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Balcones Spike (Fusconaia iheringi) | State & Federally Endangered Mollusk   Balcones Spike is an endangered freshwater mussel found in spring-fed streams and rivers of Central Texas. Of the 52 freshwater mussel species in Texas, 25% are found nowhere else in the world—including the Balcones Spike. Like other mussels, it has a uniq

Thank you SXSW! At this year’s SXSW EDU & Interactive Expo, I shared an installation of eight artworks  at a pop-up show at the Expo Center. Each of the images included science-informed information highlighting the rich biodiversity of  SXSW's host state, Texas. Designed as a self-guided experience, the installation featured QR

March 2025 Featured ECO Artists: The Refugee Collective Artisans / Artists from Myanmar, Syria, and Afghanistan A TEMPO on the Trail Collaboration with Artist Juliet Whitsett SEE THE INSTALLATION  PROCESS HERE CURRENT EXHIBITION | : EXPOSITIÓN ACTUAL:  “Cultivating Color: Through regenerative practices” | Na

February 2025 Featured ECO Artist: Miriam Conner A TEMPO on the Trail Collaboration with Artist Juliet Whitsett SEE THE INSTALLATION  PROCESS HERE CURRENT EXHIBITION | : EXPOSITIÓN ACTUAL: "We Come from Algae Bro!"  by Miriam Conner (3D printed by Max Zisman), 2025 Mixed Media  “We Came from Algae Bro!” artist Mir

January 2025 Featured ECO Artist: Shawn SmithTEMPO on the Trail Collaboration with Artist Juliet WhitsettCURRENT EXHIBITION | : EXPOSITIÓN ACTUAL: 'Home' by Shawn Smith, Resin, 3D Print, Mixed Media “Home” delves into our complex relationship with insects, focusing on wasps and their critical role in biodiversity. Through this work, Sm

Welcome to the Really Small Eco Museum! | Bienvenidos al Pequeñsimo Eco MuseoProgram & Coordination by: Artist Juliet WhitsettDIRECTIONS | DIRECCIONES: Step 1: Map yourself to the Metz Neighborhood Park | Holly Street & Pedernales Street.Step 2: Walk, run or bike to the museum along the Butler Trail to the ECO Museum! CURRENT EXHIBITION | :

Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis) | Endangered Amphibian Texas is home to more species of toad than any other state, but just one of these toads exists only in Texas- the Houston Toad. Named after its former home, the Houston Toad is now one of Texas’ rarest species. On a few special nights each year, male toads gather at ponds in dee

Welcome to the Really Small Eco Museum! | Bienvenidos al Pequeñsimo Eco MuseoProgram & Coordination by: Artist Juliet WhitsettDIRECTIONS | DIRECCIONES:Google Map LinkENTRANCE | ENTRADA : Metz Neighborhood Park | Holly Street & Pedernales Street.CURRENT EXHIBITION | EXPOSITIÓN ACTUAL: Ziesook You, The Scent of Austin, 2024 , Drie

Welcome to the Really Small Eco Museum! | Bienvenidos al Pequeñsimo Eco MuseoProgram & Coordination by: Artist Juliet WhitsettDIRECTIONS | DIRECCIONES:Google Map LinkENTRANCE | ENTRADA : Metz Neighborhood Park | Holly Street & Pedernales Street.CURRENT EXHIBITION | : EXPOSITIÓN ACTUAL: Courtney Arte, Urban Symbiosis, 2024 Mixed MediaUrban S

Attwater’s Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri) | Endangered Bird "In the early 1900's an estimated 1 million Attwater's prairie-chickens were spread across the landscape of coastal Louisiana and Texas. As of 2023, there was an estimated 182 individuals left in two locations in the wild (Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wi