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TPW TV–Wardens & White Bass

Monday, June 7th, 2010

This is Passport to Texas

Coastal game wardens and white bass fishing: two segments you’ll find in June on the Texas Parks and Wildlife PBS TV series. Series Producer, Don Cash.

One of the stories we follow in June on our television show is about game wardens, and what they do for a living. Since most of Texas is inland, a lot of people probably don’t realize we have game wardens along the coast, and they have a completely different job than game wardens, say, maybe in the Panhandle.

Good morning! State Game Warden. How are you doing this morning? I wonder if we can take a look at your fish here. It’s okay? Thank you, sir.

And while we’re on the topic of water in June, we’re also going to look at the spring white bass run in Texas. By June you’ve already missed the spring white bass run, but this will help you get ready for next year. And one of the places we go fishing is up in East Texas on the Sabine River.

Got one! Reel it in. Okay, you got another one. Hold your rod down. There. Right there. Oh, that’s a good one.

No good fishing trip would be complete without cooking and eating those fish at the end, and we’ve got a few tips on that as well.

I mix about half corn meal and half flour, put a little Cajun seasoning on there…shake that off in there. Takes about eight to ten minutes.

The television show goes all over the state, and I hope you get a chance to catch it.

Thanks, Don.

The Sport Fish and Wildlife restoration program supports our series…For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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TPW TV–Texas Clipper

Monday, May 10th, 2010

This is Passport to Texas

From World War II transport vessel…to luxury liner…to floating classroom…the Texas Clipper’s career above water spanned six decades. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Television series airs a special half-hour program this month about the Clipper’s new life as an artificial reef. Producer, Bruce Biermann.

On November seventeenth in 2007, the Texas Clipper went to its final port of call—seventeen miles off the coast of South Padre Island.

Man alive. It took forever to get her to start taking on water; and then when she started taking on water, she rolled and went in. Only thing that’s left is the marker buoy.

And today it has more passengers on it than it’s ever had.

The fish just keep coming in, they breed there, and they got places to hide. And the worms and the shellfish and all that sort of stuff come in and give them a natural food base. This Clipper is going to be fantastic for this area. It really is.

It not only helps the ocean, the ecosystem out there, it also encourages activities and fun for man: scuba diving, sport fishing…and just the knowledge that we’re helping increase the ecological life in the ocean.

Thanks, Bruce.

Find a list of stations that air the series on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Website.

That’s our show… we receive support from the SFWR Program…For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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TPW TV–State Parks

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

This is Passport to Texas

Most kids are out of school for the summer, which means it’s time to visit a Texas State Park—or two. When you tune into the Texas Parks and Wildlife PBS TV series this month you can see parks you may want to visit. Series Producer, Don Cash.

One of the really interesting places is Kickapoo Caverns State Park, sort of near Del Rio. In addition to birding, they’ve got the Stewart Bat Cave; of course the main draw is Kickapoo Cavern, and it is just an amazing sight.

You’ve got twin columns. The column on your right is the largest column in the state of Texas—it’s eighty feet high—which is a little over eight stories.

We’re also going to go down to the valley in May, to Estero Llano Grande State Park, which is also known for birds. But one of the really cool things that a lot of people don’t know about is that they’ve got some alligators.

Yes, we do have a few alligators. They’re a major attraction, and we’re hoping that really pulls in some of the locals, because they’re really interested, and the often come just to see the alligators and walk out of the park.

Later in May on the PBS show, we head Northeast of Dallas to Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, and out on the big lake you can do some really good bass fishing.

There’s not a bad looking spot on the lake. A place that doesn’t look like it’ll hold a bass or two.

So, in May, on the PBS television show, we’re going to hit a lot of the state parks, and hopefully our viewers will see them and be ready to go when summer roles around.

Thanks, Don.

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

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TPW TV–Horned Lizards & Old RIP

Monday, April 12th, 2010

This is Passport to Texas

Horned lizards take center stage this month on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Television series. Including a legend named Old Rip. Producer Alan Fisher explains.

They’re an iconic animal of Texas, but they’re disappearing. And you don’t find them as often as you used to in much of the state. There’s a group of biologists doing research now on healthy populations of horned lizards.

One thing we’re trying to do is to understand something about these populations that are still left; if there are certain reasons they’ve managed to hang on…and what that could tell us about conservation and maybe restoration of horned lizards.

Well, there’s one horned lizard that seems to have been around quite a long time under the radar—actually under a lot of concrete.

The legend of Old Rip…Old Rip was maybe the most famous horned lizard of all time. He spent 31 years, so the story goes, sealed in the cornerstone of the Eastland County Courthouse near Abilene.

He’s our most famous citizen. He’s dead. But he’s still our most famous citizen.

Old Rip is quite a tourist draw. He was well documented historically—there are lots of photos of Old Rip–he met the president. But today, old Rip rests peacefully in a casket. And he can be viewed from the outside of the courthouse.

There’s the horned frog. Where? Just there. He sleeps all the time.

He seems to have held up pretty well after 80 years.

Thanks, Alan.

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

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TPW TV–Outdoor Clubs

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

This is Passport to Texas

It’s fun to spend time outdoors, but can get dull when exploring solo. This month, the Texas Parks and Wildlife television series puts the spotlight on outdoor clubs. Producer Alan Fisher explains.

Yes, outdoor clubs are kind of popping up around the state and around the country. We follow a group in Austin called Hill Country Outdoors that gets out far beyond the Hill Country. We follow them on a trip to Big Bend and also on some adventure trips in the local area.

My main reason for being part of this group is to do the things that I like to do with other people that like to do it.

You know, it’s a good way for folks to try things that they may not have tried before but are interested in.

It’s nice to have a built in support group to try these kinds of events with.

Scuba diving or a chance to ride a zip line

[zip line] Woohoo! It was so fun! [laughter].

There are lots of opportunities for people to do a lot of adventurous things, but then there are also more casual camping trips and hiking.

[laughter] All the laughter up and down this hill today is because of the people.

It’s really a mix of ages from people in their twenties to people in their seventies. People just want to get outdoors more and it’s often fun to do that in a group.

Thanks, Alan.

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

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