Save the date for the upcoming 2025 Urban Riparian Symposium, hosted by the Texas Water Resources Institute and the Texas Riparian Association!
February 19 – 21, 2025 in Waco
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My Favorite Things through the Four Seasons: Summer
John W. Garbutt- Class of 2019- I have always found irony in that on the summer solstice, when the sun reaches its northern most location in the sky, it provides the longest amount of daylight during the course of a year and that the subsequent days get shorter, yet hotter as we long for fall by late August.
Outreach Event – Heard Museum Homeschool Day
The Community Engagement team unveiled a new education tool at the Heard Museum Homeschool Day created by Adele Bourget as part of her 2024 New Class project.
My Favorite Things through the Four Seasons: Spring
John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019- I never really looked forward to spring being a lover of winter’s cooler air. Then I got into birding and in turn began paying attention to the natural world. I now look forward to the plant’s subtle signs they are awakening from their winter slumber, the behavioral changes of the resident birds, and for the arrival and passing through of neotropical migrants to our area.
My Summer Goodbye to the Night-Herons
John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019- It was a warm and windy Fourth of July. As I approached the pond, the sound of Chimney Swifts and their successful broods greeted me. Arriving at the pond, I hoped to see the fledgling Yellow-crowned Night-Herons exploring for the first time.
Volunteers Needed at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Share your love of nature with visitors to a National Wildlife Refuge, while meeting other nature enthusiasts. Volunteers greet visitors and provide trail maps and other refuge information, including interpretation. Volunteers engage youth with the Junior and Advanced Ranger programs, including oath recital and badge awards.
Rewilding: What May Grow Without The Mow?
Small property owners can make a substantial impact on the local flora and fauna by providing native vegetation that local food webs count on. Small properties may act as steppingstones between larger sections of native habitat, providing a place for migrating species to rest and forage. Read about how Karen Glenn, BPTMN, is “Rewilding” her property to support native wildlife.
A Walk Through the Woods – A Healing Experience
Immerse yourself in the sights, smells, and sounds of the forest. 🍂 Linda Barnes, Class of 2024, paints a vivid picture in her poem, describing gnarled roots, a mosaic of fallen leaves, the damp earth, and the sweet sound of birdsong – a true sensory experience that heals the soul.
Gathering Moss: A Book Review by the Chapter Librarian
Gathering Moss: by Robin Wall Kimmerer A Book Review by the TMN Blackland Prairie Chapter Librarian Linder O’Rourke August 5, 2024 This lovely narrative begins with Robin Kimmerer’s memories as… Read More →