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Across the country, gardeners and landscapers are embracing the use of native local plants. It's a movement that's growing in West Texas as well. The Big…

They inspire both wonder – and fear. They're part of the mythology of Native Americans. Few animals are as fascinating as the bear. During the last three…

The land lies parched. The prairie grasses are brittle. After months of dry winter weather, wind is blowing away the dusty soil of West Texas.Then, on a…

On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating the National Park Service. The national parks are a uniquely American idea –…

In October 1916, dignitaries gathered at the Rio Grande, near present-day Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, for an event said to be “of world-wide…

The blue of the sky contrasts with the gold of the landscape below, as pilot Cade Woodward dips and circles his plane above the Marfa Plateau. It's a…

Limbless, essentially sightless, it burrowed in the soil for a meal of insects or insect larvae. It was a lizard – but it looked like an earthworm. In…

When it comes to the rivers of the Southwest, tamarisk, or salt cedar, has long been public enemy number one. Introduced for erosion control, the…

Fish – not what leaps to mind when you think of the native wildlife of the Southwest. But the Rio Grande historically has been home to dozens of fish…

Cacti and succulents, grasses, shrubs and trees – arid as it is, the Trans-Pecos is filled with plant life. In fact, the plant diversity of the Chihuahuan…