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by Brett Parker Hill Country Snake Removal, Canyon Lake Fire/EMS Firefighter It’s that time of the year. Babies can end up anywhere, so be mindful of your surroundings. Watch your kids and pets in the ...
Something odd happened over the summer at Tye Preston Memorial Library’s Butterfly Garden. Some monarch butterflies — who use the garden as a way station during migrations to and from Mexico — decided to stay ...
Mountain lions were spotted this week on Nextdoor, a hyperlocal social-networking service for neighborhoods. But they haven’t been seen in the Canyon Lake area, despite reports of the big cats appearing in Vintage Oaks and ...
Guide Jim Sievers discusses Art & Archaeology in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands at 7 p.m.Thursday, July 15 at the Lindheimer Chapter Texas Master Naturalists’ monthly meeting at Tye Preston Memorial Library, 16311 South Access Rd., ...
Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell will discuss protecting green spaces in Hays County from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13 at an evening program sponsored by the Comal County Conservation Alliance. Shell ...
by the Hill Country Alliance (Editor’s Note: This opinion piece has been edited for clarity and to include background information in hyperlinks.) Hill Country Alliance (HCA) is submitting comments to the Texas Water Development Board’s ...
The “full” Madrone Trail in Canyon Lake reopens Friday, May 26, but only on a trial basis. The Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD) wants to assess the impact of full public access ...
Interntionally renowned toxic-plant expert Professor Barron Rector, Ph.D, is the guest speaker at the 6 p.m. Thursday, May 20 meeting of the Texas Master Naturalist Lindheimer (Comal County) Chapter. Non-members who would like to join ...
Leave baby wild animals alone! The Canyon Lake area is right in the middle of the so-called wildlife “Baby Season,” which lasts from the warmer months of spring to late summer. Thousands of baby possums, ...
Water Oriented Recreaton District of Comal County (WORD), which operates Canyon Park, said a portion of Madrone Trail will remain closed while it works to developed wayfinding-and-education signage. WORD leased the park from U.S. Army ...
Lizard-like amphibians with elongated bodies and tails, short limbs and external gills are the focus of scientists keeping tabs on groundwater health in Rebecca Creek. In April, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) staff headed out to ...
When he’s not responding to 9-1-1 calls during his duty shift at Canyon Lake Fire/EMS, Brett Parker, former firefighter of the year, builds rattlesnake fences, teaches people not to harm snakes just because, and spreads ...
All U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are now open for the summer season. General Information To make reservations or check on availability of campsites visit Recreation.Gov. Amenities at USACE parks include campgrounds, beaches, picnic ...
An expert at San Antonio’s Texas Butterfly Ranch says it’s too soon to tell how last month’s historic winter storm will impact monarch butterfly migration and the growth of their favorite food, milkweed. Last week, ...
Texas Park and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is asking the public to use its iNaturalist website to report fish and wildlife that died during last week’s winter storm. Click here to see the link. The prolonged ...
Kendalia-based Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) is expecting 8,000 babies. February to September is baby wildlife season. Soon the nonprofit will be inundated by panicked phone calls from distressed residents who don’t know how to ...
Non-native Axis deer are showing up in Canyon Lake backyards and on social media, drawing attention for their good looks. Their orange coats are dotted with white spots and white patches on their throats. Axis ...
Hunker down. Those strong cold fronts common to December and January also blow the pollen off of mountain cedar trees like Central Texas’ Ashe juniper, ushering in Texas’ infamous ‘cedar-fever’ allergy season. Every single pollen ...
November is rut season — the mating period — for the omnipresent whitetail deer in Canyon Lake. Watch out for them in your neighborhood and on the roads! During the rut, bucks become more aggressive ...
Registration for Texas Master Naturalist Lindheimer Chapter’s 2021 certification program opened online Thursday. The annual class graduates 20 to 30 naturalists each year. To certify as a Texas Master Naturalist, trainees must complete the official ...
Are there snakes in Canyon Lake and the Guadalupe River? Yes. Should you be worried? Brett Parker, who owns Hill Country Snake Removal (and is Canyon Lake Fire/EMS’ firefighter of the year) said people should ...
