Tag: arts & culture
Nature Notes | In Dental Plaque, A Glimpse into Daily Life...
In Dental Plaque, A Glimpse into Daily Life in a Prehistoric Desert City
By Andrew Stuart
“History” is said to begin with the written word. And...
A Victorious Garden
Master Gardeners, Cooperative Extension transform Methodist church courtyard into Learning Garden
By Shanna Cummings
The Methodist church courtyard has undergone the first stage of a transformation...
Nature Notes | Beyond the Peak
Eric Leonard fell in love with Far West Texas as a ranger in Big Bend, and became superintendent at Guadalupe Mountains...
NO SUCH THING AS A GREEN THUMB
Joy Scott has been a lifelong student of gardening and the natural world. She shared this interest with her late husband, Gerald...
Nature Notes | Lovely, Dark and Deep
Lovely, Dark and Deep: “Good Burns” in the West Texas Sky Islands
By Andrew Stuart
Catastrophic wildfires have become numbingly familiar in the 21st Century American...
Valentine’s Day postmark is 30 years strong
Valentine, TX Post Office Offers Special Valentine’s Day Postmark
For over 30 years,...
Nature Notes | Data Dump
Data Dump: West Texas Sloth Dung Find Brings the Ice Age to Life
By Andrew Stuart
West Texas has a rich history in...
Nature Notes | Pecos River Pescatarian? In a Buried Bowl, Archeologists...
Pecos River Pescatarian? In a Buried Bowl, Archeologists Find Traces of the Prehistoric Desert Diet
By Andrew Stuart
Finding a “potsherd” – a fragment of...
Nature Notes | In Presidio County, An Intrepid Biologist Uncovers the...
In Presidio County, An Intrepid Biologist Uncovers the Mysteries, and the Plight, of the Country's Rarest Turtle
By Andrew Stuart
Stock tanks are as common as...