Any type of field work is surely humbling, but working with monarch butterflies has been particularly interesting! You can plan a perfect survey on the calendar, but the day is really decided by a few key factors you can't really control! After three years in the...
Hello everyone! My name is Chloe Magallanes, and this year I'll be one of the Monarch Research interns at JBSA-Camp Bullis! As a biologist, it is my mission to understand the complexities of our various ecosystems as well as those that sustain them. It is a...
Dylan Garibaldi Intro Vlog! Monarch Research and Education Intern! Hello everyone! My name is Dylan Garibaldi, and I am working this Fall 2025 with the Environment for The Americas as a Monarch Research and Education Intern! I will be stationed at Joint Base San Antonio...
This year, I was given the privilege to design and execute a brand new pollinator garden here on Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas. This assignment has been extra special to me, because not only was it a super cool project, but we...
https://cdn1.environmentamericas.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20145458/Shelf-Arcus-Cloud.mp4 A video of a shelf cloud– a type of Arcus cloud formation that forms low and horizontally that mostly appears along the leading edge of a thunderstorm or gust front. | Fort Hood, TX 06.10.2025 Sometimes the real adventure starts when you least expect it....
Our Monarch and Blooming Plants field survey for Spring-Summer officially ends today. We have not seen any adult Monarch activities since last week, except for the 3rd Instar that was found from one of the plots in the same week. Of course, they are now...
Foragable plants of West Texas For as long as I can remember, I have loved the idea of finding plants you can eat in the wild. Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, that was very easy. We could find green onions, wineberries, raspberries, cherries, dandelions, nettles, and...
It has been an amazing journey this month since we started our monarch surveys in the field. I have been overwhelmed by the many new experiences in the field, from seeing the vibrant colors of wild blooming plants to spotting monarch and other wildlife at...
Critters of West texas: an incompletely compendium Throughout my time in West Texas, I have encountered many species. From tiny frogs to nesting mother ducks,I have seen my fair share of critters. I define a critter as any living animal or...