Houston Matters
The 2023 City Nature Challenge is on! (And you can take part just by stepping into your backyard).
Posted on · The Houston natural science community seeks your help this weekend identifying area plants and animals.
Tag: texas parks and wildlife
Texas
New-and-improved Galveston Island State Park expects summer spike in visitors
Posted on · The 48-year-old state park fully reopened last summer after a $24 million redevelopment project to restore hurricane-damaged structures and become more resistant to future storms.
Energy & Environment
Wildfires bring both destruction and benefits
Posted on · Texas is facing an intense wildfire season, with already over 200,000 acres burned so far. Of course, wildfires can have devastating consequences for people, agriculture and the environment. But they also bring some positive ecological effects.
Houston Matters
Chronicling a crisis in American democracy (June 16, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: New York Times correspondent Jonathan Martin discusses his book, This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future. And we visit Juneteenth historical sites in Galveston.
Houston Matters
A spike in upstream oil and gas jobs, and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (March 29, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Why Texas added 5,100 upstream oil and gas jobs last month, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis answers your questions, and a conversation with poet Nikki Giovanni.
Energy & Environment
Spike In Songbird Deaths Reported In Backyards Across Texas
Posted on · Experts believe a disease is spreading through bird feeders and bird baths.
Houston Matters
Battleship Texas Faces Danger In Both War And Peace Time
Posted on · Houston Matters tours the ship and learns about the threats it faces from the elements.
News
Texas Parks Department Concerned about Border Wall Plan
Posted on · The state has previously warned that a wall through Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park could force it to close.
News
Texas State Parks Are Once Again Hosting ‘First Day Hikes’
Posted on · Several of those events are happening in the Houston area on New Year's Day
News
Balmorhea State Park Works To Preserve Resources Amid Growing Popularity
Posted on · Visits to the state park, which has the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool, have gone up 127 percent over the last decade.
Energy & Environment
Pipeline Company CEO’s Parks and Wildlife Appointment Draws Opposition, Again
Posted on · Kelcy Warren has sat unconfirmed on the commission since being appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in 2015.
Houston Matters
Bright Light or Bright Blight? Is Light Pollution a Necessary Part of Urban Life or Harmful?
Posted on · In this major metropolitan area of ours, there are a lot of lights on at all hours. Not just in our homes but on our streets, glowing from traffic lights, businesses, car headlights, and more. Recently, News 88.7âs Florian Martin was contacted by a Houstonian concerned LED bulbs being deployed for the cityâs street lights […]
Full Show
Journalist Roundtable and Light Pollution: Wednesday’s Show (November 18, 2015)
Posted on · It’s been a busy stretch for those who cover the news. You may feel some media outlets have done well, and others not so much, while reporting on everything from the terrorist attacks in Paris to recent unrest on college campuses to this month's election here in Houston. From time to time on the program […]
Houston Matters
Fall Ushers in Texas Hunting Season
Posted on · Fall doesnât just mean cooler weather in Texas. For many outdoor enthusiasts, itâs an opportunity to hunt. There are more than a dozen animals to hunt in Texas, each with a hunting season-from dove to deer and even squirrel. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department oversees Texas hunting with regulations, permits and hunters education. Bobby […]
Full Show
Ebola in Texas, The Full Menu & Dracula: Houston Matters for Wed., Oct. 1, 2014
Posted on · The first person to test positive for Ebola on U.S. soil remains at a Dallas hospital today. Health officials say the patient came to Texas from Liberia earlier this month. He sought care last Friday, and has been hospitalized in isolation since the weekend. On this edition of Houston Matters, we talk with Houston Public […]