Leave baby wild animals alone! Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR), which operates in Kendalia and San Antonio, says the last thing it needs to deal with are concerned citizens who unwittingly separate baby birds, fawns, ...
by Comal Texas Master Gardener Association Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in April 2017 on the master gardener’s Facebook page. It was so popular, we’ve re-posted. Spring caterpillars have arrived and they’re famished. ...
Mother Nature isn’t canceling any flights to Comal County this spring. Birds South Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country are in the central flyway for migratory birds flying north for spring and summer breeding, ...
Warmer temperatures mean baby snakes will be hatching soon, and although most snakes are non-venomous there will be more than a few western diamondback rattlesnakes slithering around. Brett Parker, who owns Hill Country Snake Removal ...
The 2020 Texas Wildflower Show has begun. The usual time period for the spring show is March to May. MyCanyonLake.com reached out to Texas Wildflower Report on Facebook on Wednesday to see whether there are ...
by Marilyn McFarland, Director, Communications Lindheimer Chapter Texas Master Naturalists Lindheimer Chapter Texas Master Naturalists was begun in the fall of 2000, with the mission of developing “a corps of well-trained “master volunteers” to provide ...
Kendalia-based Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (WRR) is expecting again this year. February to September is baby season, and soon the non-profit will be inundated by panicked phone calls from distressed residents who don’t know how ...
by Leon Dominick Lindheimer Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas Fall season means cooler days and nice cool evenings. A good time to enjoy the outdoors and the natural beauty of the area ...
Faults, fractures and caves near the proposed Vulcan Quarry at FM 3009 and State Highway 46 are just a few of the reasons Friends of Dry Comal Creek is hosting a community education meeting from ...
Learn about recent efforts to conserve portions of El Rancho Cima up on the Devil’s Backbone at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Rd. 12, Wimberley. El Rancho Cima, ...
Monarch butterflies now alighting at Tye Preston Memorial Library’s butterfly garden are just the vanguard for this fall’s migration, which Texas Butterfly Center Ranch in San Antonio predicts could prove a “banner year.” To track ...
Comal County Conservation Alliance (CCCA) believes Comal County’s spectacular scenery might cure a lot of the depression, anxiety and other problems residents experience in their daily lives. The environmental and conservation group is bringing in ...
“I certified in 2016. Going through the course and meeting the requirements awakened me to the pressing need to preserve the natural world, and to the wonder of this world if you search for it. ...
Brett Parker’s master class in Canyon Lake snakes returns 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28 at Tye Preston Memorial Library. His June 6 presentation was so packed that librarians said some people left because there was ...
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) in Kendalia warns residents not to get carried away when they stumble across those cute little Bambi-like fawns blinking helplessly up at them from scrub (and in some cases front ...
You’re not the only one who would run away if someone dangled a snake in front of you. Brett Parker, owner of Parker Snake Removal and an engineer/paramedic with Comal County E.S.D. No. 3 (Canyon ...
Spring is baby wildlife season. Hundreds of baby possums, squirrels and raccoons, deer, bats, skunks, snakes, deer and coyotes are now on their way. Most species of native wildlife give birth beginning in early spring ...
Friends of Guadalupe River State Park in Spring Branch and Honey Creek State Natural Area sponsor a Big Sit from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the park, 3350 Park Rd 31. ...
Become a citizen scientist at iNaturalist Bioblitz from 9 to 11 a.m. this Saturday, April 27, at the Guadalupe River Trail parking lot, 16510 South Access Rd., Canyon Lake. Look for the “Nature Trail” sign. ...
Snakes are beginning to emerge. It’s Spring in Texas, and as temperatures warm up, so do the snakes. Lindheimer Chapter Texas Master Naturalists advise residents to pay attention. Snakes prefer weather that’s 80 degrees or ...
Hummingbirds wing into Central Texas in March, and they’re ravenous. This female ruby-throated hummingbird flew nonstop across the Gulf of Mexico just to reach Central Texas and feast on the nectar of this purple leatherflower ...
That one- to three-acre Texas Hill Country lot you just purchased for your new house? “It’s unique and it’s fragile.” Lindheimer Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists’ Arthur Williams can help you keep it that way. ...
Tye Preston Memorial Library added a new chapter to its story this week, installing a gigantic seed cylinder and bird cam right outside its windows for the whole world to enjoy on YouTube. Bird cam ...
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