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August 2008 Volume 1, Issue2
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NatureWatchby Jim and Lynne Weber
Geology 101: The Edwards Plateau Located in central Texas, the Edwards Plateau is a“physiographicregion,”meaningithasdistinctcharacteristicsintermsoflandscape,plants,andanimals.TheeasternedgeoftheEdwardsPlateauisveryabruptandformsasteepescarpment,afeatureactuallyvisiblefromspace!TheEdwardsPlateauis indeed a plateau with a relatively flat topography, situated atahigherelevationthanregionstothesoutheast.However,onits’southernandeasternedges,manyrivershaveerodeddownwardandcutsteepvalleysintotheplateau,creatingthecanyonsandadjacenthills.TheerosionbytheseriverscreatesthelandscapethatwecalltheTexasHillCountry. The rocks underlying the Edwards Plateau are layers oflimestonethatweredepositedinawarm,shallowseaduringtheCretaceousperiodabout100millionyearsago. At thattime,theareaoftheEdwardsPlateauwaslocatedclosertotheequator,andtheclimateoftheEarthwasgenerallywarmerthantoday’sclimate.Limestoneformedasachemicalprecipitatefromtheseawaterinthiswarm,shallowsea,alongwiththedepositedcalcareousremainsofbillionsoftinyseacreatures.DuringthedrainageofthatancientseaandtheformationoftheGulfofMexico,abreakandaslipoccurredintheEarth’scrust,centeredalongalinearfaultzone.RunninginanarcfromwestofUvaldetoaboutWaco,thisfaultzoneformstheprimaryrechargezone,wherewaterruns offthehigherelevationareaswestofthefault and drains into the lowerelevation areas east of the fault–theEdwardsaquifer–whichwasonceoneoftheonlysources of drinkingwaterforourregionbefore thebuildingof reservoirs alongtherivers.
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August Events at theLady Bird JohnsonWildflower Center
Submitted by Saralee Tiede
Sign Up for Go Native U Thisinformalcourseincludessixclassesthatcovermostaspectsofnative plant gardening. Taught by experts at the Wildflower center, itisidealforthosewhowanttoimprovetheirgardeningskillsorearn a certificate in native plant gardening. Sign up for one three-hour class--$45--or the entire sequence at a 15 percent discount. Wildflower Center members and university employees pay $184 for the six classes or $36 per class. All others pay $230 or the course. Learn more at www.wildflower.org/gonativeu.
Pre-Fall Seed Sale Save 20 percent on wildflower seed purchases in the store. Discount does not apply to phone or internet purchases. Saturday and Sunday, August 23 and 24
Bruce Tinch Art & Photography Exhibit “APlaceofDreams”—CaddoLake,LadyBirdJohnson’schildhoodplaygroundiscapturedinpaintandphotographybythisrenownedartist. In the McDermott Learning Center. August 30 through October 12.
Sales Tax Holidays No tax on apparel up to $100. Don’t miss it. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 15, 16 and 17
Labor Day Weekend Specials Sidewalk sale bargains. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, August 30, 31 and September 1
Bonsai Exhibit BonsaidonewithTexasnatives, includingpersimmon,yaupon,cedar elm and ebony, on display through August 31. There is a special Bonsai Workshop Saturday, August 30, where you can learn how to raiseandcarefornativebonsaiandwhatspecieslendthemselveswell to bonsai. Sign up at www.wildflower.org
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Time,wind,andwatererosionhaverevealedmanyofthelimestonelayers.Ofthoselayersthatarecurrentlyexposed,theyoungestlayeriscalledtheEdwardsgroup.Oncehundredsoffeetthick,mostofthis layer is eroded away and only about 50 feet or less remains on thetopsofthehighesthills.Itischaracterizedbythe"swisscheese"limestoneweoftentriponwhenhikingtheridges.ThenextoldestlayerunderneaththeEdwardsgroupisatransitionzonecalledtheWalnutformation,whichformedwhenthisareawasneartheshoreofanearbylandmass,andischaracterizedbyabundantfossilsofmanykinds of shallow-water marine creatures and includes silts and sands washedoffoftheland.Asyoumightexpect,thislayerissoftandcrumbly(oftencalled'marl'),andcontainsmanymarinefossils,mudcrackimpressions,andevendinosaurtracks! BeneaththeWalnut,andoftentheoldestlayerwecanseeeasily,iscalledtheGlenRoseformation.ItrepresentsthevastmajorityofrocksexposedatthesurfaceofthePlateau.TherocksoftheGlenRosearemuchmorevaried,createdbydepositsfromsaltmarshes,beaches, lagoons, deep sea water, and flowing river water, which meansthatduringthisperiodthereweremanyshiftsbetweenlandand marine-based environments. Because of this variation, hard andsoftrockalternate,andasthesofterrockerodesmorerapidly,largebandsoftheharderlimestoneareexposed.Thisgivesthehillstheir terraced or balconied appearance, and hence the Spanish name “Balcones.”Becauseofouruniquegeologyandtheresultingsoilsformedfromthelimestonedeposits,centralTexasisaverybiodiverseareawithalargenumberofdifferentspeciesofplantsandanimals.It’syetanotherreasonforallofustodowhatwecantoprotectandpreserveitforfuturegenerations! Send your nature-related questions to [email protected] andwe’lldoourbesttoanswerthem.
