Texas Parks and Wildlife
Season 28
Episodes
1. Hueco Tanks: Rock Art Reborn, Oasis of the Kingfisher
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 Mystery
3. Final Port of Call, Rafinesque's Big-eared Bats, Tracing a Texas River
4. A Tale of Two Laurens, Lake Arrowhead State Park, an Ocean Oasis
5. Native Texan Duck, a Day at Pedernales
6. Hunting Dogs 101, Davis Mountains State Park, Crazy About Birds
7. Caribbean Connection, Lake Whitney State Park, D Day +50
8. Garden of the Gulf, Abilene State Park, Fishing with Your Piers
9. Lion Country, Atlanta State Park, Hooked on the Coast
10. Young Guns, the Butterfly Palace
11. Big Wind, Big Questions, Pedernales Falls Bike Trails, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
12. Coastal Conflicts, 50th Film History, Fairfield Lake State Park
13. Room to Roam, Gateway to the Desert, Big Spring State Park
14. Adventure Racing, Cedar Hill Bike Trails, Billion Dollar Bats
15. Working Down Under, Franklin Mountains Bike Trails, the Virtual Bat
16. Stewards in Waiting, Bat Caves of Texas, Biking Big Bend
17. Episode 17
18. Episode 18
19. Episode 19
20. Episode 20
21. Episode 21
22. Rebuilding the Forest, Texas Game Warden, Found Flycatcher
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 Texas
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 Tradition
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 Guide
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 Gap
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.