Sea Chickens?

Attwater's Prairie Chicken Photo by Gary Halvorsen, USFWS

Top 5 Views

Enchanted Rock Photo by Wendee Holtcamp

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Green Q&A: How Do I Store Used Batteries?

Before recycling, store used batteries in zip-lock bags or plastic containers with well-sealed lids. Sort them by type: alkaline, lithium, nickel cadmium, etc. If you're the extra-cautious type, place masking tape...

Thrills and Spills - My First Whitewater Kayaking Class

Although I was the editor of an outdoors magazine for the past five years, the truth is I spent way too much time staring at a computer, sitting on my ever-expanding butt.

Top 5 Views in Texas

Climb 425 feet up Texas' pink granite dome, a rock that was formed in the Precambrian era more than 1 billion years ago - before life emerged on earth. Known in geological circles as a batholith, this dome was formed from molten magma deep below the earth's crust; the surrounding limestone eroded away over millennia. Twice during history, ancient oceans covered the granite dome, but today Enchanted Rock stands tall above the surrounding landscape at 1,825 feet - and claims the title as the best view in the Hill Country.

Prairie Chickens at SeaWorld?

Most Texans know SeaWorld San Antonio as the world's largest marine wildlife adventure theme park where you can see Shamu the killer whale, as well as dolphins, sea lions, sea otters and other animals perform. Far fewer know Seaworld has championed animal care and conservation since they opened in 1988. This year, SeaWorld San Antonio started the new Saving-a-Species Tour, a behind-the-scenes look at their animal care and conservation work on behalf of rare and endangered species - including Texas' own critically endangered Attwater's greater prairie-chicken. On the 90-minute guided tour, everyone - or, at least everyone who wants to...