Sweat beading down his brow, left hand on the rod, and right hand quickly stripping line, Jonathan Newar just hooked the catch of a lifetime: a Tanzanian Tigerfish in the depths of the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania, Africa. Newar shouts, “Fish on!” From 50 feet down the bank, Attison
The neighborhood formerly known as a business center is now a walkable, family-friendly haven.
Texas women often feel targeted and unsafe. With "hot girl walks," they're (again) finding safety and well-being in one another.
Clover lawns are trending as an environmentally friendly, adorable alternative to grass. The benefits are real, but one Texas expert says that’s not the point.
The affable musician turned guide is the rare fly-fisherman to reach star status within the angling world.
It’s not too late to plan to serve something homegrown on your holiday table—and impress your friends in the process.
Centuries after they were hunted nearly out of existence, an obsessed wildlife ecologist finds evidence that the bucktoothed critters are beginning to recolonize.
Plans were underway to revive tourism at Fort Clark Springs in southwest Texas. But then, in a scenario increasingly common across the state, the water stopped flowing.
Texans don’t celebrate the start of fall so much as they spend a solid one to two months willing summer to end.
They’re cute, they’re charismatic, and they’re lil’. But these “posh pets” are still a lot of work.
Jahmicah Dawes opened his idiosyncratic outdoors shop, in Stephenville, hoping to inspire people from all walks to explore natural spaces. Then a brush with viral fame changed everything.
Why a host of Texas notables, from Steve Kuhn to Brené Brown, are investing heavily in the popular sport.
Through Houston-based nonprofit Hives for Heroes, veterans trade their uniforms for bee suits, work to save pollinators, and learn mindfulness.
Learn how to attract the creatures you want and keep out the ones (ahem, deer) that you really, really don’t.
The drought is taking a toll on our swimming holes, although a few favorites are still in good enough shape to help us handle the record heat.
Rafael Mujica bushwhacked, scrambled, and backcountry climbed his way to an achievement he says no one else has completed.
“Your article may be an epitaph,” the then-president of the Houston Audubon Society told the writer.
When early pandemic lockdowns led to empty streets, Simms, a leader among Black BMX riders, catapulted himself to social media fame.
38 ways to cool off in our state's springs, lakes, and more.
At Austin’s weekend-long floating bacchanal, it’s BYOP (as in “paddleboard”).
The swampy network of waterways straddling the Louisiana border teems with natural wonders—and more than a few secrets.
Swimming before sunrise became a necessary ritual for novelist Elizabeth McCracken during an uncertain time. And then came the strangers.
My family’s shack on an island in the world’s largest hypersaline lagoon has brought us closer to the fishing—and to one another.
Marco who? This is the ultimate water game.
Near Fort Stockton, Hoven Riley has been quietly growing more than 20,000 of the prized plants, which are being illicitly uprooted from public and private lands to meet a growing demand.
From chronic injuries to botched courses, members of the Texas-based 50 States Marathon Club go the distance to go the distance.
Texas has wild weather. We need a lexicon to match.
Inspired by an ancient Japanese tradition, it’s all about catching as many minuscule species as possible.
The visually stunning new nature documentary, narrated by Matthew McConaughey, is a delight.
West Hansen and his Arctic Cowboys team hope to become the first kayakers to cross the Northwest Passage.
Brush up on (but not against!) these five gelata common to the Gulf of Mexico.
These translucent, stinging creatures are full of secrets.
The massive facility sits along two miles of the Colorado River. Environmentalists want a say in how the development might affect the waterway.
At Dig World, in Katy, anyone can drive a utility vehicle or go wild in a skid steer.
Conquer the Guadalupe Mountains, lollygag through the loblollies in East Texas, or trace a historic railroad near Caprock Canyons.
Let’s pause to appreciate our leafy friends.
If you’re among the vast majority of Texans without municipal compost pickup, never fear. We’ve got four alternatives.
Listen to wolves howl, rub a hog's belly, or learn to bottle-feed a baby skunk.
The nonprofit effort will cost hundreds of millions and preserve 50,000 acres over the fragile Edwards Aquifer. Can it be done?
Given the choice between an influx of vampire bats and an influx of tech bros in Patagonia vests . . .
Move over, speckled trout and redfish. The misunderstood, toothy sheepshead is a tasty—and sustainable—catch.
Designating Big Bend as a federal wilderness area, advocates say, will ensure it stays rugged for decades to come.
At trail challenges across Texas, riders of all levels can get back in the saddle and brush up on the basics.
For fifteen years, my 2005 GMC Sierra has, through good times and bad weather, taken me to every corner of Texas. It might be time to say goodbye, but it won’t be easy.
Conroe native Heather West was snorkeling near the Florida Keys when she fought off a six-foot lemon shark.
Ila Loetscher took costumed turtles on late-night TV and founded a nonprofit that has rescued thousands of the creatures.
On top of Mt. Aggie, the only slope in the state, it’s all downhill from here.
Recipes and tips for wild and unconventional foods—from chile pequin to yaupon—that you can find in your own backyard.
Lucrative tournaments built around these river monsters are booming.
One of the biggest conservation projects in Texas history, the vast parkland encompasses some 17,000 acres along Matagorda Bay.
