What's not to love about bugs! 🐞💜Drop in at today's STEM Stops to discover the benefits of insects to our ecosystems and how you can support their survival. #STEM #Southtexasecology #happyvalentinesday #quintamazatlan

What's not to love about bugs! 🐞💜Drop in at today's STEM Stops to discover the benefits of insects to our ecosystems and how you can support their survival. #STEM #Southtexasecology #happyvalentinesday #quintamazatlan

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Did You Know? - Living beings such as plants, animals and bugs cause changes in the environment in which they live. While some changes are harmful, others are helpful to the ecosystem at large.🐞 Join us to explore the benefits of bugs and how they help keep our ecosystem’s balance.💜🐛 #STEM #southtexasecology #bugs #valentinesday #lovebug #quintamazatlan #mcallenevents

Did You Know? - Living beings such as plants, animals and bugs cause changes in the environment in which they live. While some changes are harmful, others are helpful to the ecosystem at large.🐞 Join us to explore the benefits of bugs and how they help keep our ecosystem’s balance.💜🐛 #STEM #southtexasecology #bugs #valentinesday #lovebug #quintamazatlan #mcallenevents

Today at STEM Stops we're #CelebratingWetlands from exploring biodiversity of microorganisms 🔬to life around the pond. 🐸✨See you soon! #STEM #southtexasecology #whatsinthepond #quintamazatlan #exploremcallen

Today at STEM Stops we're #CelebratingWetlands from exploring biodiversity of microorganisms 🔬to life around the pond. 🐸✨See you soon! #STEM #southtexasecology #whatsinthepond #quintamazatlan #exploremcallen

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Did You Know? - Everything in the natural world lives in relation to the other. This STEM Stops we’re exploring the presence of plants and their interactions with other organisms in an aquatic ecosystem,🌱💧 learning how functions like water filtering combats pollutants and the importance of biodiversity of microorganisms! #STEM #mcallenevents #quintamazatlan #CelebratingWetlands #southtexasecology

Did You Know? - Everything in the natural world lives in relation to the other. This STEM Stops we’re exploring the presence of plants and their interactions with other organisms in an aquatic ecosystem,🌱💧 learning how functions like water filtering combats pollutants and the importance of biodiversity of microorganisms! #STEM #mcallenevents #quintamazatlan #CelebratingWetlands #southtexasecology

Ernesto Garcia-Ortega is a wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. He has worked with Texas Parks and Wildlife since 2017.✨ Join Ernesto Garcia-Ortega for an interactive and engaging presentation where participants will learn the Spanish names for common flora and fauna found in the region. 🐦🌳 While prior knowledge of Spanish is helpful, it is not required, this program is designed to welcome learners of all levels. #spanish #language #exploremcallen #learn #quintamazatlan #southtexasecology

Ernesto Garcia-Ortega is a wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. He has worked with Texas Parks and Wildlife since 2017.✨ Join Ernesto Garcia-Ortega for an interactive and engaging presentation where participants will learn the Spanish names for common flora and fauna found in the region. 🐦🌳 While prior knowledge of Spanish is helpful, it is not required, this program is designed to welcome learners of all levels. #spanish #language #exploremcallen #learn #quintamazatlan #southtexasecology

South Texas is a region rich in both biodiversity and cultural heritage, and language plays a powerful role in how we experience and understand the natural world. ✨ Join Ernesto Garcia-Ortega for an interactive and engaging presentation where participants will learn the Spanish names for common trees, plants, flowers, animals, birds, and insects found in the region.🐦🌳🌵 #naturalists #exploremcallen #southtexasecology #quintamazatlan

South Texas is a region rich in both biodiversity and cultural heritage, and language plays a powerful role in how we experience and understand the natural world. ✨ Join Ernesto Garcia-Ortega for an interactive and engaging presentation where participants will learn the Spanish names for common trees, plants, flowers, animals, birds, and insects found in the region.🐦🌳🌵 #naturalists #exploremcallen #southtexasecology #quintamazatlan

Join a guide on the trails to explore the treasures of taxonomy, today at STEM Stops! 🧬🐯✨#southtexasecology #STEM #saturdayfun #quintamazatlan

Join a guide on the trails to explore the treasures of taxonomy, today at STEM Stops! 🧬🐯✨#southtexasecology #STEM #saturdayfun #quintamazatlan

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Did You Know? - Animals are multicellular organisms, placing them under the taxanomic domain Eukarya! 🦠Join us at Saturydays' STEM Stops where we're exploring the Kingdom of Animalia and how taxonomy works, on the trails with a guided scavanger hunt!🔎🦊🐗🦉 #STEM #taxonomy #animaliakingdom #southtexasecology #exploremcallen

Camryn Kiel is a Wildlife Scientist Specializing in Birds & Herpetofauna! 🐢🌵This Thursday Camryn will be presenting on her recent graduate research conducted from 2022 to 2024, during which she equipped Texas tortoises with tracking devices and temperature loggers to better understand their movement patterns, habitat selection, and thermal ecology. Join Camryn at 6:00pm, January 29th to learn more about the South Texas native, Texas Tortoise! #exploremcallen #quitnamazatlan #southtexasecology #thursdaynightlive #texastortoise

The Texas tortoise is the only native tortoise species in the state, uniquely adapted to the Tamaulipan Thornscrub! 🐢Learn more about the ecology, threats and ongoing challenges of this special South Texas native with Wildlife Scientist, Camryn Kiel, Thursday January 29! #southtexasecology #texastortoise #exploremcallen #quintamazatlan

Join a QM naturalist on a guided winter flower exploration at this Saturday's STEM Stops, learning about the arrangement of flower parts, why flower shape matters, and the colors and patterns only bees can see! 🌸🐝#STEM #southtexasecology #plantmorphology #plantnative #exploremcallen #quintamazatlan

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Did You Know? - A few native plants have reached peak blooming and flowering this season! Join a guide on a native flower walk exploring colors, structures, and evolution of the winter flowers! 🌼🌸🪻 This experience is always FREE with general park admission. #STEM #southtexasecology #exploremcallen #quintamazatlan #naturebasededucaiton

Join us tonight for Dusty Old Botanical Tomes with Christina Mild, board member of the Native Plant Project (@plantsofdeepsouthtx) and editor of The Sabal newsletter. 🕕 6:00–7:00 PM 🎟️ Free with general admission Join us for an evening of plants, history, and stories from decades of fieldwork and historic botany books We hope to see you there! #southtexasecology #rgvbotany #plantnative #quintamazatlan

Join us tonight for Dusty Old Botanical Tomes with Christina Mild, board member of the Native Plant Project (plantsofdeepsouthtx) and editor of The Sabal newsletter. 🕕 6:00–7:00 PM 🎟️ Free with general admission Enjoy an evening of plants, history, and stories from decades of fieldwork and historic botany books We hope to see you there! #southtexasecology #rgvbotany #plantnative #quintamazatlan