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Specialty Butterflies of the Rio Grande Valley: 2007
Descriptions of different butterflies that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley area.
2008 Birding & Butterfly Guide
Descriptions of different specialty butterflies that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley area.
2008 Birding & Butterfly Guide: Butterfly Checklist
A checklist to identify the butterflies that the readers can find in the Rio Grande Valley. It also includes codes that let the users know if the butterfly is common and the occurrence.
Specialty Birds of the Rio Grande Valley
Descriptions of different birds that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley.
The Rio Grande Valley 2001 Birding & Butterfly Guide
Descriptions of different specialty butterflies that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley area.
Birding & Butterfly Hotspots
A map of hot spots where butterflies and birds can be found.
Specialty Birds of the Rio Grande Valley: 2000
Descriptions of specialty birds that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley, with pictures of the birds.
The Rio Grande Valley Birding Guide
A description of different birds that can be found in the Rio Grande Valley.
Veterans Day Lesson Plan
The purpose of this lesson is to educate the students about patriotic holidays in the United States such as, Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day and incorporating historical events like 9/11. The lesson plans focus on a variety of material that will help…
Agriculture Lesson Plan
The purpose of this lesson conducted was to teach students the importance of agriculture and teach students the history of John Shary, geography and climate in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas citrus, and how agriculture shapes the Rio Grande Valley. The…
Charro Days: Girl In Carriage
A photograph of a girl in a carriage during the 1939 Charro Days celebration in Brownsville, Texas. The carriage is attached to a goat.
Ford Lee and Perry Steele on Hayes Street in Brownsville, Texas.
Two children dressed up for Charro Days.
Butterflies Lesson Plan
The purpose of the weeks worth of butterflies and migration lessons is to inform students about the world that is around them, from as close as their backyard, to their school campus, even to a location that is just driving distance away from them.…
Birding Lesson Plan
The resolution for this lesson is for the students to understand the economic impacts tourism of the Rio Grande Valley. To gain the interest of the students, the teacher will be using the topic of birds and the things that concern them to help the…
South Padre Island Lesson Plan
The South Padre Island was first inhabited by native Karankawa Indians. In 1759 the island was granted to Nicolas Balli by King Carlos III of Spain and later passed on to his grandson Padre Jose Nicolas Balli, which is who the island is named after.…
Ford Lee Locket and his Mother dressed for Charro Days
A photograph of Ford Lee Locket and his mother.
Charro Days: Children in Parade
A photo of Lucy Durantes and a classmate during a Charro Days parade. They can be seen in costumes.
Charro Days: Children Celebrating Charro Days
Lucy Duurantes with classmates photographed in a parade during a Charro Days celebration.
Charro Days: Couple Dancing
A picture of a couple dancing during the Charro Days celebrations.
Citrus Farming Industry in the Rio Grande Valley Lesson Plan
The Texas citrus industry first took off in the Rio Grande Valley in the late 1800s. John H. Shary was a land developer and colonizer from Nebraska who became involved in the development and growth of the region after he took a tour of an orchard in…
Battle of Palo Alto Lesson Plan
The battle that took place in Palo Alto was the first of many that occurred during the Mexican-American War. It took place on May 8, 1846 in Brownsville, Texas. The battle initiated a series of events that would change the course of history for both…
Peonage Lesson Plan
Peonage, also known as debt slavery, was used an option for farmers to control labor. The Raymondville peonage cases, which were the first of their kind in Texas history, were tried in the Nueces County federal court in January 1927. Although the…
Karankawa Indians Lesson Plan
The goal of this lesson plan is to give background information on the Karankawa tribe. These background information ranges from knowing where their territory is located, their dietary supplements, their weapons and tools, and their language and…
Hurricane Beulah Lesson Plan
The Valley is an area of high risk since many hurricanes form in the Gulf of Mexico; most states along the coast can be impacted by the rain and heavy winds of the storm. Emergency groups notify people in the news and other media forms on how to get…
The California Grape Boycott
A booklet answering the ten most frequently asked questions concerning the organization of California grape workers into a union.