Land Stewardship

Monarch butterfly flying around purple flowers.
April 2026 Issue

New App Helps Texans Grow Native Plants

Wild Thumb helps Texans choose the right native plants for their location.

Story by Lydia Saldaña
Overlook of the mountains and plant life at Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area.
November 2025 Issue

Meet the Majestic Mountains of Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area

The 12,000-acre property is home to bighorn sheep and other desert wonders.

Story by Morgan O'Hanlon
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
Kevin Legrow In a tan cowboy hat helping other TPWD staff with an orange blindfold and a tag that reads 19
September 10, 2025

From Mortgage Banker to Wildlife Technician

How one man made a radical career change.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
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 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
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
close up on a buffalo standing in a field
March 2024 Issue

The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project Is Connecting Native People With Their History and Heritage

Project leader Lucille Contreras hosts camps and events for Native children.

Story by Eva Frederick
close up on a buffalo standing in a field
March 2024 Issue

The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project Is Connecting Native People With Their History and Heritage

Project leader Lucille Contreras hosts camps and events for Native children.

Story by Eva Frederick
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
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The October 2024 cover of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, featuring a surfer riding a wave along the Texas Gulf Coast

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