By: Trina Geye The western diamondback rattlesnake can vibrate its rattle sixty times per second. Most of the time, it doesn’t. The primary defense is camouflage—stay still, blend in, let… Read More →
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The Cat That Didn’t Come Inside: Bobcats, wildcats, and what domesticity actually costs
By: Trina Geye When I was a kid in Comanche, my friend had a cat her dad said was half bobcat. It was big—heavier than any house cat I’d held—with… Read More →
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🌻 Prairie Oaks Chapter Receives a Grant of $500 from the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT)
By: Gordon Lee — The chapter applied for and received a grant from the Native Plant Society of Texas for $500 to help purchase butterfly host and nectar plants for… Read More →
📖 Book Review: Lab Girl
By: Bill Hopkins — People are like plants: they grow toward the light. I chose science because science gave me what I needed–a home as defined in the most literal… Read More →
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🦆 Chapter Field Trip to Corpus Christi, Rockport Beach, and Port Aransas
By: Chapter Members — Chapter members visited Corpus Christi and surrounding areas in March 2025 for the annual chapter field trip. They visited the Port Aransas Nature Preserve, Leonbelle Turnbull… Read More →
🤝 Reflections on the Annual Meeting 2024
By: Peggy Tolboom — When it is time for the annual meeting, I am at my computer when registration begins so I can sign up for the field trips. For… Read More →
🌱 Three Steps to a Native Plant Garden
By: Bill Hopkins — Have you been hesitating to start a native plant garden because you don’t know which plants to use? Then this post is for you. In just… Read More →
🤝 2024 Texas Master Naturalist State Meeting
(Things to do When I Retire, Again) By: Marsha Stephens Having been bitten by the state meeting bug in 2023, I eagerly got lined up to sign up as soon… Read More →
📖 Book Report: The Hidden Lives of Owls
By: Bill Hopkins “For more than sixty-seven million years, owls have roamed the earth, flying, hunting, and raising their families in the dark.” Leigh Calvez is a writer and naturalist… Read More →
🍃 Celebrating Art, Wellness, and Nature: The March 2025 GROW Festival at Clark Gardens Botanical Park
By: Crystal Gonzalez (Grider) Celebrating Art, Wellness, and Nature: The March 2025 GROW Festival at Clark Gardens Botanical Park Clark Gardens Botanical Park, located in Mineral Wells Texas, will host… Read More →