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Meet Horseherb: The Native Groundcover Thriving in The Woodlands

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

Meet Horseherb: The Native Groundcover Thriving in The Woodlands

This tiny sunflower-family plant supports pollinators, grows in shade, and may be the easiest lawn alternative in Southeast Texas.

The Duck Shuffle: Waterfowl You’ll Spot in The Woodlands, Texas (And Why They Change Year-Round)

Mar 23, 2026

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11 min read

The Duck Shuffle: Waterfowl You’ll Spot in The Woodlands, Texas (And Why They Change Year-Round)

Discover the ducks and other waterfowl (yes, even Egyptian geese) that rotate through our neighborhood ponds each season.

Wildflowers in The Woodlands: The Spring Equinox and the Story Behind Texas’s Famous Roadside Blooms

Mar 16, 2026

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12 min read

Wildflowers in The Woodlands: The Spring Equinox and the Story Behind Texas’s Famous Roadside Blooms

Why wildflowers start blooming around the spring equinox, and how Lady Bird Johnson helped turn Texas highways into one of the largest wildflower displays in the world.

Seeing Giant Mosquitoes in The Woodlands? They’re Actually Harmless Crane Flies

Mar 9, 2026

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11 min read

Seeing Giant Mosquitoes in The Woodlands? They’re Actually Harmless Crane Flies

Those long-legged insects bouncing off your windows each spring in The Woodlands aren’t giant mosquitoes; they’re crane flies, gentle visitors that signal warmer days ahead.

Spring has a scent in The Woodlands, and it smells like grape bubblegum

Mar 2, 2026

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7 min read

Spring has a scent in The Woodlands, and it smells like grape bubblegum

This native bloomer is one of the best early signs of spring along trails and neighborhood walks in The Woodlands.

Red-Eared Sliders in The Woodlands, TX: Meet Our Most Common Aquatic Turtle

Feb 23, 2026

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10 min read

Red-Eared Sliders in The Woodlands, TX: Meet Our Most Common Aquatic Turtle

Why you see them basking on logs across The Woodlands’ waterways and what families should know about this native freshwater turtle.

A Tale of Two Lizards

Feb 16, 2026

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10 min read

A Tale of Two Lizards

The Brown and Green Anoles You’re Seeing in The Woodlands—Native, Newcomer, and Nature in Action

Our Backyard Palm

Feb 9, 2026

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9 min read

Our Backyard Palm

Finding Sabal minor and the Shadow Lake Marsh Experience

The Hissing Texas Star

Feb 2, 2026

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9 min read

The Hissing Texas Star

What Texas celebrity hisses and smokes and lives in our woods?

Nature's Pest Control

Jan 26, 2026

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11 min read

Nature's Pest Control

The Opossum Next Door

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