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Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Well, it's officially the first day of spring, but if you are a Texas tortoise emerging from your brief winter rest, then there sure isn't much to eat out there in the South Texas wildlands.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  According to the calendar the first day of spring is March 20.  But as Richard Moore shows us the Rio Grande Valley is ahead of the rest.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  There are some 1200 native plants in deep South Texas, and one of the most important to people and wildlife is the prickly pear cactus or nopal as it is known in Spanish.

Monday, February 22, 2010  Texas tortoises now awakening from their winter's sleep, and as Richard Moore shows us, the well-rested and slow-paced tortoises can live for nearly a century.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  According to the calendar, the first official day of Spring is March 20.  But the Rio Grande Valley is way ahead of that date when it comes to signs of Spring.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009  Even in these dry conditions, there is a summer treat ripening in the South Texas brush land that is irresistible to wildlife.