Post Oak Trail in fog in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 9, 2026
 | Post Oak Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Rocket box bat houses at sunrise in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 9, 2026
| Post Oak Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Rocket box bat houses in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 9, 2026
| Post Oak Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Spores of corticioid mushroom Hymenochaete rubiginosa collected 2 days before in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 9, 2026
Spores (in KOH) of rayed earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum quadrifidum) collected a day before before on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 9, 2026
Young oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) on a large fallen elm(?) tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 11, 2026
Close-up of young oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) on a large fallen elm(?) tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 11, 2026
Masses oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) on a large fallen tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 11, 2026
Amber jelly mushrooms (Exidia recisa) and witches' butter (Exidia glandulosa) on a thin tree on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Amber jelly mushrooms (Exidia recisa) and witches' butter (Exidia glandulosa) on a fallen tree branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Underside of amber jelly mushrooms (Exidia recisa) on a fallen tree branch on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Texture of burned pine wood on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Close view of the stone marker at the base of Daniel J. Laird’s forest memorial, showing the weathered ‘Tahoe Helitack 514 – White Cloud – Est. 2001’ insignia surrounded by pine needles and rocks near Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Memorial cross for U.S. Forest Service helitack captain Daniel J. Laird in Sam Houston National Forest, marking the site of the March 27, 2019 helicopter crash following a prescribed burn operation. At the base of the cross are flowers and a painted stone bearing his Tahoe Helitack 514 ‘White Cloud’ unit emblem. Area of Sand Branch Loop Trail near Montgomery, Texas, February 15, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Distant view of the memorial cross for U.S. Forest Service helitack captain Daniel J. Laird standing in a dense stand of pines in Sam Houston National Forest, marking the site of the March 27, 2019 helicopter crash associated with a prescribed burn operation. Area of Sand Branch Loop Trail near Montgomery, Texas, February 15, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Eggs of stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallus impudicus) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Underside of conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Close-up of conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States |
Close-up of caps of conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Caps of conifer mazegill mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
| Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States |
Resupinate form of Brown Purplepore Bracket mushroom (Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
Texture of resupinate form of Brown Purplepore Bracket mushroom (Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum) on a pine log on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, February 15, 2026
Oaks in mist at sunrise near sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2026
| Deer Run Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Bat observation cabin in mist at sunrise near sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2026
| Deer Run Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Sewer force-main vent with a flood-sealing check valve: under normal operation it releases trapped air and gases from the pressurized wastewater line. During flooding, the valve closes to keep water and debris out of the sewer system. Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2026
| Deer Run Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Forest at sunrise near sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2026
| Deer Run Trail, Pebble Creek, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Dead trees at sunrise near sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2026
| Deer Run Trail, Pebble Creek, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
Dead trees at sunrise near Deer Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2026
| Deer Run Trail, Pebble Creek, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States |
This close-up photograph shows the highly textured bark of a hackberry tree (Celtis sp.). The surface is characterized by prominent, corky, warty ridges that project outward in irregular vertical patterns, a key diagnostic feature of the species. These raised, grayish-brown outgrowths display fine, layered striations that resemble topographic contour lines or sedimentary strata. Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 18, 2026
Horse mushrooms (Agaricus arvensis(?)) on a lawn in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 19, 2026
| Anderson Street, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States |
