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Jeanne and I are back in Fannin County continuing with my botany survey! And we started off at Bonham State Park once again. Here’s what we found on our hike on the trails. I told myself when we started the walk I was not going to photograph anything unless it was special. Well, as you…
Well not the last stuff ever. This is only the last treasures from the Caddo NG trip last week. LOL. Heck we will be heading back again next week for more surveying! 🙂 So much fun at Caddo NG! Resting up then back again in a few days…yahoo! New Research Reveals That Dinosaurs Were Not…
The fun guys, a.k.a fungi were not partying a lot. However we did manage to find some pretty cool ones at Caddo NG this past week! So lift your cups to the fun guys! Triassic Titans: New Crocodile Ancestor Discovered in Texas Reveals Secrets of Armor Evolution Bees Reveal a Human-Like Collective Intelligence We Never…
Today (Tuesday) spring springs! And the start of my spring field season has started. Well, to be truthful my field season started on Sunday in Fannin County. You will be getting a lot posts this spring from this area. Field work will be on the Caddo NG. However when we arrived Jeanne and I took…
The collection for mosses and liverworts was a great success. Not many bryophytes have been recorded in Cooke County. Jeanne will have a lot of identifications ahead of her and lots to add to the known records! Wylie later told us that he thought the Texas Buckeye was common. Well, it certainly was not to…
A few days ago Jeanne and I went back to Wylie’s north of St. Jo. The goal was to collect mosses. Last time and our first time there it was cold and damp and no mosses were collected. Wylie had given us a quick overview of the terrain that day. Moreover the overview gave Jeanne…
All of the gardeners out there know about cold stratification that some seeds need to germinate. Well, hopefully today’s weather helped them along because it seemed a bit cold today. 😉 So it was on my third walk today, when this topic crossed my mind as I walked with my head down in the wind….
As per our usual we took our early morning walk. Today after the early morning walk, I headed over to the grasslands with Jeanne. So yep photos to label. And tomorrow grasslands photos! One of The World’s Most Mysterious Whales Shows Signs of Holding Traditions Ill-judged tree planting in Africa threatens ecosystems, scientists warn Thanks…
A field trip with Jeff Quayle is always fun and educational. So if you can, I highly recommend it. So a big thanks to Jeff for organizing another great field trip! Definitely check out other Jeff field trips scheduled for this spring at NPAT Ft. Worth chapter for a list. Switchgrass: An Old Grass Gets…
We were still on top but had moved to a brushy area. The habitat at the edge had more fallen trees. Tomorrow’s post will be just below the top edge. How NASA Got Involved With Parachuting Beavers Thanks Judy! How DNA from the Dead Is Helping Boost Species on the Brink Keep looking! The more…