeley Giambalvo

If you asked me three years ago what a native plant was, I may have responded with a confused look. If you ask me today, I may not be able…

October 6, 2022

Evergreen Reflections

AN UNEXPECTED COMMUNITY, by Texas Master Naturalist Talat Shah

When I moved to San Antonio 10 years ago for family reasons, I wasn’t planning on staying here for the long-term. I thought this might just be a stop along…

August 28, 2022

Evergreen Reflections

HOOKED ON BUTTERFLIES, by Texas Master Naturalist Emily K Hawthorn

I started loving nature as a child. A precocious toddler, I learned to read at an early age. Soon my parents couldn’t keep me supplied with reading material. They turned…

August 8, 2022

Evergreen Reflections

HOPE IS SOMETHING WE CREATE, by Texas Master Naturalist Morgan Sanchez

When I was a little girl, my grandfather shared with me his love of learning and the natural world. He would teach me how to garden at his home and…

July 25, 2022

Evergreen Reflections

Detritus (or, Clothing by the Pound, Not the Ton), by Texas Master Naturalist Krin Van Tatenhove

I’m waiting my turn at the Goodwill Clearance Center on San Antonio’s south side. This is the last stop for unsold items. Their odyssey began in foreign and domestic factories,…

May 30, 2022

Evergreen Reflections

IN THE HILLS, by Texas Master Naturalist AJ Talamantes

“It’s sort of a box canyon,” I tell my wife when I describe the topography, cupping my hands to give her a crude visual.  “Anything that comes into the hills…

May 1, 2022

Evergreen Reflections

FINDING A BALANCE, by Texas Master Naturalist Jim Baker

I consider myself an active Master Naturalist. I support the ideas of the organization. I understand that I need to do my part to assist the natural world around me….

March 13, 2022

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