Day Trips

"...conditions that are conducive to a wide variety of native plant species. The natural wonder of the state's flowering..."

April 5, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Tesla Updates Travis County on Community Investments, “Ecological Paradise” Progress

Massive workforce development, still no data on water usage

"...soil has been revitalized enough to now house 30-plus species of trees, 5,000 native plant species, and over 2,000..."

Oct. 19, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Finding Sasquatch in Summoning the Spirit

How a Texas bigfoot migrated to Oregon for new cryptid horror

"...In Exists, the creature becomes a metaphor for endangered species being driven to extinction by careless humanity. However, Summoning..."

Aug. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Warbler WoesThe golden-cheeked warbler, a native bird species beloved by Texans, could be removed from..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

The latest on Texas festivals, swimming holes, and terrifying worms

"...Slug fest. Texas is being invaded by an invasive species of worms from Southeast Asia. Recent rains are bringing..."

July 2, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The San Antonio Zoo gets better with each visit

"...Home to more than 3,500 animals representing 600 species, visiting the zoo is like going on safari around..."

May 28, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Drop by the Dallas World Aquarium at feeding time for an exciting show

"...a few privately owned zoos participating in the worldwide Species Survival Plan, the zookeepers are doing important work in..."

July 17, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Approximately 300,000 bats live year-round underneath the Waugh Drive bridge in Houston

"...Of the 1,100 species of bats in the world, 33 varieties live in..."

July 10, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park comes alive with wildlife during the winter months, but is enjoyable all year long

"...and the months in between, the area hosts more species of birds than any other place in the U.S...."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

"Diana Dopson: Biota"

In Women & Their Work's current exhibit "Biota," Diana Dopson creates color photo boxes with insects that draw out the bugs' beauty in unusual ways and nudges our perception of insects from the pestilential to the subtly reverential.

"...images, flanked in jointed triptychs by photos of their native flora and thinly coated with beeswax, are light-drenched delicacies..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

A Liquid Proposition

Austin's Water Quality Protection Lands are few and far between: can they do the job they are meant to do?

"...on many of the properties, such as by planting native grasses that will help diminish erosion and also help..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

The Border Patrol settles a suit by several environmental groups, who claimed that the agency's beefed-up efforts at the border have harmed several endangered species.

"...of these sensitive felines prefer to roam in thick native grasses that harbor insects, birds, and rodents. But that..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Opinion: With Lake Travis Still Under 50% Capacity, It Is Time to Rethink Our Lawns

Switching to sustainable landscaping practices can have a big impact

"...dramatically reduces water usage and maintenance efforts by using native, drought-resistant plants. Native plants perfectly adapt to local conditions,..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Column by Romir Jain

What Happens When Two Academics Fall in Love and Start a Farm?

TerraPurezza Farm studies regenerative agriculture just outside Austin

"...community nutrition. Orion was in conservation ecology, studying endangered species and their habitat requirements. Both wanted more than academia...."

April 3, 2020 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Living Off the Land With Local Leaf

Eric Knight and Stacy Coplin turn Central Texas foliage into yaupon tea

"...week when they forage yaupon, the only caffeinated beverage native to North America. Yaupon is a species of holly..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Lighten Up at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s Luminations

Santa Claus won’t be there, but nature will

"...the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center offers a chill alternative to fast-paced festivities by connecting visitors with nature, light,..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Amber Williams

Day Trips

The Lindheimer Home in New Braunfels stands as a monument to the "Father of Texas Botany."

"...the Texas coast he recognized the uniqueness of the native plants of his adopted homeland...."

March 3, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...(Shandling) must complete a mission that involves impregnating a native woman (Bening) and raising the child. With a screenplay..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Art in Motion, Pride Kickoff, and More Weekday Recommendations

Arts and more to keep you busy

"...Native America: In Translation..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

These Five Last-Minute Gift Ideas Might Be the Best You’ll Ever See

Because, frankly, most other listicles like this are boring AF

"...2) SUCCULENT NATIVE It’s not because we were born in what’s becoming,..."

Dec. 21, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

TFPF Awards Filmmaker Grants

AFS' funding arm awards $121,000 to Texas filmmakers

"...human survival depends upon the superior instincts of another species.
Documentary Feature
$10,000 for production..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips

"...Texas, the Texas Zoo was a semi-tropical park showcasing native Texas animals. photograph by Gerald E. McLeod..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Too Much Monkey Business?

"...macaques who had worn out their welcome in their native mountain habitat near Kyoto, Japan and were rescued by..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Day Trips: The Big Thicket National Preserve, Kountze

One of the first preserves turns 50 against all odds

"...the 1800s began punching holes in the region the Native Americans called the “Big Woods,” the thick tangle of..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Watch for Poison Ivy-Eradicating Goats on the Hike-and-Bike Trail

Four-hooved heroes nosh on the invasive plant

"...goats to eat the vile vine and other invasive species along the Hike-and-Bike Trail on Town Lake...."

July 13, 2023 News Post by Amelia Nonemacher

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

The weather’s ideal to learn about Bob Dylan or see hot air balloons

"...stardom. Rendon went on to photograph the Corpus Christi native for multiple other projects. The Latina pop star was..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Growing Program Creates Green Jobs, Maintains Underserved Parks

Building a sustainable future

"...Conservation Corps crew is here to remove an invasive species called Ligustrum japonicum, or Japanese privet, a small tree..."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Walking Waller Creek Is a Tour Through Wildlife, Wild Flora, and Wild History

Take this self-guided tour from UT's Office of Sustainability, and learn how much wildness this waterway is home to

"...only to clean up the creek, rooting out invasive species, and reworking the soil, but also to enhance it:..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Pre-holiday travel tips

"...food, the birds have spread out along the coast. www.tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/whooper..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Exotic Wildlife Tours, Mountain Home

Excursions to the wildlife habitat give a look at a Texas legend

"...San Antonio Zoo. The wildlife menagerie grew to 22 species plus the ranch's bison, longhorns, cattle, and sheep, says..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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