Day Trips

Many endangered whooping cranes make the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge their winter home

"...whooping crane is one of the most majestic birds native to North America. The snowy white cranes stand nearly..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The unoriginal Oreo, humans get HIV from monkeys, and more

"...By 2020, native speakers of English will make up only 15% of..."

July 18, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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 base of a mesa provide valuable habitat for native and migratory animals. The park has been visited by..."

April 20, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas (Cook)Book Festival

Reviewing the Central Market Cooking School

"...pals, with all recipes culled from Escoffier's cookbook. Numerous species had to be stalked, killed, and eviscerated from all..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...of 28-year-old Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian McElroy, a native of San Antonio, was the state's 200th military fatality..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature

Culture Flash!

Whole Foods is about to get more arts-friendly, Austin moves closer to Puerto Rico, Shear Madness has a new detective running the show, and art at the new fire station really rocks.

"...Within the circle is bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus), a native grass species that will turn a fiery orange after..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Day Trips

Ellison's Greenhouses in Brenham boasts an eye-popping array of poinsettias to help enliven the Christmas season

"...A native of Mexico and Central America, the poinsettia was brought..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Rare Bird

From her office vantage point, beside the rosy glow of the majestic Capitol dome, 78-year-old feminist, political powerhouse, and gay rights lobbyist Bettie Naylor keeps a watchful eye over the doings at the legislature

"...High above the towering canopies of native trees that dot the Texas state Capitol grounds, beyond..."

June 3, 2005 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Letters at 3AM

No country gets two centuries anymore. The 21st will be China's century. That's what $4-plus a gallon means, and nothing can stop it. We're heading for a modern Dust Bowl.

"...housing and jobs. Immigration issues will intensify to hysteria. Native-born Americans will clamor for work that only legal and..."

April 29, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

P2C05

"...on the South American Striated Caracara, a falconlike endangered species native to the Falkland Islands...."

March 4, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Day Trips

Brazos Bend State Park and Palmetto State Park are unique among the hundreds of wildlife refuges in Texas

"...lakes in the park attract the more than 270 species of birds and an occasional bald eagle, deer, rabbit,..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...can provide safer relief than many of the pharmaceutical alternatives. But it's too late. The genie is already out..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...focusing on care and maintenance of specimen trees, reducing non-native and invasive plant species, and combating weeds, pests, and..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bull Creek Foundation Proud of Record

"...sewage spills with permanent fixes, restored biodiversity and fostered native plant recovery with selective invasive removal, clearing excess cedar..."

Dec. 14, 2004 Postmarks

Daytrips

The year in review, "Day Trips" style

"...Jack that will be installed in the city. Harlingen native son and rocker Bill Haley was honored with a..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

"...steps to combat the plague of hydrilla and other non-native plant species. Unlike in past years, where the lake..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Creative Capital?

In the City of Ideas, the people with ideas are dancing with day jobs.

"...in the mid-1960s, always intending to return to his native New Zealand. In those days, the University of Texas..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael Erard

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...limits in the Barton Springs zone to protect the species. Attorneys for FWS and the EPA, as well as..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

Day Trips

"...of the forest provides ideal cover for the 194 species of birds that perform an almost non-stop concert of..."

April 26, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Hermann Park offers a green respite from the concrete canyons of Houston.

"...home to nearly 5,500 animals representing more than 800 species. Admission ranges from 50 cents to $2.50 and is..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

"...Fish and Wildlife Service's list of endangered or threatened species. In 1999 scientists discovered the salamander in the tributaries..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Day Trips

J. David Bamberger has taken a slice of the Hill Country and restored it to pristine beauty.

"...of water. The first years we saw only 48 species of birds, now we've counted over 155. The best..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...he's about 90% sold on the idea of requiring native-plant landscaping for the development and about 50% convinced that..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Day Trips

Fishing for striped bass in Lake Texoma.

"...the better part of his 40-plus years, the Nebraska native says that he hires a guide when he goes..."

June 15, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide

"...Spanish and French. Classes are fun and interactive, with native-fluent teachers using age-appropriate activies, and are offered on both..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

Postmarks

Kudos for the Lost Austin issue, and much environmental ado.

"...articles on Austin history [Jan. 26]. I am a native Austinite of 40 years and found myself learning new..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column

Texas Book Festival

Photos by John Anderson

"...you don't count the actual Bible, that is). Texas native Rick Bass observed that Graves' writing occupies the gap..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Encyclopedia of Fire

Is Dave DeWitt the world's expert hothead?

"...in Texas are believed to be the closest surviving species to the earliest chiles of Bolivia and southern Brazil?..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Food Feature by Sandy Szwarc

Day Trips

"...March and May the bottomland hardwood habitat attracts 246 species of birds, many of them migrating. The heavily wooded..."

July 14, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Birds Every Child Should Know

"...with its vivid descriptions of more than 100 birds native to the continent. Call it a work of proto-environmentalism..."

July 7, 2000 Books Review by David Garza

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