You may have noticed the large, wrinkled, green “oranges” recently, littering the ground around big barren trees or, almost impossibly, still tenaciously clinging to scraggly, leafless limbs. As a kid,…
kolenickDecember 11, 2019
Not too long after you leave the city limits of Fredericksburg, Texas, heading west toward the town of Harper, you see it—long stretches of trees devastated by oak wilt. Completely…
kolenickOctober 8, 2019
“Fox with rabies enters Texas home, attacks woman” That succinct headline from earlier this month told most of the story. Rabies is a zoonosis, a disease that is transmitted from…
kolenickAugust 9, 2019
Between 2008 and 2015, 1,610 people were killed during animal encounters. Based on sensational news reports that tend to cycle through, particularly during the summer months, one would think sharks…
kolenickJuly 10, 2019
There’s a particular thrill at the sight of a fox here in Texas. Darting across a country road, long, lush, hirsute tail trailing just behind. Even if their range is…
kolenickJune 10, 2019
Talk to any Texan who spent time out in the country—and who’s been around for more than a few decades—and they most likely can remember a time when checking for…
kolenickMay 7, 2019
In February, Austin residents were treated to the smell of foul, fishy water emanating from their taps. For close to a week, Austin Water customers, many in the most urban…
kolenickMarch 11, 2019
February. The month of love. A time for Valentine’s Day, chocolate and roses. Wine and wattles. Booming and bon-bons. And skunk carcasses. The history of Valentine’s Day can be traced…
kolenickFebruary 6, 2019
Are you reading this through blurry eyes and in between sneezes? Feeling a bit lightheaded and wheezy? In Texas, December ushers in two seasons: the holidays and cedar fever. But…
kolenickJanuary 16, 2019
