Wildlife

The Port Aransas Nature Preserve Is For the Birds

June 28, 2024 | By

The last of the migratory birds resting, eating, and let’s face it, luxuriating in Port Aransas were taking to the air and continuing north before summer when I visited the Gulf Coast town in mid-April.

Rescuing Texas’ Once Wild Horses

May 21, 2024 | By

Visit with Rehabilitated Critters at Wassermann Wranch in Alpine

May 9, 2024 | By

Travel Back in Time to Prehistoric Texas

March 26, 2024 | By

Meet Spike, the Toughest Tortoise in Texas

March 19, 2024 | By

Where the Wild Things Are at Pecan Springs Karst Preserve

September 22, 2023 | By Robyn Ross

“To the bat cave!” Rachael Lindsey says with a grin. We’re standing at the base of a giant cottonwood near a spring-fed stream in northern Williamson County, about an hour north of Austin.

A Trip Out West Offers a Glimpse at the Final Frontier

August 21, 2023 | By Matt Adams

After driving solo seven hours from Fort Worth to Marathon in West Texas, I was ready for my head to hit the pillow.

After Spring’s Mating Season, It’s Babies Gone Wild at Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway

August 16, 2023 | By Melissa Gaskill

The Texas State Parks system marks its 100th anniversary this year. With 89 parks, natural areas, and historic sites to choose from, visitors can experience all kinds of outdoor activities.

Lunch Is Served at Lubbock’s Prairie Dog Town

August 10, 2023 | By Christopher Collins

Call it a prairie dog potluck, because everyone who visits Lubbock’s Prairie Dog Town comes with provisions.

Shark Week Swims Into Texas Early

July 12, 2023 | By Meadow Chase

Braving the Narrows, One of Texas’ Most Mythic and Wild Oases

June 27, 2023 | By Bobby Alemán

In a field of brickellbush, hundreds of monarch butterflies move with the

Meet the Grasshoppers Newly Named After Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker

June 22, 2023 | By Asher Elbein

What’s from Central Texas, makes music, and has a fondness for grass? If you say country music star and Texas treasure Willie Nelson, you’d be right.

A Firefly Expert Illuminates the Insect’s Upcoming Season

May 26, 2023 | By Asher Elbein

Beekeeping for the End of the World

May 2, 2023 | By Celia Bell

The June 2024 cover of Texas Highways: Treasures from the Coast

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