Mosquito season never really stops in SE Texas, but with the warming weather activity is on the rise. The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department reminds residents to be diligent in taking precautions to protect themselves and loved ones from mosquito-borne disease.
In the next few weeks, when spring is here to stay, wildlife babies—squirrels, bunnies, song birds and large mammals—will begin to make an appearance in our wooded community. Feeding those growing forest babies is a full-time job for wildlife parents.
A little water-sipper of a plant, Wedelia texana proves that—even in the middle of a Texas summer—gardeners can have their cake and eat it too! After many spring flowers and gardeners have languished from the heat, this easy-care shrub continues to bloom in an airy bouquet of sweet daisy-like flowers through summer and into fall.
Each spring as native reptiles stir from winter hibernation, chance encounters with snakes increase. Although snakes are sighted often following heavy rains and in areas of new construction, the number of venomous snakes is far less than most people believe.
