my naem is owl
i hunt to eat
i kech mai prey
with my smol feet
i fly by nite
to snak n sex
and in the lite
i nap n rest
my wing is best
it make no sound
as I attak thing
on the ground
of raptor fam
i do partake
if u see me
it too late
Many thanks to the rockstar park host at Lake Whitney State Park for assisting with some [permitted] research collections today. @TPWDparks this one’s a keeper!
JOB OPPORTUNITY: We are advertising an 18-month research assistant position to investigate the drivers of insect biodiversity change, working on the fabulous GLITRS Project (https://t.co/89uQKpSX6V). DM to discuss further details, or apply here: https://t.co/126DqAJlOU
Steve Almond, Kew trustee and ex banker told staff today, no "top tier talent would be persuaded to come and work at Kew by walking around the existing herbarium or indeed the facilities in Jodrell. They are not world class." Scientists beg to differ.. 🤯
Come learn how to prepare and protect pastures from Desert Termites!
Friday May 10th at noon! For more information and the zoom link, be sure to reach out to [email protected]
🔥New Blog Post🔥
👉In the ecoregions of the Rollings Plains and Cross Timbers of Texas, there are many native grassland communities that have been converted to low-diversity plant communities by long-term overgrazing of cattle and fire suppression.👇
https://t.co/DPM0FxlWD7
FWBG's own Manuela Dal Forno was featured in SmithsonianMag on her work with lichens in museum collections. Way to go, Manuela! Read more in the article here: https://t.co/4daol4SoO1
@fwbotanicgarden has openings for paid internships this summer & fall, ideally for JR/SR undergrads or recent bach grads living in DFW. Please share w your networks! App deadlines vary from THIS FRI May 3rd to May 18th. All position & details at https://t.co/7Uq1XFXzdQ.
Texas Agriculture Law is coming to San Angelo! Come check out this award winning program and learn all about laws and regulations that landowners need to know!
This workshop also supplies 7 hours of CE credit for real estate agents!
Register here - https://t.co/07KiDozwwU
A teaching moment or just some half-hearted drama? Fun to watch either way! The goats are leaving tomorrow, but we hope to have them back next year! #GoatsInTheGarden [two goats on a log pretend to head butt]
These flies are over 350 years old! Collected by Leonard Plukenet, Queen Mary II's gardener, in the 17th century!
All perfectly 2 dimensional.
@NHM_London@flygirlNHM
The @fwbotanicgarden is hosting a small herd of goats through April 15 to help them clean up an invasive plant species in the Native Texas Boardwalk area. https://t.co/GoJdgtVf6R
Spiranthes infernalis, the Ash Meadows ladies' tresses is an imperiled orchid endemic to Nevada. Infernalis is latin for 🔥 "from hell" 🔥 which is quite appropriate given the conditions of its home! Visit https://t.co/1BWdauzK3z to sponsor this #RarePlantoftheWeek