It wasn’t that long ago (in geological time) that reptiles ruled Earth. They were the masters of their environment. On a recent hot Texas afternoon, a modern-day dinosaur was foraging… Read More →
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Thanks to the Mentors
Hello friends! I was thinking about how much having a true Master Naturalist mentor actually meant to me while I was in Basic Training and I want to send a special… Read More →
Marathoners of the American West
The column moves languidly, dust clouds swirl above like trailing woodsmoke. Twenty cowboys driving 2,000 head of cattle on the trail from Texas to New Mexico slowly disperse into their… Read More →
Back Roads Nature–Fort Parker State Park
What determines who we become? Is it encoded in our DNA, is it Karma, is it a result of our environment? In one of the most amazing true stories from… Read More →
A Blueprint for Survival
300 million years ago. . .that’s over 3 million human lifetimes. . .puts us firmly into the Paleozoic Period. It was when the land was dominated by the ancestors of… Read More →
What’s Your Reason?
Hello all, I am a member of the Class of 2023. We recently had a training session about Dark Skies. I knew some of the information we went over. The… Read More →
Canyon Lake Spillway Tour
All aboard! The first of us load up and head out in the tour bus. As we round a corner all you can see is a monstrous earthen wall. Takes… Read More →
Flying Tiger
A young skunk shuffles from the foliage to sip from a rivulet—cool, refreshing. There’s a pleasant breeze along the water, damp and soft like spring. Late March breaks the buds… Read More →
Canyon Lake Gorge Field Trip
Often I’ve wondered how boulders were deposited where they are. Did they just crack and fall off of a bigger rock? Or did a giant force of nature move them… Read More →
Field Trip Impressions II
When I drove to the site, I was thinking, “Ok, the Hill Country, so what”. I love the Hill Country but why is this spot so special to all the… Read More →