KEEP TEXAS WILD, 3: Embracing nature in the classroom 
and in life ... details on Passport to Texas.

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife 

I think this had been a long-term goal at Texas Parks and Wildlife 
department to have more outreach to younger people. :05

Louie Bond, Managing Editor of TPW magazine, says 
sending free subscriptions of Texas Parks and Wildlife 
magazine to fourth grade classrooms statewide, is the 
latest in the agency's outreach efforts. The magazine, 
which includes a new educational section called Keep 
Texas Wild, isn't just for kids.

Everyone is going to have this in their issues. And we think that's 
a good thing; this way families at home can study this together, 
and we have a lot of interesting topics. Some are as simple as 
predators and prey -- that's the topic of our first issue. But then, 
we expand into how Native Americans gave oral histories, water 
conservation issues, habitat ... there's a whole variety of topics, 
and I think a lot of these will be of interest to everyone. :25

In the end, the goal of Keep Texas Wild is to inspire 
students to develop a close bond with the natural world.

And also, to perhaps, begin those pathways to careers in the 
natural sciences, and art and photography, so that some day they 
may be the very people that they read about on these pages. :11

The special Keep Texas Wild section is made possible by a 
grant from ExxonMobil through the Texas Parks and 
Wildlife Foundation.

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







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