Day Trips

The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge encompasses a rare island of native grassland and its natural occupants

"...The Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Southwestern Oklahoma was once a part of..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Rock Creek Rolls Forward

Cypress' Rock Creek project moves along after Fish & Wildlife approves its permit.

"...southwest of Austin has gotten environmental clearance from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS). The proposed Rock Creek..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

"...gemstones, transparent in the center, with just a thin outside layer of color to make them seem truly valuable...."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column

FWS Approves Stratus-pheric Development

"...C property has received the all-important blessing of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, laying a significant piece of..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Balcones Canyonlands Preserve Still Struggling

With only 2,500 acres to go in the full 30,000-acre Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, Travis Co. has realized that its anticipated dollars won't go far enough fast enough to meet the federally mandated 2016 deadline set by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under the preserve's permit application

"...Austin and Travis County have diligently gathered land for the federally..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Day Trips

A look back at 2004

"...a crazy year with snow falling along the coast and pagan rock calendars being built in West Texas. You..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Salamander Faces Summer in Court

The Save Our Springs Alliance asks for more information regarding FWS's opinion on the Barton Springs Watershed.

"...The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service must produce the evidence it..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

The Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is an excellent place for birders and nature lovers to soak in the beauty of the great outdoors

"...The Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of Lubbock, looks like a French landscape..."

April 20, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019

"...artist famously depicted American optimism on magazine covers, illustrations, and paintings. The Houston exhibit examines Rockwell’s Four Freedom paintings..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...the proposed Austin Aquarium, the city says a permit request to "stock" animals on site has been rejected, and..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Suttle Scuttled?

Development lawyer Richard Suttle no longer finds himself on the Stratus payroll, coincidentally (?) at a time when the company tries to clean up its image.

"...bankrupt the city with lawsuits. Now, in Armstrong's continuing quest to reinvent the company and prove to a doubting..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

News Top 10s

"...a formality, as the most serious threat to Garcia's candidacy was former Council Member Eric Mitchell's non-campaign. Look for..."

Jan. 4, 2002 News Feature

Meow Mix

Texans Are Wild About Exotic Cats, but at What Cost?

"...300 pounds, devour three packages of chicken a day, and die a gruesome, undignified death, all before its fourth..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"...11, a letter from Austin Mayor Will Wynn was hand-delivered to Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe. The topic was..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...ho-hum Place 2 race between Becky Motal, Becky Motal, and Becky Motal. Garcia said Monday that he had outgrown..."

Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Texas travel updates as of Memorial Day weekend

"...Wolf-themed neck gaiters that convert into a face covering, headband, bandanna, wristband, and neck warmer...."

May 22, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Aquarium Manager Sent to Federal Shark Tank

Covino gets a year behind bars

"...behind the new Northwest Austin aquarium, to a year and a day in federal prison for illegally procuring wildlife..."

Dec. 4, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

A Rural Riddle

Hays County Water Planning Partnership forms to try and stop unmitigated growth

"...Hays County home. One of her wells ran dry, and another gave her son a serious case of dysentery...."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Postmarks

The Sweet Science

"...commend the Chronicle for the excellent piece on boxing, and for giving the subject front page prominence ["The Good..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: May Travel Roundup

Flowers, birds, and more to spy on spring road trips

"...May flowers are lining the highways and the number of fun events are increasing around the..."

May 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

"...• Tuesday, March 4, is primary election day, or, if you..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...On an unseasonably warm and lovely Novem­ber day, the kind that glorifies..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Greased Wheels?

"...than to see a beautiful park that our children and adults can go to and learn about the oil..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."The re-election of George W. Bush would be a mandate to continue on our present course of chaos." –..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

The libraries hit the books, and environmentalists speak out.

"...budget for FY 2002 includes funding for the Computer and Technology Centers at Travis and Reagan high schools provided..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column

Naked City

Cute Rodents 1, Lubbock 0

"...Early last week, seven environmental and animal rights groups filed a lawsuit in Travis Co...."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Day Trips & Beyond: Gulf Shores Peninsula, Alabama

Gulf Coast vacation destination only feels like an island

"...The Alabama coast packs a lot of vacation and great seafood into a short distance...."

April 27, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

A proposed LCRA water line – and 1,300 new homes – alarm the neighbors

"...Southwest Travis Co. landowners have spent the last year negotiating with environmentalists and..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Houston Toad Clings to Survival in Bastrop

Worldwide study lists local amphibian as candidate for extinction

"...in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and drew on data from the World Conservation Union. It..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Public Notice

This week, "Public Notice" travels far and wide across gender limits and the Kalahari to bring you're the best in Austin community events.

"...Sick of the "new economy?" We heard that. Hmmm. And what with the downturn in the dot-this and dot-that..."

March 2, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

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