Jerald Pinson
Austin American-Statesman
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Austin's eels born in the Sargasso Sea, surmount Longhorn Dam
You’ve heard of the endemic salamanders that live in Barton Springs, but did you know that Austin is also home to nocturnal eels?Swimmers who frequent the springs by moonlight sometimes catch a glimpse of sinuous yellow eels moving slowly through strands of algae and blades of aquatic grass on nightly excursions in search of food. These are American eels, Anguilla rostrata, which plumb the… → Read More
San Marcos wins grant for public forest over Edwards Aquifer
SAN MARCOS — This summer has brought good news for green space in San Marcos. The city was awarded a $423,500 U.S. Forest Service grant to → Read More
Austin's zebra mussel problem could cause more toxic algae blooms, experts say
Blue green algal blooms aren’t anything new for Lady Bird Lake. Every few years, they undergo rapid unchecked growth, generally at the end of the → Read More
What you need to know about the toxic 'algae' growing in Austin's Lady Bird Lake
Austin city officials announced Monday that two dogs died after being exposed to what appears to be blue green algae growing in Lady Bird Lake. While → Read More
Austin's maze of concrete hides amphibian oases
Texas master naturalists Kathy McCormack and Sue Anderson gathered with a small group of naturalists earlier this month in the Parmer Villas apartment → Read More
UT's Brackenridge field lab has rich history, uncertain future
The last official review of long-term development options for the entire Brackenridge tract concluded in 2009, when University of Texas System Board of → Read More
Not only are zombies real, they’re part of nature
Human zombies may be a fiction relegated to horror flicks and Halloween festivities, but the rest of the animal kingdom is rife with an array of zombie- → Read More
Not only are zombies real, they’re part of nature
Human zombies may be a fiction relegated to horror flicks and Halloween festivities, but the rest of the animal kingdom is rife with an array of zombie- → Read More
Not only are zombies real, they’re part of nature
Human zombies may be a fiction relegated to horror flicks and Halloween festivities, but the rest of the animal kingdom is rife with an array of zombie- → Read More
Not only are zombies real, they’re part of nature
Human zombies may be a fiction relegated to horror flicks and Halloween festivities, but the rest of the animal kingdom is rife with an array of zombie- → Read More
Not only are zombies real, they’re part of nature
Human zombies may be a fiction relegated to horror flicks and Halloween festivities, but the rest of the animal kingdom is rife with an array of zombie- → Read More
Grackle 411: What the Aztecs thought about the bird Austinites love to hate
If their reviews on Yelp are any indication (3 stars), Austin residents are evenly divided between hating and loving our local trash birds, the grackles. → Read More