For the next two weeks Texans can take part in the seventh annual Texas Pollinator BioBlitz. In support of the event, organizations and sites around the state will be hosting a variety of events to get people outdoors to observe pollinators of all types in yards, natural areas, gardens, parks and community centers. Of course, you don’t have to visit a particular site to participate; your very own yard or green space will do. The […]
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Bat Conservation International and TPWD Team Up for Facebook Live Event at Bracken Cave
Bat Conservation International (BCI) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) are joining forces Monday for a Facebook Live event featuring the bats at Bracken Cave. BCI will host the event and TPWD will provide a simulcast. The public can tune in live beginning 8:20 p.m. Central time on the BCI and TPWD Facebook pages. Biologists will answer questions live from the audience and talk about the bats during their nightly emergence from Bracken Cave. The nightly emergence […]
Catch the Buzz with Texas’ Sixth Annual Pollinator BioBlitz
For the next two weeks, Texans are invited to take part in the sixth annual statewide Pollinator BioBlitz. The goal of the BioBlitz, which runs from Oct. 1-17, is to raise awareness of the diversity and importance of pollinators while bringing greater attention to the critical habitat needs of monarchs and native pollinators across the state. “Documented declines in insect populations, particularly pollinators, have brought to the forefront the need to better understand these species […]