Welcome to the Really Small Eco Museum! Bienvenidos al Pequeñsimo Eco MuseoArt in Public Places TEMPO on the Trail work by Juliet WhitsettDIRECTIONS | DIRECCIONES: Google Map LinkENTRANCE | ENTRADA : Metz Neighborhood Park | Holly Street & Pedernales Street.From May 2024 through April 2025, enjoy 12 eco arts shows as Artist Juliet Whitsett
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Total Eclipse 2024 - Rare Texas Species
As anticipation builds for the upcoming total eclipse in Texas on April 8, it becomes evident that humans won't be the sole witnesses of this celestial spectacle. Even NASA is taking note (contribute to the Eclipse Soundscape Project.) Color Palette of the Texas state threatened White-faced Ibis, eclipsed.In collaboration with Siglo Group, Arti
Read MoreWhite-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
5% of the profits support Endangered & Threatened Species.Texas Threatened BirdThe White-faced Ibis is known as Morito Cariblanco in Spanish and Ibis à face blanche and French.©Juliet Whitsett |Social: @juliet_whitsett_artPurchase prints HERESPECIES INFO:"The White-faced Ibis is a prime example of our tendency to take certain birds for grantedb
Read MoreReally Small Museum - Eco | TEMPO on The Trail
“We believe art has the power to connect people to their environment in meaningful ways,” said Hanna Cofer, Interim CEO of The Trail Conservancy. “By inviting artists to create temporary installations along the trail, we hope to foster a deeper connection between our community and the natural world that surrounds us.”(Mocked up view of the
Read MoreTexas Endangered Species List, Color Palettes & iNaturalist 0bservations
"S I G H T I N G S" As of 12/8/23 there are 69 state-listed endangered species in Texas. Click on the common names to experience a rare sighting.7 Endangered Birds & PalettesCommon Name & Link to iNat ObservationsScientific NameGlobal RankState RankState StatusRed-cockaded woodpeckerDryobates borealisG3S2ESouthwestern willow flycatch
Read MoreTricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus)
5% of the profits support Endangered & Threatened Species.Proposed federally endangered bat""Tricolored bats common name derives from the coloration of the hairs on its back, which have three distinct color bands."©Juliet Whitsett |Social: @juliet_whitsett_artPurchase prints HERESPECIES INFO:"Tricolored bats were once among the most common ba
Read MoreTexas Fawnsfoot (Truncilla macrodon)- Freshwater mussel
5% of the profits support Endangered & Threatened Species.Proposed federally endangered mussel "If you put two of these mussels side by side, they oddly resemble the hooves of a white-tailed deer."©Juliet Whitsett |Social: @juliet_whitsett_artPurchase prints HERECOLOR PALETTE SAMPLED FROM IMAGES OF THE TEXAS FAWNSFOOTSPECIES INFO:"Texas Fawnsf
Read MoreNorthern Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis) - Endangered
5% of the profits support Endangered & Threatened Species."The Aplomado Falcon was placed on the Endangered Species List in 1986 and is the last falcon in the United States currently on this list."©Juliet Whitsett |Social: @juliet_whitsett_artPurchase prints HERECOLOR PALETTE SAMPLED FROM IMAGES OF THE NORTHERN APLOMADO FALCON SPECIES INFO:"T
Read MoreProstrate Milkweed (Asclepias prostrata) - Endangered Plant
5% of the profits support Endangered & Threatened Species.""Prostrate milkweed is a host plant for the Monarch butterfly which has also been declining in numbers internationally." ©Juliet Whitsett |Social: @juliet_whitsett_artPurchase prints HERECOLOR PALETTE SAMPLED FROM IMAGES OF THE PROSTRATE MILKWEED SPECIES INFO:The rare Prostrate Mil
Read MoreTexas poppy-mallow (Callirhoe scabriuscula) - Endangered
5% of the profits support Endangered & Threatened Species.Texas poppy-mallow only occurs in the Rolling Plains of Texas in Coke, Mitchell, Runnels, and Scurry counties.©Juliet Whitsett |Social: @juliet_whitsett_artPurchase prints HERECOLOR PALETTE SAMPLED FROM IMAGES OF THE TEXAS POPPY-MALLOWSPECIES INFO:"Texas poppy-mallows (Callirhoe scabrius
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