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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

A Rare Day for a Rare Announcement



" There is magic in all new beginnings."
                                     ~Herman Hesse






This quote has always been an inspiration for me whenever I have experienced a life altering event. I shared it with my classes as I told them that I will be retiring at the end of this year.



Since January of 1981 I have taught in the Austin school District: Maplewood, Oak Hill, Patton, O. Henry, and Small. It's been a great run.


In Taste of Science classes, we have been talking about stewardship. We investigated the reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park. We found that restoring one food web member has a cascading benefit to the native fauna and flora.
We have found palmetto and Mexican silktassel along the trail. We have not found Inland Seaoats, though. Where you see the former, you usually find the latter. To demonstrate a new beginning, we spread Inland Seaoats seeds along the trail south of our campus.
Inland seaoats is an understory native that provides food for birds overwintering in our area. They can be found at Westcave Preserve and the Barton Creek greenbelt.


As I told my students last week, I will also be taking family leave. I will teach on Mondays and Tuesdays. Linda Gibeaut, past PTA president and long term sub, will be filling in for me.
Nate Rosenberg will be taking over this blog with occasional posts from me.

Photos by Gibeaut

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