Jane Palmer, Class of 2024, is saying goodbye to Texas and the Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists.
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Princeton Garden Workday Summary
Volunteer work enhances the beauty of this Princeton park.
Half of Americans Have Little to No Knowledge of Grasslands, the Country’s Largest Natural Habitat
The importance of talking about native grasslands.
Identify Frog And Toad Calls With This Amazing Resource!
The Collin County Frogs & Toads Field Guide is a free mobile-first field guide to the 15 frog and toad species documented in Collin County, TX.
Texas A&M AgriLife New World Screwworm Resource Page
The New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose larvae (maggots) feed on living tissues of warm-blooded animals.
Let’s Hear It For The Snakes!
An example of using citizen data, combined with other sources, to come to conclusions about the natural world.
My Favorite Things through the Four Seasons
By John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019- “The first thought of spring usually occurs mid-winter when my sister sends a photo of a small green growth which is a Texas bluebonnet in her yard beginning to awaken. –
My Favorite Things through the Four Seasons
By John W. Garbutt- Class of 2019
“As meteorological winter began, North Texas was awaiting a 3rd front of arctic air. Though it was only the beginning of December everyone was dressed as if they lived in Chicago.”
Move over chiggers, there is a new ITCH in town!
Picture source: Wikipedia, Pyemotes herfsi
My Favorite Things through the Four Seasons: Autumn
John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019 – It was the day before the autumnal equinox, and I noticed the Barn Swallows were gone from around my home. Perhaps it was oversight and they had been gone for a couple of weeks. Regardless of the exact timing of their departure, when the harbinger of spring departs, autumn is near.