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Our fall season has finally arrived, with the ebb and flow of ambient temperature typical of Central Texas to the Upper Gulf ...

Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...

In this episode of The Breakdown, host Brad Montgomery and guest Lois Balin dive into the world of invasive species affecting ...

Red mulberry trees: A very fast-growing exotic species, red mulberry trees produce its fruit on female trees. They grow to 35 feet tall and with the help of the birds that love its fruit are a ...

As climate change makes South Texas' summers hotter and winters more likely to bring freezes, homeowners may want to reconsider their landscaping plants.

Native plants are not always best. That is a true statement. Just because a plant grows wild in the swamps of Southeast Texas or the deserts of West Texas, it doesn’t get a blanket approval ...

Learn more about volunteer and donation opportunities in the Lake Houston community. For specific volunteer requirements, ...

“Native plants form the foundation of healthy food webs and sustain pollinators who in turn provide food for other wildlife,” Craig Hensley, a biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

"I regret to hear the news of Romero's death, like I would any Colombian native. However, I would have liked him to turn himself over to the authorities and face the law," Diaz said. Izquierdo’s ...

AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin environmental institution ... with the exceptional team and to further our goals to conserve native plants and promote their use in our everyday landscapes," Wildflower ...