Nature Notes | The Woodlands Outdoor Pulse

If you had to count how many wild mammals you saw this week, what would your answer be? Most of us would say none—or maybe one or two. But the reality is, they’re all around us. Including one that’s likely been just a few feet away without you noticing...

If it feels like the air is suddenly full of flying insects, you’re not imagining it. Late spring in Southeast Texas brings two very noticeable visitors: lovebugs and June bugs. Let’s take a closer look at what they are and why they show up in such big...

Yellow-crowned Night Herons are stocky, medium-sized herons with gray bodies, black-and-white faces, red eyes, and a pale yellow crown stripe that gives them their name. During breeding season, they also grow long white head plumes, giving them an eleg...

This week’s Nature Note focuses on three common frogs you are likely to hear right now: Blanchard’s Cricket Frog, Green Treefrog, and American Bullfrog. What’s fascinating is not just that they’re present, but how each one quietly takes up a different ...

Meet the rosy wolfsnail, a surprising native predator quietly hunting snails in the forests, parks, and backyards of The Woodlands, Texas. Read the full newsletter here ( https://woodlandsoutdoorpulse.beehiiv.com/p/the-wolf-of-the-forest-floor-the-rosy...