Jethro Homeward Bound Pets, Alpine, has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet. The site currently has over 359,000 homeless pets listed, and it is updated continuously. More than 13,700 animal […]
Month: April 2012
Texas Prepares for Chronic Wasting Disease possibility in Far West Texas
AUSTIN — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) has informed Texas officials that three mule deer harvested a few miles from the Texas border last hunting season have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The deer were harvested in the Hueco Mountains, which extend into Texas […]
This Saturday, April 14, is open day at the Davis Mountains Preserve
FORT DAVIS—The Nature Conservancy’s Davis Mountains Preserve will be open for hiking, picnics, photography, birding and other outdoor activities on Saturday, April 14, 2012, from 8:30 am to 4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The Davis Mountains Preserve is located approximately 25 miles northwest […]
Senator John Cornyn will visit the region on Monday, April 9.
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) will visit Sul Ross State University where he will hold a private breakfast meeting with local officials and business leaders. The breakfast is not open to the public. Our April issue failed to mention the breakfast is an invite-only event. Cornyn will then head to […]
Dagger Flat yuccas in peak bloom this weekend, under full moon
by Betty Alex Our Mescal Beans plants were blooming en mass mid-February through mid-March; now there are tons of seeds hanging on the stems. The scientific name was Sophora secundiflora until recently when it was changed to Dermatophyllum secundiflora. However, the word ‘Sophora’ is one of those lovely sounds that […]