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Two turkeys cross a road in front of a car. The car has stopped and one person is trying to take a photo of the turkeys, while the other is staring in amazement

Gobble Gobble: Meet the Wild Turkeys of Texas

Three species of turkeys trot through our state, numbering over half a million

By Asher Elbein
November 20, 2022

Nature

A Runner Sets Out to Experience the Variety of Texas’ Competitive Trail Runs

By Jennifer Stewart
October 27, 2022
An overhead view of bright blue water, green landscapes, and brown rocks

Sightseer

A Bird’s-Eye View of Laguna Madre

October 27, 2022

Get a Taste of the Cowboy Life at a Texas Dude Ranch

By Clayton Maxwell
October 27, 2022

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A group of people, with a small child on one's shoulders, walk through the woods

Drive

Your Beginner’s Guide to Hiking in Texas

By Amelia Nonemacher
October 27, 2022
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prepares to Celebrate the Centennial of Texas State Parks in 2023

By Matt Joyce
October 12, 2022
South Llano River State Park

South Llano River State Park, a Treasured Hill Country Haven, is Getting a New Headquarters and Bridge

By Pam LeBlanc
September 12, 2022
Port Aransas Jetty

Sports

Port Aransas Bids Adieu to a Favorite Fishing Outfitter as Locals Seek to Balance Growth and Preservation

By John Lumpkin
August 30, 2022
A person leans down in a lavender patch surrounded by farm and vintage antiques

This Summer’s Drought Has Some Texas Flower Farmers Wilting From the Heat

By Asher Elbein
August 29, 2022

Skip the Beach and Go Antiques Shopping Instead in Galveston

By Kathy Straach
August 26, 2022
An illustration of a woman with brown hair in front of several types of birds on a blue background

Rio Grande Valley Birder Tiffany Kersten Set a ‘Big Year’ Record

By S. Kirk Walsh
August 25, 2022
A large swarm of hawks in the sky

Keep Your Eyes on the Skies: Hawk Watch at Smith Point Gets Underway

By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano
August 19, 2022
a path in the woods

A Hiker Confronts Monoculture in Austin Parks

By Bobby Alemán
August 18, 2022
A bright green beetle within a grayish brown piece of wood

As the Emerald Ash Borer Expands Its Texas Invasion, There Are Ways to Help Stop the Spread

By Asher Elbein
August 12, 2022
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