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As we progressed along the control line we reached another ravine. The outing was a fern bonanza day! Multiple species seen and a brand new one for the grasslands. Australia: How ‘bin chickens’ learnt to wash poisonous cane toads Authorities in Western U.S. Agree to Rip-Up Grass Lawns for Water Conservation Springtails Are Nature’s Tiny…
Along many of the boundary fences on the grasslands, the Forest Service has cleared the brush and trees. The cleared area is about twenty feet wide from the fence. So it is constructed to create fire edges to control a fire. In fact, it is called a control line. I had always just called them…
Indeed, the area around the dry pond had much to offer! So it was time to move on and head back to the fire line. America’s Billion-Dollar Tree Problem Is Spreading Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Maybe after feasting at your tables and giving thanks, maybe some of you took a walk to be thankful for nature. I try to be thankful every day. Now to continue on with the discoveries from the Nov. 22th outing. How the Formerly Ubiquitous Pumpkin Became a Thanksgiving Treat World’s heaviest flying bird uses plants…
What a wonderful damp day today. And it looks like a similar forecast for the next few days. I do hope it does not interfere with any Thanksgiving (Thankful) Day plans you may have. 🙂 More to come tomorrow from yesterday’s outing! The true, dark history of Thanksgiving In addition, to Thanksgiving there are two…
It was a beautiful day on the LBJ grasslands. Although a cool start to the day, Jeanne and I still enjoyed the outing as always. Many neat treasures were found. So I did not get the photos sorted out from the adventure today. And since this blogger is conked out, you will have to wait…
A day or so ago, a person was asking me about the LBJ Grasslands. So in the process of answering the questions, I came across several things you can access for free. Who doesn’t like free? 🙂 For the First Time – Researchers Finally Classify All of Earth’s Ecosystems Highest Coral Cover in Central, Northern…
T’was a frosty morning on November 17th! However, it soon warmed up and was the perfect day for collecting plants. In addition to the aforementioned plants, I collected these as well; Willow-leaf Sunflower, skullcap, Hypericum, seeds of Silphium laciniatum. Now I just hope to keep them alive. Wish me luck! 🙂 Today, November 20 was…
Hold on, wait a minute! Your citrus in the Texas Valley is safe for now. But what about here in North Texas overnight? Our low was 32 degrees this morning. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
What to do on a cold November day? So I had just read Jack Chiles’ Hagerman NWR bird census results for Nov. 15 on Wednesday. Geese are back! Sounded like the don’t-need-to-get-out-of-a-perfertly-warm-car adventure! Jim was game, so off we went. Indeed, I hope all of you found a way to stay warm! Furthermore, you might…