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The Bracken Cave Preserve was the evening field trip scheduled for the NPSOT symposium. Space was limited. And the Preserve is normally closed after September. So it was special to get in. The Mexican Free-tailed Bats are the main attraction! It got dark and it was very hard to see. Then I used my thermal…
Today features three photos from friends! So glad that they did. Thank you all for sharing your finds with us. I do enjoy seeing them! Thanks to Kathy, Christy, Suzanne, and Steve! The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology Astronomers Uncover the Origin of Most of Earth’s Meteorites, Shedding Light on Our Solar System’s Past Keep…
Ah the weekend. And it feels like fall, sorta. Even though we had our first tiny frost, it looks like the coming week is not going to be very fall like. 🤷🏻♀️ NOAA releases annual winter outlook for 2024-2025 season Lice Genes Offer Clues to Ancient Human History Keep looking! The more you know, the…
These photos were taken on 2024-10-07 on our hunt for bumbles. A robot made from radish sprouts and the rise of plant-based machines Mid-Cretaceous Amber Unlocks the Secret to Caddisfly Swarming and Its Disappearance 50 Million Years Ago Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
So the evening field trip in New Braunfels will take a bit for me to process and will be posted at a later date. So back at home. 🙂 The Fall Aster is a happening place now! How the Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs Turned Ants Into Farmers Astounding New 3D Images Reveal Ancient Asteroid Crater…
So the second part to the afternoon field trip was to a restoration site, the Headwaters at the Comal. The New Braunfels Utilities created a non-profit in 2017 on a 16 acre site. In fact it formally was an old utility and facilities property. And it sits at the headwaters of the Comal River. What…
While at the symposium over the weekend, there were many wonderful presentations. Additionally Friday afternoon and evening were scheduled for the field trips. And who doesn’t like a field trip! My chosen afternoon field trip was a two part-er. It had been an interesting first part to the afternoon field trip. Second half of the…
Over the weekend I attended the NPSOT symposium in New Braunfels. The Trinity Forks chapter had several members that were recognized. Indeed it was quite the weekend! Land acknowledgments meant to honor Indigenous people too often do the opposite – erasing American Indians and sanitizing history instead Two Far-Flung Comets Are Visiting Earth Just in Time…
Ah the beautiful LBJ National Grasslands. Indeed I feel so lucky to live near this treasure! The drama unfolded on the False Gaura with an abundance of life! Black widow spider venom decoded at ‘near-atomic resolution’ by scientists Hidden in Midwestern Cornfields, Tiny Edens Bloom Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…
The prairie is always alive with both life and death. “My babies,” she says! See the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners University of Oxford technology tracks bees migration with drones Believe it or not, this lush landscape is Antarctica Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you…