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BEYOND THE WATER: Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch offers a wild alternative to river season
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (589+ words) Guests smile while petting a giraffe at Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch. Rheas approach guests on a Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch private guided tour. The Texas Hill Country offers countless ways to enjoy the outdoors beyond its rivers and lakes. This…...
FREDRICKSON: Let's make memories "cheaply
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (424+ words) Janyth Fredrickson writes a monthly column in the H-Z for Comal Conservation. There are kids in big cities, I've been told, that have never climbed a tree or chased a butterfly or caught a fish. We're fortunate to have nature…...
FINCH: Weeds, wildflowers and wildlife
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (130+ words) Weekly columnist Calvin Finch has a Ph. D. and is a retired Texas A&M Horticulturist. Send questions to calvinrfinch@gmail. com. Q. How do I get rain lilies to grow in my lawn? They are so beautiful and seem to be…...
FINCH: Identifying plant species, shade tree best practices
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) Weekly columnist Calvin Finch has a Ph. D. and is a retired Texas A&M Horticulturist. Send questions to calvinrfinch@gmail. com. Q. Why do arborists react so negatively to mounding soil over the roots and against the trunk of shade trees…...
FINCH: Herbicides, insecticides and compost pile best practices
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) Weekly columnist Calvin Finch has a Ph. D. and is a retired Texas A&M Horticulturist. Send questions to calvinrfinch@gmail. com. Q. What does it mean for my tomatoes when the leaf edges turned black last week? Do they have a…...
FINCH: Building a birdhouse, planting okra, blooming shade plants
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (193+ words) Weekly columnist Calvin Finch has a Ph. D. and is a retired Texas A&M Horticulturist. Send questions to calvinrfinch@gmail. com. Q. What are the bird species that nest in birdhouses in this area? Are they fussy about dimensions and the…...
FINCH: Protecting tree fruit from pests and birds from neighborhood cats
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (165+ words) Area meteorologists seem to think we are through with freezi" As one who has traveled a great deal throughout my life " bo" Weekly columnist Calvin Finch has a Ph. D. and is a retired Texas A&M Horticulturist. Send questions to…...
what's the W. O. R. D. - Conservation's Impact on Recreation
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (11+ words) Herald-Zeitung...
DIETZ: Oh green space, how we cherish you!
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (156+ words) This month's reflections are being prepared in the evening of our Christmas day." My morning broke forth with a walk up and down our lane through wooded cover provided as space on a working ranch for wildlife to shelter. Suddenly,…...
ROOTED IN THE LAND: Fischer descendant preserves historical property through conservation easement
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (612+ words) Leesa Brieger poses on her property with a sign from Texas Agricultural Land Trust indicating the property has a conservation easement on August 5, 2025. A Dutchman Vine and other plants from Leesa Brieger's garden in Fischer are pictured on August 6, 2025. Just…...