I wasn’t sure what to expect at the Gault Archeological site on Saturday February 18th, 2023. Our Lost Pines Chapter Texas Master Naturalist training class got a personalized… Read More →
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Back Roads Nature–Daingerfield State Park
One of my favorite parts of Texas is the northeastern piney woods. Of all 254 counties in the state, Morris County is perhaps the most beautiful. It’s tall forest sanctuary… Read More →
An Otter’s Guide to Success
The air carries a muddy edge, the smell of river water in mid-winter. It’s time to play. There’s a flutter in my stomach, like a snagged plastic bag flapping in… Read More →
Membership Dues are Due
Chapter Dues of $30 are Due December 31, 2022. If payment is not received by January 31, 2023, you will be moved to inactive status in the VMS. If dues… Read More →
Did We Used to be a Fish?
In all of taxonomy, the most “wonder-full” species in Kingdom Animalia is man. The planet has been immutably transformed since our arrival, and our future is full of possibilities. If… Read More →
Back Roads Nature–Meridian State Park
Situated along the 98th meridian on the transition between sweeping prairieland and the top edge of the Texas Hill Country is the embodiment of a legend. In the 1933 novel… Read More →
Winners at Master Texas Naturalists Annual Meeting
The Lost Pines Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists won three awards at the recent annual meeting of the Texas Master Naturalists in Houston. Allen Guisinger gave a presentation about… Read More →
A Thimble Full of Fearlessness
Fearsome news, dear readers, from this forlorn rural outpost—my tiny cabin on the outskirts of Bastrop, Texas. It’s a sweltering October evening, the pigeon-colored sky silent as death. On my… Read More →
Time Flies
American playwright David Ives penned a play (Time Flies) about the brevity of life, using mayflies as his allegory. We join the action as two lonely mayflies meet at a… Read More →