Nature in the City - Austin Blog

Austin’s Nature in the City features informative articles that seek to examine, educate and celebrate community and nature. This resource hosts professionals and hobbyists who wish to share their knowledge with others.

Did you know trees communicate with each other through a network like our World Wide Web? Tree roots live underground, but they are not alone.

We’re nearing another Texas summer in Austin and it’s getting easier to imagine the record-breaking 110-degree weather recorded last July.

Austin’s Nature in the City features informative articles that seek to examine, educate and celebrate community and nature.

Learn how tree roots work part II.

Twenty-six trees were planted on the Bryker Woods Elementary school campus and an irrigation system was installed to keep them watered while they grow. Over 100 volunteers came out to support the project on planting day.

Austin’s Nature in the City features informative articles that seek to examine, educate and celebrate community and nature.

Oak wilt is one of the most destructive tree diseases in the United States, and it is killing oak trees in central Texas at epidemic proportions. We’ve covered an introduction to oak wilt in our Oak Wilt 101 article.

Austin’s Nature in the City features informative articles that seek to examine, educate and celebrate community and nature.