📣 Heads up, nature lovers! We've added on a very special FIELD TRIP to THIS SATURDAY'S events! Hope to see you there! 📣 ⏰ 12:30–1:30 p.m., FREE FIELD TRIP: Roberto Gaitan will be showing us around one of the local TINY FORESTS created to help restore native habitats. Roberto is a Master Naturalist and President of the RGV Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. The Tiny Forest we'll be visiting was created in 2023 by planting 1,800 native trees and shrubs—30 unique to the RGV—in just a 9,000 sq. ft. area to replicate the Valley's amazing native Thornscrub Forest. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18NMtWBA5N/ Location: Corner of Jordan Road and Ware Road, in front of the McAllen Elks Lodge. You can park on Ware Road or at the Lodge. Map: https://bit.ly/3ESpSLQ ⏰ 2:00–3:00 p.m., FREE NATURE TALK: Roberto will be in-store to give his talk, "Turn Your Yard into a Bird Paradise Using Native Plants." Location: Wild Birds Unlimited, 7600 N. 10th Street, #200A (between HomeGoods and PetSmart), McAllen, TX ⏰ 3:00–6:00 p.m., NATIVE PLANT SALE: The sale will start right after the talk. 💰📣 It's also the LAST WEEKEND of our Mother's Day Sale: SAVE $10 OFF $60, $20 OFF $100, or $40 OFF $200!* Promo codes: MOM10, MOM20, or MOM40. 💰📣 Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding experts! ❤️🐦 *Valid in-store or online at WBU McAllen, May 1-11, 2025. One discount per purchase. Offer not valid on previous purchases, sale items, DSC memberships, gift cards, optics, smart feeders/devices or their accessories, or purple martin systems. #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas #birding #birds #nativeplants #gardening

Don't miss our 📣 NATURE TALK & NATIVE PLANT SALE THIS SATURDAY, MAY 3RD!!📣 🎤 10–11 a.m: FREE Nature Talk "Wake Up and Smell the Conservation: How to Choose Coffee that Helps Farmers and RGV Birds" We'll have Kelly Smith from the American Birding Association in to tell us how choosing shade-grown, organic Bird Friendly® certified coffee works to support conservation efforts. This doesn't just benefit exotic species—many of the birds we enjoy here in the Valley depend on habitats around Central American coffee farms in their winter migration! There'll be a FREE COFFEE TASTING, too! 🌿🌻 11am–6pm: NATIVE PLANT SALE! The varietals we have on hand vary, so it's worth popping back in to see what we have. 💰📣 And now thru May 11th, save $10 OFF $60, $20 OFF $100, or $40 OFF $200!* Promo codes: MOM10, MOM20, or MOM40. 💰📣 Then mark your calendars for another great event on May 10th! 🤩 🗓️🎤 MAY 10th, 2–3pm: FREE Nature Talk "Turn Your Yard into a Bird Paradise Using Native Plants" Learn how to attract a diversity of birds by using multi-dimensional landscaping: creating a well-rounded native plant habitat in your yard. Speaker: Roberto Gaitan, President of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15Hm7BM2Fh/ 🗓️ MAY 10th 3–6pm: NATIVE PLANT SALE following the talk. Event details at https://www.facebook.com/wbumcallen/events and https://mcallen.wbu.com/events Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding experts! ❤️🐦 *Valid in-store or online at WBU McAllen, May 1-11, 2025. One discount per purchase. Offer not valid on previous purchases, sale items, DSC memberships, gift cards, optics, smart feeders/devices or their accessories, or purple martin systems. #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas #birding #birds #gardening #coffee #nativeplants