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TPW TV – November Highlights

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

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The PBS series from Parks and Wildlife is in the second month of a new season – and November does not disappoint. Series producer, Don Cash, highlights some upcoming shows.

We start off with a story about alligators. The alligator population had been reduced greatly by over hunting years back. And the alligator is making a great come back.

Uh, it appears that they are moving further inland because of the destruction of the habitat here in this coastal area here.

Also in November, we have a feature on the fires in the Panhandle in March of 2006 that burned pretty close to a million acres.

We’ve got a really good story in November also on Game Wardens. We seem to do a lot of stuff with game wardens, but they are generally pretty interesting folks and have pretty interesting jobs.

Good morning. State game warden. How’re you doing this morning. Wondering if we can take a look at your fish here. That’s okay? Thank you sir.

We end the month to the Hill Country State Natural Area. It’s just absolutely beautiful and quite primitive. So, if you go to the Hill Country State Natural Area and you want something – you better bring it.

Thanks, Don. Visit passporttotexas.org for a complete listing of stations that broadcast the series.

That’s our show for today…for Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife on PBS and Cable
Stations and Air Times
Times and dates are subject to change, especially during PBS membership drives.

  • Amarillo, KACV-TV, Channel 2: October–March, Saturday 6 p.m.
  • Austin, KLRU-TV, Channel 18: Monday, 12:30 p.m.; Friday 5:30 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. KLRU2, Cable 20: Tuesday, 11 p.m.
  • Bryan-College Station, KAMU-TV, Channel 15: Sunday, 5 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.
  • Corpus Christi, KEDT-TV, Channel 16: Sunday, 12 p.m.; Friday, 2 p.m.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth, KERA-TV, Channel 13: October–March, Saturday, 6 p.m. Also serving Abilene, Denton, Longview, Marshall, San Angelo, Texarkana, Tyler, Wichita Falls and Sherman.
  • El Paso, KCOS-TV, Channel 13: Saturday, 3 p.m.
  • Harlingen, KMBH-TV, Channel 60: Sunday, 5 p.m. Also serving McAllen, Mission and Brownsville.
  • Houston, KUHT-TV, Channel 8: Saturday, 3:30 p.m.; Friday 1:30 p.m. Also serving Beaumont, Port Arthur, Galveston, Texas City and Victoria.
  • Killeen, KNCT-TV, Channel 46: Sunday, 5 p.m. Also serving Temple.
  • Lubbock, KTXT-TV, Channel 5: Saturday, 10 a.m.
  • Odessa-Midland, KPBT-TV, Channel 36: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
  • San Antonio and Laredo, KLRN-TV, Channel 9: Sunday, 1 p.m.
  • Waco, KWBU-TV, Channel 34: Saturday, 3 p.m.
  • Portales, New Mexico, KENW-TV, Channel 3: Sunday, 2:30 p.m.
  • The New York Network, NYN, Thursday 8:30 p.m.; Saturday 2:30 p.m. Serving the Albany area.

Cable

Texas Parks & Wildlife can also be seen on a variety of government, educational and access cable channels in the following communities: Abilene, Allen, Atlanta, Boerne, Collin County Community College, Coppell, Del Mar College, Denton, Flower Mound, Frisco, Garland, Irving, McKinney, North Richland Hills, Plano, Rogers State University, Texarkana College, The Colony, Tyler, Waco and Wichita Falls. Check your local listings for days and times.

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Horned Lizards in Cemeteries

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Wildlife Restoration Program

You’ll find thirteen species of horned lizards in North America.

Texas actually has three species of horned lizards.

And the one known as the Texas horned lizard – or horny toad — is disappearing from its historic range.

The Texas horned lizard has really utilized a variety of habitats, because it was once found across most of the state, with the exception of, maybe, far east/southeast Texas.

