RBWI News & Events

Spring Break at the Learning Gardens

csebastian — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:54:04 +0000

March 16, 2011 10:37 PM

Brownsville, TX

Carol Sebastian

csebastian@rbwi.org

RBWI drives home message with biodiesel Eco-Bus

csebastian — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:34:42 +0000

March 27, 2011 10:50 PM

By STEVE CLARK, The Brownsville Herald

Brownsville, TX

Carol Sebastian

csebastian@rbwi.org

Sustainability Takes to the Road on Eco-Bus Tour in Texas

csebastian — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:16:24 +0000

The Walmart Foundation has given the Rio Bravo Wildlife Institute a $100,000 grant to support an Eco-Bus outreach initiative.

Brownsville, TX

Carol Sebastian

csebastian@rbwi.org

Helping Mother Earth: Water, more valuable than oil or gold

csebastian — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:48:03 +0000

Today it is becoming clear that water is more valuable than gold or oil. We are just beginning to realize that water is as necessary as our air to sustain life as we know it. Gold adorns us. Oil makes “junky plastic toys,” as my grandson would say as another toy he has purchased with his allowance breaks.

Duxbury, MA

Judy Vose

Obama Adminstration Designates Critical Habitat for Polar Bears

csebastian — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:46:10 +0000

The Obama adminstration has designated approximately 120 million acres in Arctic Alaska as a 'critical habitat' for polar bears threatened by disappearing sea ice due to climate changes.

Washington, DC

C. Sebastian

csebastian@rbwi.org

The Belize Zoo Ravaged by Hurricane Richard

csebastian — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:31:39 +0000

The Best Little Zoo in the World needs help! On October 24, 2010, the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center sustained a direct hit from Hurrican Richard and its rustic setting of wire fences and abundant forest were no match for Richard's raging winds. Once, again, Sharon Matola, the director of the Belize Zoo (TBZ) and the main character in the popul

Belize, Central American

Sharon Matola

matola@belizezoo.org

Rio Bravo Holds Open House

csebastian — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:17:42 +0000

The Rio Bravo Wildlife Institute held an Open House November 6, 2010 attended by over 150 people. The organization was showcasing their intentions for their new Urban Ecology Center located on the grounds of Lincoln Park in East Brownsville.

Brownsville, TX

Claudia Salinas

csalinas@rbwi.org

The E-Bus is a Hit at Down by the Border Festival

csebastian — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:43:00 +0000

Rio Bravo Wildlife Institute's Big Blue Bus was a resounding hit at the Down by Border Festival October 30, 2010. The event was held at the Brownsville Sports Park to raise awareness for children with special needs.

Brownsville, TX

Claudia Salinas

csalinas@rbwi.org

RBWI Awarded Charles Blake Fund Grant from Nuttall Ornithological Club

csebastian — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:43:09 +0000

The Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, MA has awarded a grant from the Charles Blake Fund to the Rio Bravo Wildlife Institute (RBWI) to support Project:Hot Bird. The program is being launched in Brownsville, Texas to examine the influence of environmental factors on habitat selection, ecology and breeding be

Brownsville, TX

Claudia Salinas

csalinas@rbwi.org

A Neotropical Companion in Spanish on Line

csebastian — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:36:59 +0000

E-Book: A Neoptropical Companion in Spanish

Brownsville, TX

Lisa C. Torch

ltorch@rbwi.org