My parents were transplants from West Texas who moved to San Antonio due to the consolidation of Air Force Bases in the 1950’s. I was the third child, but the… Read More →
Evergreen Reflections
TURF WARS OR: ECO CONSCIOUSNESS BEGINS AT HOME, by Texas Master Naturalist Amanda Love
When I was ten years old, I received a subscription to a National Geographic kids’ magazine called The World. This coincided with an education from my favorite school teacher about… Read More →
TRAIL SITTING, by Texas Master Naturalist Jim Baker
I go RV camping at least once a month. Some months, I get lucky and go two or three times. It is something I yearn for. Even thinking about an… Read More →
NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR PASSIONS, by Texas Master Naturalist Vanessa Velazquez
Sanctuary: a place that provides safety or protection… When I first arrived at the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Sanctuary (WRRS) in Kendalia, Texas, a feeling of calm came over me…. Read More →
THE GIFT GEOLOGY HAS GIVEN ME, by Texas Master Naturalist Gary Poole
As a boy, I, like many people in their childhoods, collected rocks. Or so I called it. Mostly it involved picking up unusual specimens, applying some fantastic origin story to… Read More →
WHERE’S WALDEN?, by Texas Master Naturalist Krin Van Tatenhove
After having it on my booklist for decades, I finally slogged my way through Walden. Thoreau can be obtuse, but the gems buried in his prose are worth the effort…. Read More →
NATURE UNDER YOUR NOSE, by Texas Master Naturalist Drake White
Every day is a new adventure. This is why nature is such an important part of my life. Not just from a business or educational perspective, but as an opportunity… Read More →
SAL AND THE KEMPS, by Sal Scibetta
As long as I can remember, turtles have always been there. I do remember when the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle came into my life: Science Club, Wells Middle School, Houston,… Read More →
OPENING MY EYES, by Jim Baker
A sudden gust of wind rocks the camper just as I sit down on the sofa to relax after my morning hike along the trails of Kerrville Schreiner Park. It doesn’t… Read More →
MY BACKYARD AND BEYOND, by Haeley Giambalvo
My love for nature started in my backyard. Seven years ago, we traded a downtown Chicago condo for a suburban home in San Antonio. It was my first home with… Read More →