Land Stewardship

January/February 2023 Issue

The History of Mother Neff State Park

More than 100 years ago, the park was of the first in the Texas State Park System

Story by Melissa Gaskill
October 2022 Issue

Nonprofit Donates More Than 60,000 Trees In Houston Area

The organization Trees for Houston broke its own record of number of trees distributed.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
August/September 2022 Issue

Saving Honey Creek Has Been a Decades-Long Puzzle; Now The Final Pieces Are Falling Into Place

Local conservation groups are working together to preserve a Hill Country treasure.

Story by John H. Ostdick
June 2022 Issue

Texas Gains New Wild Places with 2021 Federal Public Land Purchases

New opportunities abound for Texans who love to go wild in nature.

Story by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
April 2022 Issue

Landowners Form Neighborhood Associations to Help Wildlife and Improve Habitat

More than 150 landowner co-ops across Texas are working to keep habitat from being subdivided.

Story by John H. Ostdick
June 2020 Issue

The Future Looks Bright for Texas State Parks

These five new dream-worthy properties will one day be open to the public.

Story by Louie Bond
January/February 2020 Issue

City Cats: Bobcats Are Adapting to Urban Areas

The city might seem to be an unlikely place for a bobcat, but wild cats are finding ways to thrive.

Story by Mary Schmidt
August/September 2016 Issue

9 Texas State Parks Kids Love

Picks from a writer who visited every state park in Texas in a single year.

Story by Dale Blasingame
July 2015 Issue

Birth of Palo Pinto State Park

First, you acquire some iconic Texas land. Then what?

Story by Rob McCorkle
January/February 2015 Issue

Terry Hershey: Force of Nature

Terry Hershey's environmental activism changed Houston and sparked conservation in Texas.

Story by Lydia Saldaña
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