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Family Volunteering: Doing Good TogetherSubmitted by Wendi Baird
a common mantra today. I firmly believe that one way to combat the selfish and materialistic attitudes prevalent in our society is through Family Volunteering. It’s one thing to tell our children that we need to helpothers.Butactuallydoingvolunteerprojectstogetherasafamilyinstillslifelessonsthatwon’tbereadilyabandonedlaterinlife.
According to the website www.DoingGoodTogether.org, familyvolunteering “is a hands-on way to teach children the values of kindness,compassion,tolerance,communityresponsibilityandgoodcitizenship.”Thewebsiteisfullofideasforfamilyvolunteerprojects.Oneofmyfavoritesisonethateventheyoungestchildrencando.Createa“GivingBox”fromanoldcoffeecanorshoebox.Letyourchildrendecorateitandthenplaceitinaprominentlocationinyourhome. Encourage your children to fill it with any loose change they find. Then as the Holiday Season approaches, let your children help choose where the money will be donated. For example, they could use the money to buy a toy to donate to Blue Santa or to buy canned goodstodonatetothelocalfoodpantry.
Ourchildrenstilltalkaboutthatfamilyexperienceofpickinguptrashalong the Frio River. It was gratifying to all of us to see how clean the riverbanklookedafterspendingjustafewminuteshelpingthatloneparkranger.But,moreimportantly,itreinforcedtousasparentsthatit’sonethingtoteachyourchildrensomething,buttheimpactisfargreaterwhenyoushowthem!
Duringarecentcampingtrip,mychildrenwereshockedtoseetheamountof trash left along the riverbank followinga longholidayweekend. “Didn’t thepeoplesee theempty trashcans,”askedmydaughterwithallthechildlikewisdomofaneightyearold.Aswelookeddownstream,wenoticedaloneParkRangerwalkingalongthebankswithatrashbagpickingupalltheemptycansandothergarbageleftbehindbytheholidayrevelers.
Isawthelightbulbsgooffsimultaneouslyinmykids’minds…“Mom, canwegoback toour camper andget some trashbags tohelp, too?” To be honest, my first thought as a mom was that I didn’t want my children touching all that germ-infested garbage. But then Irealizedwhatagreatlearningopportunitythiscouldbe.Herewasaproblem,anditwasonethatwecouldworktogetherasafamilytoremedy. So after walking along the river banks, filling up two trash bags with garbage, we finally caught up to the Park Ranger downstream. Althoughhewasveryappreciativeofthehelp,hewasquitesurprisedbyourefforts.“Youshouldn’thavetodothis,”hesaid.“Itisn’tyourtrashoryourresponsibilitytopickitup”.
Idon’tknowwhatwasmoredisappointingthatmorning–thefactthatthisbeautifulparkwasstrewnwithgarbage(whileemptytrashcanssitinplainsite)orthesurpriseshownbytheParkRangerthatsomeonewouldvoluntarilyhelppickupthegarbage.
Itseemsthatthephrase“That’snotinmyjobdescription”hasbecome
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