Dejavu: Is 2022’s dry spring setting stage for another Texas drought like 2011?
It's feeling a lot like the spring of 2011. No [...]
Augmented “bee-ality” to teach kids about bees at San Antonio’s Bee Social this Saturday
San Antonio families can round out their Easter weekend with [...]
They’re here! Drought conditions greet monarch butterflies as they arrive in Texas
Monarch butterflies have begun their 2022 migration, with sightings in [...]
Courtship flights, slow departures define late season visit to Piedra Herrada sanctuary
A visit to Piedra Herrada monarch butterfly sanctuary in Temascaltepec, [...]
Gayfeather snags 2022 Unofficial Pollinator Plant of the Year, but might be hard to find
The votes are in for the 2022 Unofficial Pollinator Plant [...]
Monarch butterfly population: volatile, unpredictable, with a ray of hope
The 2022 monarch butterfly season launched with heartwarming news this [...]
2022 Unofficial Pollinator Plant of the Year: Engelmann’s daisy or Gayfeather?
As we plow into 2022, it's time for citizen gardeners [...]
Dutch journalist visits Texas Butterfly Ranch, finds monarchs may choose to “stay at home”
Dutch journalist Seije Slager reached out to me in late [...]
In Defense of Plants: explorations of the remarkable nature of plants
We could all learn much about resilience and adaptability from [...]
Queen butterfly: is that a hair pencil in your pocket or are you glad to see me?
Lee Marlowe was taking pictures along the San Antonio River [...]