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NATURALIST NOTES:
Naturalist Jim Conrad, who established this website, writes about plants and animals encountered during his travels. To see how this particular naturalist looks at things, you might enjoy browsing notes from his trips:
 Southwest Texas Hill Country |   Spring Comes to The Desert | Loess Hills/ Lower Mississippi Valley | Sierra Nevada Foothills of California
Jim continues to issue a weekly Newsletter, now from Mexico. Check out his   Naturalist Newsletter Archives
 If you have a soft spot for Mexico, like Jim, you might enjoy these pages:

Notes/ Plants& Animals of Yucatán |  Traditional Mexican Markets | Notes/ Plants & Animals of Mexico |   YERBA BUENA: Word-Snapshots from a Clinic In Southern Mexico  | A birding trip through Mexico

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