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On this week's episode, Nature Notes shines a spotlight on a collaborative artist-in-residence program taking place at Guadalupe Mountains National Park.…

Before they were nearly systematically eradicated at the hands of a Federal policy designed to crush the Plains Indians and modernize the West, massive…

For scientists and laypeople alike, the geology of Trans-Pecos Texas is dauntingly complex. The landscape has been shaped by disparate forces and events,…

Turkey Vultures are not the most charming harbinger of spring, but are a vital part in nature's clean-up crew. In a matter of days, they can reduce a…

You're driven from your childhood home, to wander alone through hostile, unfamiliar terrain. You get no respect from your elders – and if you think you're…

There are about 150 mountain lion sightings in Big Bend National Park each year. In most cases, visitors glimpse the elusive predator from behind the…

Sprinting through the brush, or rising in a burst of flight, scaled quail are an iconic species of the grasslands of the Trans-Pecos. Their populations…

Pronghorn are a species unique to North America. Their bodies and instincts are exquisitely adapted to life on the West Texas prairies. They're swifter…

The agave is one of the most recognizable of West Texas plants, with its thick, blue-green leaves and towering blooms. For Natives peoples, the agave, or…

Sixty-foot-long lizards hunted the waters, while reptiles with wingspans of nearly 40 feet soared above. It was the Age of Dinosaurs, and much of what…