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Prairie Dog Restoration #prairiedog


It’s prairie dog move-in day! We’re restoring prairie dogs to their native home in Central Texas at Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Once widespread across Texas, prairie dog towns now cover less than 5% of their historic range. These prairie dogs were relocated from a Panhandle rancher who wanted them off their land. Though sometimes seen as pests, prairie dogs are key players in healthy ecosystems—they enrich the soil and create habitat for many other species. Now it’s time to meet the new neighbors. #prairiedogs #prairiedog #squirrel #mammals #rodents #restoration #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #furryfriend #animals #texas #texasoutdoors

TPW Trailer - Episode 23, Season 40


Episode 23, Season 40 - Texas Parks & Wildlife PBS Television Show, September 7-13, 2025 - Program 3323R. Volunteers maintain a lush urban greenspace in the middle of downtown Austin. In the driest region of Texas, some ingenious landowners have created their own desert birding oases. Conservation biologist Angela England works to stop a 20-foot-tall grass from taking over Texas creeks and rivers. When to watch on Texas PBS stations: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml

Bird Science 🐦 #songbirds


We're tracking songbird populations as part of a continent-wide effort to better understand their health and the challenges they face. Using lightweight nets, birds are briefly captured, carefully studied, and then safely released back into the wild — though some leave behind a little calling card 💩 before they go! Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/33w4ztw6 #birds #bird #birding #birdslovers #science #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #conservation #birdmigration #texas #texasoutdoors #youtubeshort #youtubeshorts #shortsfeed

Jessica Burke - Special Achievements


As new parks are being developed in Texas, how to make them accessible to more people is front of mind. Accessibility Manager and American with Disabilities Act Coordinator Jessica Burke shows how accessibility is taking center stage at new camping sites under construction at the Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area and shares why making parks accessible is important for all visitors.

Dan Bennett - Partnership


Two new reservoirs in North Texas will supply thousands of gallons of water to the Dallas-Fort Worth region, but that’s not all that lies beneath the surface. A partnership between Texas Parks and Wildlife and the controlling water authorities is turning these new lakes into future trophy bass fishing destinations. Follow along as District Fisheries Biologist Dan Bennett shows off the first new reservoir in the state in 30 years and gives a preview of what’s to come at the second.