Save the date! 2019 Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival set for Oct. 12 – 20
The Texas Butterfly Ranch and our community collaborators are proud to present the 2019 Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival, October 12 – 20. Now in its fourth year, the... Read More
From seed to harvest, ornery agarita a challenge, but worth it
Fans of the evergreen bush known as agarita enjoyed a spectacular season this year, but hot temperatures are bringing agarita season, and the availability of its tart red berries,... Read More
300for300 pollinator initiative: 500 habitats by 2020?
It’s been a little more than a year since we launched our 300for300 Pollinator Habitat Challenge, a community initiative to encourage pollinator friendly landscaping in San Antonio. In March of... Read More
Bordered Patch caterpillars, Cowpen Daisies, and 362 San Antonio pollinator habitats
Recent rains and a campaign to get Cowpen Daisies into area gardens as San Antonio’s “unofficial” pollinator plant of the year appear to have spawned an early crop of Bordered Patch... Read More
Three monarch butterflies tagged at San Antonio Festival recovered in Mexico
Three of 690 commercially bred monarch butterflies tagged and released at San Antonio’s 2018 Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival were recovered in Mexico, citizen science organization Monarch Watch announced this... Read More
Plentiful wildflowers ready for first generation of monarch butterflies
South Texas is seeing an abundance of monarch butterfly caterpillars in recent weeks. Resulting chrysalises and butterflies suggest a robust 2019 monarch butterfly season as a bounty of wildflowers... Read More