Life After Dark

Our ecosystems are just as active at night as during the day, especially during the heat of summer.

Singing in the Rain: Amphibians Enjoy September Showers

September is the summer percolating into autumn, an ever-so-slight relaxation from the peak heats of July and August, but with only the first whispers of cooler falls. It largely feels like an extension of the summer months, full of bright, hot days and many of the same birds and butterflies as the previous three months.

How Birds Beat the Heat

By John Brush, Urban Ecologist, City of McAllen We all feel it. The sun peers intently, directly down on us, oven-like heat rises from streets and sidewalks, instantaneous beads of sweat appear as we take two steps outdoors. We are in the hottest months of the summer, and it changes us. We sweat more, spend