Tag: arts & culture
Nature Notes | Visiting Paquime
Visiting Paquime, the Ancient “Water City” of the Chihuahuan Desert
By Andrew Stuart
“There are many houses of great size, strength and height,” the Spanish chronicler...
Nature Notes | The Lost Oak of the Chisos
The Lost Oak of the Chisos: In Big Bend, a Win for Biodiversity Has Global Resonance
By Andrew Stuart
“These are the days of miracle and...
Nature Notes | Science and Serendipity Fuel the Hunt for the...
Science and Serendipity Fuel the Hunt for the Big Bend's Earliest People
By Andrew Stuart
“The past,” it's famously been said, “is a foreign country.” But...
Joy Scott recognized in El Paso
By Denise S. Rodriguez
El Paso County AgriLife Extension Director
Van Horn Master Gardener Joy...
Nature Notes | Fescue Rescue
Fescue Rescue: An Endangered Grass Embodies the Beauty, and Fragility, of the “Sky Islands”
By Andrew Stuart
Camp this summer in the Guadalupe, Davis or Chisos...
Nature Notes | In a Watershed in Crisis, Scientists Work to...
In a Watershed in Crisis, Scientists Work to Understand, and Save, the Desert Fish of Big Bend
By Andrew Stuart
Think of West Texas wildlife, and...
Nature Notes | Nowhere Else to Go
Nowhere Else to Go: The Rio Grande Goes Dry, and Aquatic Life Hangs in the Balance
By Andrew Stuart
The Rio Grande – like all the...
Nature Notes | “Generalist” vs. “Specialist”
“Generalist” vs. “Specialist”: Plants Deploy Diverse Strategies to Thrive in West Texas
By Andrew Stuart
Twelve thousand years ago, the great ice sheets that had long...
McDonald Observatory, Partners Create World’s Largest International Dark Sky Reserve
FORT DAVIS, Texas, U.S. and COAHUILA, Mexico — The University of Texas at Austin’s McDonald Observatory, The Nature Conservancy – Davis Mountain...
Nature Notes | In the Guadalupes, Geologists Trace Pangaea and the...
In the Guadalupes, Geologists Trace Pangaea and the Paleozoic Past
By Andrew Stuart
The mountainous landscapes of West Texas testify to diverse aspects of the Earth's...