I can't believe the summer of 2013 is history.  It was an eventful summer.  In addition to events mentioned earlier, a youth group from Triumphant Lutheran Church in San Antonio under the supervision of Youth Pastor Chris St. Clair came out on July 26 and spent several hours helping us out.  We are very grateful to them for their assistance.  We are also very grateful to the staff of the National Park Service for putting them in touch with us.

Joe Liggio again led a wildflower walk to see the Chapman's orchid.  We are happy to report that the orchids are thriving.

We have already set 4 dates for wildflower walks in 2014.  We have scheduled a work day for December 7, 2013.  There will be other workdays.  Some will be announced last-minute, so keep a close eye on the "Events" area of this web site.  Also, if you wish to participate, and you don't see anything scheduled at the time that interests you, you may want to call Pauline at (281) 421-2469 or Jim at (409) 201-7506 and see if anything is going on.  There is always work to do.

Things were starting to get too dry again, but thankfully, rains have returned.  The area got approximately 7 inches of rain on October 30-31.  It was hard on the trick-or-treaters, no doubt, but it was beneficial in every other way.  Those interested in mushrooms will benefit, for sure.  Mushrooms are popping up everywhere.  On the subject of mushrooms, by the way, there will be a mushroom walk in the Lance Rosier Unit on November 16 (a Saturday), led by David & Pat Lewis. For information, call David or Pat at (409)-423-3776 or email:  dandplewis@gmail.com.

Pauline

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EVENTS

Birding Hike

Saturday, March 9th from 9am to 10am Lisa and Kathleen Appelbaum will help you identify birds and answer any questions about eBird. Bring binoculars and a friend.

Wildflower Walk

Saturday, March 16th at 9:30 Joe Liggio and volunteers will tell us the history of the preserve and point out and name all the plants.

Volunteer Workday

Saturday, March 23rd 9am to Noon

We plan to work on trimming along the trails. Bring your energy and plant ID skills.We have loppers and hand pruners. We will provide water and snacks.

The March 27 workday has been cancelled.

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