There is Texas timberland—tall, dark and imposing—which evokes visions of the gothic fairytale forests of feudal Europe. Romantics might look around fully expecting a medieval knight astride his charger to… Read More →
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High Wire Balancing Act
A Crow Indian legend tells the story about evil spirits that possess a man who tries to do away with a rightful heir by shoving the youth off a cliff. … Read More →
Back Roads Nature–Pedernales Falls State Park
In big cities back East, they have a hard time imagining how devastating and destructive flash floods can be. I doubt there’s ever been a flash flood down 5th Avenue… Read More →
Where Do Animals Go When They Die?
We take walks at Bastrop State Park—I and my little dog—almost daily. We’re soul mates, joined at the hip. We get each other. There’s a special place on our route,… Read More →
Pollinators for Texas
The Texas Master Naturalist Lost Pines Chapter is proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant from Pollinators for Texas, sponsored by H-E-B, with the goal of making… Read More →
Cancel Your Orkin Man!
The word itself raises a confusion of thoughts. Relentless, vicious, cunning, dedicated parent, devoted partner, survivor. Which adjectives does the word “wolf” conjure in your mind? Now, let’s try the… Read More →
Back Roads Nature—Cleburne State Park
Cleburne State Park and the nearby city of Cleburne (pronounced Klee-burn) carry their name in common. Where did thisname come from? If you drive near the Johnson County Courthouse in… Read More →
Good Vibrations
August 6, 1945, saw the development of the atom bomb. My 5th grade science class now seems so long ago, but I remember the day I learned how water boils…. Read More →
Seeing is Believing
We come to know our world through five senses. But we understand our perception is selective; we can’t possibly process all the details of external stimuli. We say seeing is… Read More →
Back Roads Nature–Dinosaur Valley State Park
Mankind has always had doubts about his existence, and in the absence of facts he has been known to make his own. There was once a debate about man’s arrival… Read More →