On PBS Stations This Week April 28-May 4, 2024

Bear Release, Restoring the Prairie & Plains Playas

An orphaned black bear cub is released at Devils River State Natural Area. Landowners restore native prairies in Fayette County. Learn how playa lakes provide water and wildlife habitat to the Southern Plains.

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May 5-11, 2024

Cooper Lake, Horned Lizards & Cibolo Nature Center

The San Antonio Zoo raises Texas horned lizards in a bold effort to restore them to the landscape. The Cibolo Nature Center, once a neglected dump, is now a beautiful park preserving the Cibolo Creek watershed. Cooper Lake State Park in northeastern Texas offers shady campsites and cabins, a large lake, and plenty of fishing.

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May 12-18, 2024

Trail Taming Troubadour, Melton Ranch, Park Arts

Meet a mountain-biking musician who has been taming trails in San Angelo for decades. Paul Melton's knowledge of quail habitats and his own land management practices have made him a leader in the quail conservation community. The beauty of a natural place draws some different crowds when arts are paired with parks.

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May 19-25, 2024

Helping Bats, Prairie Dog Ranch & Preserving Honey Creek

The Nature Conservancy has worked for decades with landowners, Texas Parks and Wildlife and other partners to conserve one of the most pristine streams in Texas. Bat biologists climb deep into culverts to fight the deadly White-nose Syndrome. Master Naturalists save prairie dogs.

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