by Becky McGraw-Wall, PWL Member I had heard about Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson as a kid, having 2 biologist parents, but never got around to reading it until a…
by Becky McGraw-Wall, PWL Member I had heard about Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson as a kid, having 2 biologist parents, but never got around to reading it until a…
by Becky McGraw-Wall, PWL Member PWL’s Pollinator Garden project is going (and growing) strong. Led by Jessica Jones, interim president, PWL members presently maintain 4 pollinator gardens around Polk County….
by Shaila Palamand, PWL Member July is a prime month for viewing Mexican free-tailed bats in Texas, as pups born earlier in the year are now old enough to fly…
by Timi Maples, PWL Member/GNP Director Invasive species can harm the values for which land is conserved. Natural lands are not fully protected unless they also are managed for the…
by Sharon Hanzik, PWL Member The George Observatory/Houston Museum of Natural Science at Brazos Bend State Park opened to the public in 1989. This particular location was chosen both for…
by Bee Harris, PWL Member Leaf Cutter ants (multiple species) are the dominant herbivores of the Americas’ tropics. The Texas Leaf Cutter ants (Atta texana –Buckley) are unpopular with farmers…
by Shaila Palamand, PWL Member This month, we’re highlighting the Onalaska Community Garden, one of the projects in the PWL chapter’s Pollinator Garden program. Located at the Heritage Mill House,…
by Sharon Hanzik, PWL Member The turkey I’m talking about is the North American Wild Turkey. However this article will contain a reference to the country of the same name….
by Bee Harris, PWL Member A primary goal of the Texas Black Bear Alliance is to assist in bringing black bears back to East Texas. Currently, black bears are found…
by Sharon Hanzik, PWL Member If you are an avid birder, you most likely know what the title is referring to. If you haven’t a clue, I can sum it…