Texas Parks and Wildlife

30m · Documentary

A weekly outdoors/nature series focusing on the incredible diversity of wildlife, scenic locations and fascinating characters that make Texas unique.

Episodes

▶1. Hueco Tanks: Rock Art Reborn, Oasis of the Kingfisher30m · When it comes to rock art, Hueco Tanks, east of El Paso is in a class by itself. Unfortunately over the years, some of the pictographs have been damaged by graffiti. But now a new type of laser technology is about to turn back time. It's a laser light show that wipes away the graffiti but doesn't affect the pictograph underneath. If you've ever been out in the woods and you're dive bombed by a brightly colored bird, you may have encountered the elusive kingfisher. Texas is the only place where all three variations of this bird can be found.▶2. The Gulf Wardens, I Love a Mystery30m · ▶3. Final Port of Call, Rafinesque's Big-eared Bats, Tracing a Texas River30m · ▶4. A Tale of Two Laurens, Lake Arrowhead State Park, an Ocean Oasis30m · ▶5. Native Texan Duck, a Day at Pedernales30m · ▶6. Hunting Dogs 101, Davis Mountains State Park, Crazy About Birds30m · ▶7. Caribbean Connection, Lake Whitney State Park, D Day +5030m · ▶8. Garden of the Gulf, Abilene State Park, Fishing with Your Piers30m · ▶9. Lion Country, Atlanta State Park, Hooked on the Coast30m · ▶10. Young Guns, the Butterfly Palace30m · ▶11. Big Wind, Big Questions, Pedernales Falls Bike Trails, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration30m · ▶12. Coastal Conflicts, 50th Film History, Fairfield Lake State Park30m · ▶13. Room to Roam, Gateway to the Desert, Big Spring State Park30m · ▶14. Adventure Racing, Cedar Hill Bike Trails, Billion Dollar Bats30m · ▶15. Working Down Under, Franklin Mountains Bike Trails, the Virtual Bat30m · ▶16. Stewards in Waiting, Bat Caves of Texas, Biking Big Bend30m · ▶17. Episode 1730m · ▶18. Episode 1830m · ▶19. Episode 1930m · ▶20. Episode 2030m · ▶21. Episode 2130m · ▶22. Rebuilding the Forest, Texas Game Warden, Found Flycatcher30m · Ongoing efforts to re-establish pine forests in east Texas that have been damaged by hurricanes; Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame inductee Lonnie Stanley; a retired game warden reviews a film from the 1970s of wardens talking about the job; Stephen F. Austin State Park, a great place to explore between Houston and Austin; spotting a rare flycatcher near Austin; snake feeding time.▶23. Bastrop: Back to Its Roots, Casting Call, Wyman Meinzer's West Texas30m · American YouthWorks crews help restore Bastrop State Park after severe wildfires; find out about local fishing spots with the Neighborhood Fishing Program; Texas State Photographer Wyman Meinzer's photo essay on West Texas; biking at Pedernales Falls State Park.▶24. 112 Million Years in the Making, A Fading Tradition30m · Tracking dinosaur tracks; Texas Parks and Wildlife fire team leader Jeff Sparks; biking, hiking and fishing at Cleburne State Park; film history from the 1970s; squirrel hunting, a fading tradition; abstract patterns in water.▶25. The Firefighters, Repopulating the Pines, The Guide30m · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department fire team battles blazes at Bastrop and Lake Possum Kingdom State Parks; cooking redfish three ways with chef Jessie Griffiths; replanting pines at Bastrop State Park that were lost to wildfires; a day in the life of Lake Fork fishing guide Brian Duplechain, it's a lot of work; and up close look at some of Texas' wild creatures.▶26. Gargantuan Gar, Black Bears of Black Gap30m · Alligator gar fishing and research; Cherie O'Brien helps restore coastal marshes; studying black bears in the Black Gap region of west Texas; biking at Franklin Mountains State Park.

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