Texas Parks and Wildlife Season 28, Episode 23: Bastrop: Back to Its Roots, Casting Call, Wyman Meinzer's West Texas

Hueco Tanks: Rock Art Reborn, Oasis of the Kingfisher

When it comes to rock art, Hueco Tanks, east of El Paso is in a class by itself. Unfortunately over the years, some of the pictographs have been damaged by graffiti. But now a new type of laser technology is about to turn back time. It's a laser light show that wipes away the graffiti but doesn't affect the pictograph underneath. If you've ever been out in the woods and you're dive bombed by a brightly colored bird, you may have encountered the elusive kingfisher. Texas is the only place where all three variations of this bird can be found.

30 min

The Gulf Wardens, I Love a Mystery

30 min

Final Port of Call, Rafinesque's Big-eared Bats, Tracing a Texas River

30 min

A Tale of Two Laurens, Lake Arrowhead State Park, an Ocean Oasis

30 min

Native Texan Duck, a Day at Pedernales

30 min

Hunting Dogs 101, Davis Mountains State Park, Crazy About Birds

30 min

Caribbean Connection, Lake Whitney State Park, D Day +50

30 min

Garden of the Gulf, Abilene State Park, Fishing with Your Piers

30 min

Lion Country, Atlanta State Park, Hooked on the Coast

30 min

Young Guns, the Butterfly Palace

30 min

Big Wind, Big Questions, Pedernales Falls Bike Trails, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration

30 min

Coastal Conflicts, 50th Film History, Fairfield Lake State Park

30 min

Room to Roam, Gateway to the Desert, Big Spring State Park

30 min

Adventure Racing, Cedar Hill Bike Trails, Billion Dollar Bats

30 min

Working Down Under, Franklin Mountains Bike Trails, the Virtual Bat

30 min

Stewards in Waiting, Bat Caves of Texas, Biking Big Bend

30 min

Episode 17

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Episode 18

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Episode 19

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Episode 20

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Episode 21

30 min

Rebuilding the Forest, Texas Game Warden, Found Flycatcher

Ongoing efforts to re-establish pine forests in east Texas that have been damaged by hurricanes; Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame inductee Lonnie Stanley; a retired game warden reviews a film from the 1970s of wardens talking about the job; Stephen F. Austin State Park, a great place to explore between Houston and Austin; spotting a rare flycatcher near Austin; snake feeding time.

30 min

112 Million Years in the Making, A Fading Tradition

Tracking dinosaur tracks; Texas Parks and Wildlife fire team leader Jeff Sparks; biking, hiking and fishing at Cleburne State Park; film history from the 1970s; squirrel hunting, a fading tradition; abstract patterns in water.

30 min

The Firefighters, Repopulating the Pines, The Guide

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department fire team battles blazes at Bastrop and Lake Possum Kingdom State Parks; cooking redfish three ways with chef Jessie Griffiths; replanting pines at Bastrop State Park that were lost to wildfires; a day in the life of Lake Fork fishing guide Brian Duplechain, it's a lot of work; and up close look at some of Texas' wild creatures.

30 min

Gargantuan Gar, Black Bears of Black Gap

Alligator gar fishing and research; Cherie O'Brien helps restore coastal marshes; studying black bears in the Black Gap region of west Texas; biking at Franklin Mountains State Park.

30 min