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Lubbock's public parks offer a variety of activities and scenery for visitors to enjoy during the Spring season, including ...

Saving a clearly injured raven is a noble act; however, if you find a sick bird, exercise extreme caution if you must handle ...

Tom's Tree Place has offered plants and landscaping in Lubbock for 75 years. Here's the story behind this third-generation family-owned business.

Editor's Note: Senate Bill 1868 no longer contains the list of plants described ... practices. "Texas Mountain Laurel, in particular, is one of the most beautiful and beloved native trees in ...

Many are well-suited additions to any garden, but there is a lot of misinformation about growing native plants, so Jerry is going to do some myth busting! 1. Native Plants Are Drought Tolerant.

Texas Tech forward ... Toppin, who transferred to Lubbock after one season with New Mexico, was the Big 12 player and newcomer of the year last season. A Dallas native and UIL Class 4A state ...

Tallamy made a case that our native birds and insects evolved with native plants, so they recognize them as food. The loss of these native plants and habitats to development poses an existential ...

Three people who were unvaccinated have died from measles-related illnesses this year, including two elementary school-aged children in Texas. The second child died Thursday at a Lubbock hospital ...

University of Delaware entomologist Doug Tallamy’s research has identified “keystone” plant species that make up the foundation of many U.S. ecosystems by producing food for native insects ...