On Saturday, I led a small group of Texas Master Naturalists on a seed collecting and nature outing at Tahoka Lake Pasture, in Lynn County, Texas. While the Master Naturalists program is a good program it lacks one major thing – actually connecting people to nature and their sense of wonder that nature can instill…
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When you think a child is not listening they are. When you think kids are not paying attention that is when you will be in the shock of a lifetime like I was recently. I was telling the story of the ringtail. Little did I know this one girl hung onto the words as I…
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Iguanas and Jurassic Park in the Rolling Plains of Texas? What’s that? Here’s your chance to meet both all in one. This famed iguana and little dinosaur, the Eastern Collared Lizard. This lizard is a member of the iguana family. Plus, you can say they are little dinosaurs because they can run up to fifteen…
Read MoreI love birds, except for blue jays. Why my hate of them? There was a blue jay last year that destroyed the barn swallow nest under the patio. The swallows laid four clutches of eggs and with every clutch, the blue jay would eat the eggs. On the last attempt by this blue jay,…
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Forgotten Winds 