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Cory Ames

I'm Cory Ames — telling the stories that make Texas wilder & wiser.

Through hands-on native-plant guides, short films, and essays, I chronicle the plants, people, and places redefining sustainability across the Lone Star State. Practical help and hopeful stories that help you see where you live and care for it more deeply.

New videos most weeks: what to plant and how to keep it alive, what's edible and useful out in the field, where the water went, and the people bringing this landscape back.

I'm the Resident Wildlife & Nature Cinematographer at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, and I make films for Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine.

Subscribe to follow along, and get my Friday email Texas Field Notes for the latest video + a quick takeaway.

📬 Texas Field Notes → cory-ames.kit.com/9a43cf682f

🎙️ I'm also the producer & co-host of bigcitysmalltown, a civic-culture show based in SA. My local newsletter, The San Antonio Something, here → cory-ames.kit.com/cfc0c898b2

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Are You Accidentally Helping Weeds Grow?

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Stop Planting Flowers. Start Planting Roots.

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The Future of Texas Food Is Already Here

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The Texas Pepper With a Stolen Story

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Why Some Animals Fit a Landscape and Others Break It

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The Waterfall That Builds Itself

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This State Park Doesn't Look Like Texas

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These Two Native Plants Multiply Themselves

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Plants Still Thrive in This Hostile Spot

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The Most Satisfying Stage of Gardening

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How to Revive a Dead Backyard

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The Mistake Everyone Makes (Soil Prep)

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Attract Hummingbirds: Plant This Instead of Refilling Feeders

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Before You Plant Anything

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Watering Rule Most People Get Wrong

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Why Your Garden Takes Time

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The Native Privacy Screen More People Should Be Planting

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Don’t Plant Alone (Build a System)

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What We Got Wrong About Live Oaks

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The Prickly Texas Native Plant Deer Won’t Touch

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1 in 3 Texas Gardeners Can't Find Native Plants — Here's Where to Look

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The Truth About Your Beef Most Stores Hide

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The Most Underrated Native Tree for Yards

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How to Drought Proof Your Farm

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First-Ever Wildlife Bridge for People and Animals

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The Texas Native You’re Overlooking: Gum Bumelia

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Why This Hill Country Cherry Belongs in Your Yard

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How I Beat Garden Overthinking

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A San Antonio Garden for All

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Native Gardens Don’t Have to Be Messy

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Teaching About Pollinators Through Play

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Turn Street Runoff into Free Irrigation (DIY Dry Creek Bed)

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The Texas Native Plant That Brings Hummingbirds Daily

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The Texas Groundcover That Never Quits

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This Texas Native Shrub Knows When It’s About to Rain 🌧️

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This Texas Shrub Repels Mosquitoes Better Than DEET

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Tiny Trail, Big Texas Views

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The 5 Native Plants Hiding in Texas’ Davis Mountains

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From Tree Waste to Play Space

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How Public Art Is Quietly Solving San Antonio’s Pollution Problem

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Why Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye Is a Texas Tough Plant

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Why I Let This Texas Native Plant Take Over My Yard

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This One Grow Bag Tip Made a Huge Difference

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How to Tell If Your Tree Can Be Saved

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These Texas Trees Evolved to Survive Woolly Mammoths

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The Texas Plant That Blooms All Year (And Loves the Heat)

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This Texas Native Plant Survives on Just One Watering

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This Texas Tree Smells Like Spring

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