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Sustainability at Parks and Wildlife
Turning on renewable energy with Green Mountain. This is Passport to Texas Since 2010 Texas Parks and Wildlife has been exploring renewable energy options such as solar and wind technologies The state...
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Renewable Energy at TPWD
It’s getting easier to be green… This is Passport to Texas Texas Parks and Wildlife has been investigating renewable energy purchase options. Through the State Energy Conservation Office there’s a...
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Here Comes the Sun
Running the board for a station that runs on sun. [Image Courtesy of Sun Radio] This is Passport to Texas We all know that plants, wildlife and humans depend on energy from the sun to survive. TPWD...
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Keep Your Distance from Colonial Waterbirds
Roseate spoonbills & Woodstorks This is Passport to Texas Colonial Waterbirds gather on tiny islands dotted along the Texas Coast. Their beauty and diversity is attractive, but their populations...
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Consider the Golden-Cheeked Warbler
Golden-cheeked warbler This is Passport to Texas Hear that? That’s the Golden-cheeked warbler. The Golden-cheeked Warbler is only in about 33 counties of Texas. It breeds nowhere else on the planet....
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Butterfly Walks in the Rio Grande Valley
Blue Metalmark: This beautiful blue butterfly is often spotted in the butterfly garden at Resaca de la Palma State Park, and is one of the butterflies that makes the site unique. This is Passport to...
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Designing with Nature in Mind
Nature’s Playscape This is Passport to Texas Thoughtful design plays a key role in meeting the conservation goals of Texas Parks and Wildlife. We are an agency that says: “Life’s better outside.” So,...
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Forest Bathing
A moment of meditation at Lockhart State Park This is Passport to Texas An inspired Park Ranger at Lockhart State Park is introducing visitors to a Japanese practice called Shinrin yoku, or forest...
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Forgotten Species: Javelina
Javelina Happy Hour This is Passport to Texas Javelina, also called Collared Peccary, is a Texas native and lives in scrubby and arid regions of the state. Similar to hogs in appearance, they are not...
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Start the New Year with a First Day Hike
2019 First Day Hike at Davis Mountains State Park This is Passport to Texas If one of your resolutions is to sit less and move more in the New Year, may I suggest a First Day Hike to start things...
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