Monika Maeckle, Author at San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/author/monikamaeckle/ Nonprofit journalism for an informed community Tue, 28 May 2024 01:04:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-SA_Report_Logo_512pxArtboard-1-32x32.jpg Monika Maeckle, Author at San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/author/monikamaeckle/ 32 32 172243930 Another banner year for agarita, but high temperatures likely to cut season short https://sanantonioreport.org/banner-year-agarita-berries-2024-texas-hill-country/ Sat, 25 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5369809 Agarita berries harvested from the Texas Hill Country.This year is the second "gangbuster" agarita crop in a row — good news for foragers, critters and other fans of the Texas barberry.
Another banner year for agarita, but high temperatures likely to cut season short was first posted on May 25, 2024 at 6:00 am.
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]]> 5369809 Timely rains result in ‘great year’ — so far — for bluebonnets and other wildflowers https://sanantonioreport.org/texas-wildflower-season-2024-bluebonnets-asters-phlox-indian-blanket/ Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5361767 Weather permitting, this year "could be an eight" on the wildflower scale, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's horticulture director says.
Timely rains result in ‘great year’ — so far — for bluebonnets and other wildflowers was first posted on March 17, 2024 at 6:00 am.
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]]> 5361767 Heat, drought take toll on San Antonio’s tree canopy https://sanantonioreport.org/heat-drought-take-toll-on-san-antonios-tree-canopy/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:30:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5347787 An aerial view of Olmos Basin Park shows a dense canopy sprinkled with dead trees following exceptional drought conditions.While no official tree census has been done, City Forester Michael Holinsky said that San Antonio has experienced "a lot of tree loss."
Heat, drought take toll on San Antonio’s tree canopy was first posted on November 2, 2023 at 6:30 am.
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]]> 5347787 Pollinatives becomes San Antonio’s second native plant nursery https://sanantonioreport.org/pollinatives-san-antonio-native-plant-nursery/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:30:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5340365 Pollinatives offers a selection of plants native to Texas, which will better withstand the high temperatures compared to nonnative plants.A native plant nursery now sits on a 15,000-square foot former empty lot off South Street in Converse that its owner purchased two years ago.
Pollinatives becomes San Antonio’s second native plant nursery was first posted on September 1, 2023 at 6:30 am.
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]]> 5340365 Birds, critters and people welcome a ‘gangbuster’ agarita berry season https://sanantonioreport.org/agarita-plant-berrries-native-plants-harvest/ Thu, 18 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5328642 Agarita berries throughout the Texas Hill Country are having a record year, this bush is pictured from Mason County.Drought followed by some rain and favorable weather conditions have resulted in a bumper crop of agarita berries in the Texas Hill Country.
Birds, critters and people welcome a ‘gangbuster’ agarita berry season was first posted on May 18, 2023 at 9:00 am.
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]]> 5328642 Naturalist David M. Hillis gives holistic, enlightening tour of Texas Hill Country https://sanantonioreport.org/david-m-hillis-provides-holistic-enlightening-tour-of-texas-hill-country/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:30:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5324290 David Hillis is a MacArthur Fellow and distinguished professor of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin.In Armadillos to Ziziphus, A Naturalist in the Texas Hill Country, David M. Hillis takes us on a tour of this exceptional landscape in a collection of 54 essays woven from his knowledge as an evolutionary biologist and educator.
Naturalist David M. Hillis gives holistic, enlightening tour of Texas Hill Country was first posted on April 12, 2023 at 6:30 am.
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]]> 5324290 Gardening enthusiasts belly up to the Nectar Bar, San Antonio’s first native plant nursery https://sanantonioreport.org/the-nectar-bar-san-antonio-first-native-plant-nursery/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:12:08 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5322643 Drake White, founder of The Nectar Bar, arranges plants ahead of opening day of the native plant nursery.The new Nectar Bar nursery in North San Antonio specializes in native plants like milkweeds that attract pollinators and need less water to thrive.
Gardening enthusiasts belly up to the Nectar Bar, San Antonio’s first native plant nursery was first posted on April 5, 2023 at 10:12 am.
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]]> 5322643 A South Texas ranch reveals region’s biodiversity for award-winning photographer https://sanantonioreport.org/karine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-award-cactus-bees/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:35:34 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5318730 Big Buzz by Karine Aigner has received the 'Adult Grand Title Winner' award for Natural History Museum in London’s 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.A wildlife photographer who has captured the stunning biodiversity and wealth of wildlife in South Texas wins an international award.
A South Texas ranch reveals region’s biodiversity for award-winning photographer was first posted on March 2, 2023 at 11:35 am.
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]]> 5318730 Conservation group lists monarchs as endangered, but designation includes no protections https://sanantonioreport.org/conservation-group-monarch-butterflies-endangered/ Sun, 24 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5286917 A monarch butterfly rests on a child’s hand during the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival at Confluence Park on Saturday."The term 'endangered' captures people’s attention, but it doesn’t mean what people think it does," said Ross Winton of Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Conservation group lists monarchs as endangered, but designation includes no protections was first posted on July 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm.
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]]> 5286917 Mexican free-tailed bats are flapping around San Antonio. Here’s where to see them. https://sanantonioreport.org/where-to-see-mexican-free-tailed-bats-san-antonio/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5279897 The Bracken Bats fly from their cave for 3-4 hours of feeding. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone.Numerous bat roosts exist locally, with Hill Country caves and urban bridges serving as prime bat-watching sites during the summer.
Mexican free-tailed bats are flapping around San Antonio. Here’s where to see them. was first posted on June 7, 2022 at 6:00 am.
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