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A group of bright orange Monarch butterflies perched on a thin branch

Nature

The National Butterfly Center in South Texas Is at the Forefront of Efforts To Protect Butterflies

The center, located in Mission, is expanding its facilities with land recently acquired from The Nature Conservancy

By S. Kirk Walsh
March 28, 2023

Go (Almost) Under the Sea at the Patton Center of Marine Science Education in Port Aransas

By Melissa Gaskill
March 24, 2023

Head to South Texas for Hawk Watching at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park

By Melissa Gaskill
March 10, 2023

Wildflowers

Texas’ Flowering Trees Take Seasonal Blooms to New Heights

By Asher Elbein
February 28, 2023

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Nature

Explore Rio Grande Valley Wilderness at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

By Joe Nick Patoski
December 29, 2022
A car drives up a narrow track gravel road with a picturesque mountain scene behind

Drive

The Christmas Mountains Are the Gift That Keeps on Giving

By Matt Joyce
November 23, 2022
Spiny, blue-gray cacti peek over a valley illuminated by sun shining on the Chisos mountains

Nature

Big Bend’s Indomitable Prickly Plant Life

By Matt Joyce
November 23, 2022
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

By Asher Elbein
November 20, 2022
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
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
A group of people stand a good distance apart in clear blue water fly fishing. Amber light illuminates bluffs and trees around them.

Drive

Fly Fishing Is Taking off in Texas Rivers

By Dan Oko
June 30, 2022
A long-nosed fish swims in dark green water

Nature

The Primordial Paddlefish Is Being Reintroduced to Texas Lakes

By Asher Elbein
June 30, 2022

The Battle Between Two Lizards In Texas Is a Win for UT Arlington Biologists

By Asher Elbein
May 26, 2022
An ocelot slinks along a green grass field in front of green trees

Drive

The Habitats of Wild Creatures Transcend Lines Drawn on Paper

By Melissa Gaskill
May 26, 2022
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