Croton is having a moment this year in Texas. Like it or not, you may have noticed a bumper crop of one-seed croton, Texas croton, or woolly croton on your…
kolenickOctober 6, 2020
A friend of Landmark recently noticed a perfectly round hole less than the size of a quarter in her backyard; a web draped the entrance. Was it a web to…
kolenickAugust 4, 2020
Ancient Greek philosopher Plutarch shed insight on a variety of subjects; his work is said to have influenced Shakespeare and inspired the leaders of the French Revolution. But for admirers…
kolenickJuly 9, 2020
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wild open country that I love Don't fence me in…
kolenickJune 15, 2020
Little Bit. That’s what a friend of ours called the Texas spiny lizard that would perch on her shoulder one summer at her grandparents’ place in Driftwood, Texas. There are…
kolenickMay 14, 2020
It’s a different kind of spring for all of us this year. The rules of social distancing even apply to those of working in the great outdoors. Landmark Wildlife Management…
kolenickApril 9, 2020
Named for their use of “masonry” such as mud to build their nests, mason bees are not to be confused with carpenter bees. Though both are, undoubtedly, busy bees. Unlike…
kolenickMarch 5, 2020
Behold the duck. It does not cluck. A cluck it lacks. It quacks. It is specially fond Of a puddle or pond. When it dines or sups, It bottoms ups.…
kolenickFebruary 7, 2020
The holidays are over, the Christmas lights are put away (or at least you’ve rationalized by now how it’s really quite cheery to have them up year round), and football…
kolenickJanuary 9, 2020