Lee Ann Linam coordinates the Texas Horned Lizard Watch, and is president for the Horned Lizard Conservation Society. A new survey project is underway through the Society, which encourages volunteers to survey rural cemeteries for the spiny lizard.

A lot of these rural cemeteries actually retain a lot of native habitat. And just recently one of our members of the Horned Lizard Conservation Society, http://www.hornedlizards.org/, came up with an idea, based upon some of his experiences, that these lightly maintained, semi-native habitats might be good habitat for horned lizards.

The information gathered will help researchers understand the animal’s needs, and factors surrounding its decline. There’s more information at passporttotexas.org.

That’s our show… we receive support from the Wildlife restoration Program… working to increase conservation efforts in Texas.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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Horned Lizard Conservation

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Wildlife Restoration Program

Texas’ beloved horny toad is the subject of an ongoing citizen science project called Texas Horned Lizard Watch, where volunteers collect data about this vanishing Texas icon.

It’s been going on for ten years now. So we’ve gotten some wonderful information from people – all across the state – about how horned lizards are doing.

Lee Ann Linam coordinates the program. Among other uses, the data helps biologists like Linam establish predictors of horned lizard decline.

Our horned lizard watch data, that our volunteers put together, show that in fact, that the presence of fire ants is kind of the strongest predictor as to whether or not you’ll find horned lizards at a site. And, of course, it’s generally not a good relationship.

Red harvester ants are horned lizard’s food of choice — but good luck finding them when fire ants are around.

Fire ants often drive out native ant species; they feed on small vertebrates, especially animals that lay their eggs in the ground.

There’s a new opportunity for people wanting to participate in Texas Horned Lizard Watch.

If they’re interested in the survey project in cemeteries they can get in touch with us.

Spooky…we’ll have details on surveying horned lizards in cemeteries tomorrow. That’s our show… we receive support from the Wildlife Restoration Program… working to increase conservation efforts in Texas. For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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Proposition 4: Battleship Texas

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Battleship TEXAS — permanently anchored in Buffalo Bayou — is the last remaining Dreadnaught warship.

That’s a type of battleship that came about in the early nineteen hundreds.

Andy Smith is superintendent of the Battleship TEXAS State Historic site. The ship’s keel was laid in 1911; it was launched in 1912.

We’re looking at almost a hundred year old battleship that is still around, and it’s the only one like it left in the world.

And at nearly a hundred years old, it’s seen better days. November sixth Texans vote on sixteen constitutional amendments. Among them is proposition four — a bond issue that would provide funding for many state agencies for major capital repairs to existing facilities, including Battleship TEXAS.

There is 25-million or so — out of proposition four money — that is earmarked for the battleship. Of course our jobs as stewards of this great ship are to make it last for the next generation and generations after that. We just have not had the money recently to make the repairs like we could with that proposition four money.

The bond money would help build a dry berth. This would get the ship out of the Houston Ship Channel so it’s no longer exposed to corrosive seawater. Learn more about this unique national treasure when you visit passporttotexas.org.

That’s our show for today… For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.
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Proposition 4: Improving State Parks

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

November sixth, Texans vote on a number of constitutional amendments, including Proposition 4.

Proposition four is a bond issue that would provide funding for many state agencies to make major capital repairs to the facilities that are already existing out there.

Scott Boruff is Deputy Executive Director of Operations.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife it would mean approximately fifty-two million dollars in capital repair money, split evenly between the Battleship Texas, which is in desperate need of some significant repairs, and the rest of the system.

Repairs to the rest of the state park system will include wastewater systems, restrooms, new roofs and other capital repairs.

The proposition four issue we believe will be about one billion dollars – with a b. Of which, only fifty-two million is for Parks and Wildlife. And so, it’s a pretty small percentage of the overall bond issue. I do think parks involvement in bond issues have driven the proposals in the past. And, parks are popular and it is one of those things that I think helps get people out to vote.

Next time — how proposition four would make monies available for the Battleship Texas.

That’s our show for today… For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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