Day Trips

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center offers visitors a chance to see 1,000 exotic, threatened, and endangered animals in a free-range setting

"...Fossil Rim Wildlife Center outside of Glen Rose turns 20 years old..."

July 2, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Preserving Planet Texas

Outdoor-loving Texans can thank the federal government for requiring the state to firm up its state parks planning over the next decade.

"...the next decade. Last week the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. released a draft of the Land and Water..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

More Study, No Money

"...At long last, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has finalized an ambitious blueprint for managing the..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

FWS's Frederick Moves On

"...Frederick, a field supervisor in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Austin office, is headed for Albuquerque, in line..."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Signs of Degradation

Key findings from the Fish & Wildlife Report on Barton Springs

"...Here are some of Fish & Wildlife's findings on construction activity in the Barton Springs watershed..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

"...Wildlife management areas administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife..."

July 27, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

F&W on EPA and Barton Springs, portable toilets for Sixth Street flushed, job vacancies at the Sheriff's office & lack of education at Barton Springs

"...according to another federal agency, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which, in a report released this week, faults..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Trench Warfare

Federal judge rules for LCRA on the Dripping Springs pipeline project, but the SOS lawsuit proceeds

"...golden-cheeked warbler, and black-capped vireo. Defending the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), whose approval of the pipeline came under..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Postmarks

The Balcones Situation argued, "Zionism" attributed, and some retaliatory kudos for DAILY TEXAN comics.

"...get-go that only low-impact activities, such as hiking and wildlife viewing, would be allowed on the preserve." That is..."

April 20, 2001 Column

Day Trips

The first Lone Star Legacy Weekend allows daytrippers free access to state parks.

"...we have in Texas," Andrew Sansom, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) executive director, said in a prepared statement...."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Natural State

San Antonio-based Presidian wants to enter into public private partnerships with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

"...provide a partial solution to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's financial woes. The problems facing Texas parks have..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Day Trips

"...to be replaced. The result was the Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) on FM 488 near the dam...."

July 14, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

High and Dry

LCRA Approves Controversial Pipeline to Dripping Springs

"...its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S. Fish and Wildlife that would impose restrictions on new developments wanting water..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Day Trips

Rockport captures the sea breeze and the hearts of visitors.

"...Bay between Rockport and Fulton as the Connie Hagar Wildlife Sanctuary...."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department turned 75 years old in 1998. Along with..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dead Salamanders

Salamanders Dying as Endangered Debate Continues

"...by city biologist Robert Hansen and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Lisa O'Donnell...."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Lone Justice

To Protect Resources, Judge Bunton Defies Politicians

"...to the Interior Department -- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it would allow the Texas Natural..."

Sept. 13, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Heritage Lost

"...Texas, is being exterminated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The program, which researches and evaluates endangered..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

"...Mrs. Erskine. The couple, who are avid birdwatchers and wildlife rehabilitators, are fighting the city's demand that they cut..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

A Gift Guide for the Austin Music Fan in Your Life

Try a Nineties Austin oral history, Willie birthday LP, or BLK ODYSSY ashtray

"...For the Lone Star Vinyl Connoisseur Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation's Texas Wild..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Public Notice: Move Fast and Break Things

Elon Musk and the Texas Legislature seem to be on the same path

"...fertile and important habitat for a wide range of wildlife, including migrating birds and various endangered and protected species,..."

May 5, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

All That Breathes

The struggle by three men to save the endangered black kite

"...the men whose calling it is to run their Wildlife Rescue, the only animal hospital in Delhi that will..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Opinion: Turn Off the Lights! Birds Are Depending on Us.

During migration season, we can lower bird mortality rates by lowering lights

"...city, county, and nonprofit leaders, such as Defenders of Wildlife. The campaign is part of a statewide Lights Out..."

March 24, 2023 Column by Caley Zuzula

Austin Aquarium Under Scrutiny Again After PETA Investigation

One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish

"...once again from regulators, including the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, after a scathing investigation report from People for..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

We Got Gators in Austin. Now What?

Fearsome invaders or frightened longtime residents facing displacement?

"...The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which has also investigated the apparent gator habitat,..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Endangered Species

Make a donation to a conservation charity instead

"...end up being mauled and pursued by the local wildlife. Rounding out the bourgeois snack pack are Ivy League..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: May Travel Roundup

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

"...pine tree wetlands of the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge about 20 miles east of Biloxi, Miss., and..."

May 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Escape from Extinction

The important issue of global eco collapse becomes a PR push for zoos

"...racism. This is despite recent apologies from both the Wildlife Conservation Society and Iowa State, who went so far..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

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

Texas travel updates as of Memorial Day weekend

"...The trails at Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge remain open to hikers and birdwatchers. Most of..."

May 22, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019

"...spend October to March at the Muleshoe and Gulla wildlife refuges between the towns of Muleshoe and Morton, northwest..."

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

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