Houston and Nature

Arts & Culture Podcasts

Houston is famous for supplying the United States with energy, for engaging in cutting-edge medical research and for sending humans to the Moon. But for natural beauty our minds wander elsewhere. Here's the truth: Houston's nature is exquisit and...

Episodes

25: A Natural History of the Pineywoods (Part 2): Settlers, Steamboats and Market Hunting, with Jim Neal

24: A Natural History of the Pineywoods and the West Gulf Coastal Plain (Part 1): Leaving the Ice Age

23: Protecting Houston’s 22 Bayous and Waterways - The Big Picture

22: It’s Breeding Season at the Smith Oaks Rookery

21: Kristi Rangel Reclaims Space and Place in Nature

20: Go birding with Sarah Flournoy and Houston Audubon

19: Texas Parks And Wildlife Meets A Changing State Population

18: How Texas Parks And Wildlife Protects At-Risk Species Across The State

17: My Time at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Houston

16: Let's Return Native Plants to Houston!

15: You’ve Got Your Own Private Zoo – It’s Called Your Microbiota

14: Bill Gates Wrote “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Is It Any Good? – Part 2

13: Bill Gates Wrote “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Is It Any Good? – Part 1

12: Beto O’Rourke Wants Us to Protect Our Natural Heritage – with Beto O’Rourke

11: The Magical World of Houston Squirrels, With Kelsey Low

10: Prepared for Life? The Boy Scouts of America, With James Sy

09: Enchanting Children With Nature: A Teacher’s Tale, With Mary Ann Beauchemin

08: Exploration Green – It’s How You Build Beauty, Nature and Flood Control, With Jerry Hamby

07: Houston’s Permaculture Scene, with Shawn McFarland

06: So You Can Heal from Poison: Jackie Young, the San Jacinto Waste Pits, and Other Toxic Sites