Hanging out with the Hawks

In March and April, migrating hawks stream through Bentsen Rio Grande State Park in south Texas. The park has a hawk tower and rents binoculars, the better to see the birds, and visitors can help count them for conservation. 

Christmas Bird Count Adventures

Texas abounds with opportunities to participate in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, including several locations that routinely rank at the top nationwide. Some also involve a bit of adventure. Read the article in Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine.

Walls versus Wildlife on the Border

In July, the federal government began unannounced preliminary work on more border wall in Texas, some of it on the grounds of the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Read more about how this threatens habitat and wildlife in my piece for Audubon News online.

Year of Parks - World Birding Center sites

The May issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine features Bentsen-Rio Grande, Estero Llano Grande and Resaca de la Palma State Parks, all part of the World Birding Center. Read it here.

Environmental effects of the border wall

Some presidential candidates want to build more wall on our southern border. Here's a look at how it would affect wildlife habitat, particularly in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

Photo courtesy of The Nature Conservancy of Texas.

Walled-off Wildlife

Barriers built along the US-Mexico border have profound effects on wildlife. I've wanted to cover this issue for a long time; I wrote a post for the New York Times Green Blog focusing on the Texas Rio Grande Valley area. Read it here.