During Austin’s warm spring and summer months, Zilker park puts on a wide array of activities for the entire family to enjoy.
Every year in March, the Zilker Kite Festival is held, bringing thousands of spectators with almost an equal number of kites, to the park. In 2008, the Zilker Kite Festival celebrated […]
There is no shortage of beautiful scenery and greenbelts in the Austin area, where there seems to be a walking trail around every corner, and a park around every bend. One of the more unusual of these is Champion Park in Round Rock. It has a little of everything, from a kid-approved playground […]
Did you know that out of the 30 million types of organisms most of them stay in the forest’s topmost portion? This portion is called the forest canopy. The canopy performs a variety of vital functions one of which is to absorb carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Other functions include the supply of […]
The Utah Prairie Dog is one species of animal that one may not think would have population problems, seeing that most “rodent” type animals have some of the biggest litters out of most mammalian creatures.
But one subspecies that is endemic to Utah, aptly named the Utah Prairie Dog, has come under strain that last few […]
Scuba diving does not only imply discovering the wonderful world of the seas but it also means trying to help and improve the nature. It is well known that humans do not always have a good behavior when it comes to the nature and they tend to change it as much as possible. However, there […]
First off, the planet does not need saving, but we need to save ourselves. The Earth has been here a lot longer. Yes, we are doing damage, but the result could be the Earth wiping us out, and not the other way around. The question still comes can we do our bit, and use home […]
Paleontology is the branch of biology that studies the forms of life that existed in the past geologic periods and eras, mainly by studying and scrutinizing of its remains, the fossils. Basically, fossils are those what is left and remnants of a dead animal or a plant that can be seen these days that has […]
Bamboo enthusiasts are very loyal to the plant - or technically, to the grass. Bamboo is a wonderful grass that is as beautiful as it is useful. There are many businesses and resources to which you can turn to learn about growing and caring for bamboo. To locate these businesses, you should turn to the […]
The most common use for cork remains as a means of capping wine bottles. There are now modern alternatives for this service, such as plastic stoppers, but traditional cork stoppers remain the most popular choice for wine purposes. In fact, it has been reported that cork accounts for only 15% of cork usage by weight, […]
North, South, East or West - no matter where you live - there are evergreens for every garden. The luxuriance of their foliage, the different shades of green, their variety of forms, textures, and heights contribute lavishly to the planting design. Indeed, like old friends, they can always be depended on to give us real […]
