we traveled back to a time when the Pineywoods featured mammoths and saber toothed tigers. Then we worked our way forward through the arrival of the first humans and their indigenous successors. Toda

The Pineywoods is a forested area in Eastern Texas and in the West Gulf Coastal Plain (a very wide stretch of Gulf coast that extends from the Mississippi all the way to the Lower Rio Grande Valley).

Have you wondered if anyone sees the big picture on caring for Houstons bayous and waterways? I have, and thats why I sat down with Brittani Flowers, the president and CEO of the Bayou Preservation

The Smith Oaks Rookery on High Island, in springtime, teems with life. Several species of colonial nesting birds come here to raise their young. And they do so right in front of human onlookers, witho

Kristi Rangel has many facets: By career she is an educator, public health official, and artist. By passion she explores African American connections to the land in Houston. When she talks, you quickl

Does observing birds as they jump from twig to twig, stalk prey, feed their young bring you joy? Then, according to Sarah Flournoy of the Houston Audubon Society, you are a birder, whether you own

The population of Texas is changing, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is ready. In this third episode of a three part interview, Ted Hollingsworth tells us how his agency addresses the incr

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) describes its approach to protecting the states ecosystems as science-based and forward-looking. How does being science-based work in a political cultur

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is a state government agency, and it maintains a number of tourist attractions in the Houston area. An example is the San Jacinto Monument, where Texans won the

In this episode well look at Houston through the lens of a native plant enthusiast. Katy Emde, an expert member of the Native Plant Society of Texas, explains why native plants are great but sometime