- Recognizing and Conquering Termite Problems
By: Scott Davis - Jan 2, 2009
Learning to quickly identify termites can save your home and property from considerable damage.
- Soil Testing: What to Do Before You Buy Fertilizer
By: Andrew Stratton - Dec 26, 2008
Whenever you are attempting to get the best possible results from your plants, it is helpful to know their underlying biology. If you want the...
- Soil Testing Helps You Have a Beautiful, Healthy Lawn
By: Andrew Stratton - Dec 26, 2008
A manicured yard can make your home look warm and inviting. The best way to achieve a beautiful lawn is through soil testing for recommendations of...
- Photograph Backyard Wildlife with a Camera Trap
By: Christine Harrell - Dec 26, 2008
Gain basic understanding about how camera traps work and how they can help you capture amazing photos. Learn how you can create a true haven for...
- The Excellent Groundwater Resources of Tennessee
By: Samson Paulotti - Dec 23, 2008
Tennessee has been blessed with an abundance of high quality ground water as primary source of their water needs. With localized exceptions,...
- What is Run-of-River Power Generation?
By: Melanie Rockett - Dec 21, 2008
Run of River power generation is a green energy alternative to hydroelectric power production in British Columbia, Canada. Find out how...
- Saving Energy Resources In Oregon Through The Planting Of Trees
By: Gretchen Vuvalgee - Dec 18, 2008
People are trying many different methods to save on energy costs. Some people try resources like new, more energy efficient appliances or turning...
- Forecasting Winter Severity Using Signs from Nature
By: Nancy Condon - Dec 17, 2008
The woolly bear caterpillar's brown stripe, the height of a hornet's nest from the ground, and how a bear situates itself inside its winter den...
- State Parks at Christmas Time
By: Ki Gray - Dec 12, 2008
Where to find Christmas celebrations at State parks near Austin.
- How Nature Prepares for Winter
By: Nancy Condon - Dec 10, 2008
Evergreens leaves are covered in a waxy coating. Deciduous trees go dormant. White-tailed deer grow a coat of hollow hairs. Chipmunks cache seeds...
- Where Do Those Cold-blooded Animals Go in Winter?
By: Nancy Condon - Dec 3, 2008
This is a list of how some temperate region creatures cope with the cold of winter. Some animals make a natural antifreeze in their bodies, others...
- Wild Turkey - National Emblem or Delicious Feast?
By: Nancy Condon - Dec 3, 2008
Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey as our national bird instead of the bald eagle. After all, turkey was served at America's first Thanksgiving....
- How To Save Energy At Home
By: Chris Jensen - Nov 25, 2008
Chances are, your electric bill is not skyrocketing as much as some of your other bills. Unfortunately, as long as our political leaders refuse to...
- The Oceans' Wave Power
By: Kevin Rockwell - Nov 22, 2008
For more than 200 years inventors worldwide have filed patents for wave-power technology of a dazzling variety of designs-bobbing objects...
- Zilker Park is an Austin Gem
By: Ki Gray - Nov 22, 2008
Zilker Metropolitan Park is perhaps the brightest jewel in Austin's golden crown of parks and other outdoor venues. It is 351 acres of endless...
- The Potential of Hydrogen Power for Energy Storage
By: Steve Hanson - Nov 20, 2008
With oil prices increasing and signs of climate change becoming ever more noticeable, there is much interest these days in alternative fuel...
- Solar Energy Conversion Gets a Major Upgrade
By: Steve Hanson - Nov 20, 2008
Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight,...
- Spiders - What Kind of Animals are They?
By: Robert L J Bloom - Nov 20, 2008
Spider exists everywhere from the tropics to Antarctica. They are not insects. Unlike insects they are made of two different parts that are...
- The Importance Of Biodiversity
By: Al Haneson - Nov 20, 2008
Biodiversity in the world is worth studying and protecting.
- Dinosaurs Take over the Zilker Botanical Gardens
By: Ki Gray - Nov 18, 2008
This article looks at the zilker botanical gardens in Austin Texas.
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