Feb : Love Lost Maples
For Valentine's Day, our nature talk is - naturally - a LOVE STORY :>
Click on map to download a pdf version
•Are the Maples really lost?
•What is a State Natural Area?
•What is there to do at Lost Maples?
Valentine’s Day, the most appropriate day to share our LOVE for Lost Maples State Natural Area (SNA). Grab a refreshing drink, delicious sandwich and other goodies in the Art House Café then sit back and enjoy some of our favorite stories and images from so many enjoyable among the Bigtooth Maples at Texas Park and Wildlife’s very FIRST SNA.
Keep Learning ....
Global Bird Count : Feb 13-16th
Laredo Birding Festival
https://laredobirdingfestival.org
Click here to download Feb 2026 program
TPWD - Texas Parks and Wildlife
More about the TWPD history than you ever thought to ask
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_rp_e0100_1144.pdf
Info-packed guide to each park
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0000aa.pdf
Champion tree records and nomination forms
https://texasforestinfo.tamu.edu/BigTreeRegistry/Lists
Lost Maples
Lost bit of Lost Maples acquisition history
https://braungresham.com/brothers-as-keepers-menicucci-eases-the-road-to-conservation-easement
TPWD site for maps, alerts, events etc.....
Insider Tips -
# 1 : Walk the River Oaks Court's short loop trail to the river. Relax at the wooden tables and chairs or just a few feet further walk down on the river's edge. Absorb the nature's sights and sounds as you relax in the vintage red chairs.
# 2 : The Native Plant Garden was installed by Medina Gardens & Nursery. Walk over 3 acres of trails designed for butterflies and other pollinators. No one knows the local plants better - or is friendlier - than Ishmael !
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