Outdoors

A picture of two people in scuba diving equipment in bright blue water under blue sky

Where to Scuba Dive in Texas

From Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary near Galveston to Balmorhea State Park, the state is full of places to jump in

By Melissa Gaskill

March 24, 2022

An In-Depth Look at the Texas Bluebonnet

By Jacqueline Knox

February 24, 2022

Wildflowers Serve as Inspiration for These 6 Texas Artists

By Clayton Maxwell

February 24, 2022

A group of people stand in a field with tall brown grasses beneath green trees

The Rogue Wildflower Hunters of Texas

By Dina Gachman

February 24, 2022

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Bright blue sky and white clouds look over a large field of red and orange wildflowers

Firewheels Brighten a Springtime Field in South Austin

February 24, 2022

A close-up image of yellow and black wildflowers

How to Find Wildflowers Year-Round Across the State

By Joe Nick Patoski

February 24, 2022

A cow stands on a stark, fire=burned landscape under a large sky

The New Reality of Destructive Wildfires in the Texas Panhandle

By John R. Erickson

February 24, 2022

The Blackland Prairie Raptor Center Helps Birds of Prey Find Their Way

By Dina Gachman

January 27, 2022

Hamilton Pool

With Austin Perpetually Booming, Conservationists Secure More Protection for Beloved Hamilton Pool

By Dan Oko

January 9, 2022

The writer and his wife look toward the Window rock formation at Big Bend from the porch of their Chisos Basin cabin

Big Bend for the Rest of Us

By John Spaulding

January 1, 2022

A woman wears a large blue backpacking pack in front of green trees and blue sky overlooking a lake

Georgetown Loop Offers Thru-hiking in Austin’s Backyard

By Morgan O'Hanlon

December 27, 2021

A brown, black, and gold lizard covered in pointy horns on a white background

Inside the Effort to Save the Beloved Texas Horned Lizard

By Asher Elbein

December 23, 2021

Green vines cover sandy dunes near a wide ocean under cloudy blue sky

The Edge of the World in Texas

By Katie Gutierrez

December 10, 2021

Follow Texas’ Indigenous Roots Along El Camino Real de los Tejas

By ire'ne lara silva

November 24, 2021

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