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2020 Unofficial Pollinator Plant of the Year: Gregg’s mistflower

The votes are in for 2020’s Unofficial Pollinator Plant of the Year, and the winner is…Gregg’s mistflower, Conoclinium greggii. The Texas native perennial with fluffy lavender blooms carried our...

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Adding pollinator habitat to resilience gardens can boost yields and relieve...

In response to the coronavirus stay-at-home quarantine, people are moving outside to garden and relieve stress. “Resilience gardens” are taking root across the country–gardens that recall the victory...

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Wherehousebarn pollinator rain garden beckons wildlife and tenants in San...

Transformation takes time, and such is the case at the Wherehousebarn, a set of old barns located in San Antonio’s historic Dignowity Hill neighborhood. The Eastside site, less than two miles from the...

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2021 Unofficial Pollinator Plant of the Year: Frostweed

Frostweed, Verbesina virginica, won the most votes in 2021’s Unofficial Pollinator Plant of the Year poll. This year was Frostweed’s second attempt at claiming the title and so it did, besting its...

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Tri-national Friendship Garden woos pollinators and their fans to San...

Dignitaries from San Antonio, Mexico and Canada dedicated the first ever North American Friendship Garden last Thursday at Confluence Park in San Antonio. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Canadian...

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Hey, Texas! Put down the chainsaws and reconsider our state’s most hated...

Austin environmental planner and ecologist Elizabeth McGreevy suggests in a compelling new book that Texas landowners and ranch managers put down their chainsaws and rethink their relationship with...

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Leverage summer heat with solarization and convert dead turf to pollinator...

Drought, wildfires, low or no flow rivers, watering restrictions, electrical grid challenges and diminished insect populations are defining summer in Texas. According to the U.S. drought monitor, 93%...

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Who will help us reach 1,000 pollinator habitats for 2022?

One of the most impactful things you can do to help migrating monarchs and other wildlife is to plant a pollinator habitat. That’s why we’re inviting you to welcome birds, bees, butterflies and other...

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Almost there! Pollinator habitat initiative closing in on goal of 1,000 by...

We laid out the challenge in September: help the Texas Butterfly Ranch reach 1,000 pollinator habitats pledged by the end of the year as part of our 2022 Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival. The...

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Pollinator habitat initiative reaches 1,024 gardens and growing

Congratulations, pollinator habitat fans! Thanks to you, we surpassed our 2022 goal of registering 1,000 pollinator habitats. Charles “Chuck” Hobbs of San Antonio became the 1,000th pollinator habitat...

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