Land Stewardship

Aerial view of the MT7 ranch house at sunrise
August/September 2024 Issue

Ranchers Restore Their Own Parcel Of Paradise

MT7 Ranch owners earn stewardship award for work on their land.

Story by Lerrin Johnson
A bird's eye view of two kayakers paddling the green Pecos River
July 2025 Issue

Pecos River's Forgotten Reach Gets Some Attention

A nonprofit group and partners pursue conservation efforts in an area hit by overpumping, drought.

Story by Morgan O'Hanlon
Two men walk through the forest at Boggy Slough Conservation Area
August/September 2025 Issue

Boggy Slough Conservation Area Earns Top Award for Land Stewardship

The diverse 19,000-acre preserve lies in East Texas' Pineywoods.

Story by Lerrin Johnson
A sunrise over Sorenson Peak at Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Faces of the Texas State Parks

When you visit, these are some of the people you’ll meet.

Story by Stephanie Salinas Garcia
Rockhouse wildfire

Prevent Texas Wildfires This Hunting Season

During the upcoming hunting season by being mindful of activities that may cause a wildfire.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Monahans Sandhills State Park shin oaks growing from a sand dune

Monahans Sandhills State Park Is Home to One of the Biggest Oak Forests in North America

Thickets of shin oak stabilize dunes at Monahans.

Story by Dyanne Fry Cortez
Kevin Legrow In a tan cowboy hat helping other TPWD staff with an orange blindfold and a tag that reads 19

From Mortgage Banker to Wildlife Technician

How one man made a radical career change.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Ma Ferguson portrait balck and white sitting in a chair with hands on lap
April 2023 Issue

‘MA’ Ferguson Brought the Civilian Conservation Corps to Texas

Ferguson requested federal funding for dozens of CCC projects across the state.

Story by Walt Bailey
Two archeologists in-between boulders photographing pictographs on rock
October 2025 Issue

Recording Rock Imagery at Hueco Tanks State Park

The first comprehensive rock art survey at Hueco Tanks has yielded unrecorded pictograph panels.

Story by Eva Frederick
Seminole Canyon Pictographs

Seminole Canyon Pictographs Reveal Clues to an Ancient Culture

Experts call the rock imagery "the oldest library in North America."

Story by Russell Roe
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