The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big game species, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several species of exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; and domestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and bison.
Prepared by a team of range specialists at the Borderlands Research Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow the area s ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals, students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the...

If you are interested in birdwatching, wildlife viewing, or stargazing; flowers, geology, or water; nature centers, festivals, or photography, a destination in Texas awaits you.
From the desert gardens of Big Bend to hawk watching on the Gulf Coast to caving and bat watching in the Hill Country, nature-oriented travel in Texas also includes lesser known getaways.
Organized by the seven official state travel regions, Explore Texas features descriptions of almost one hundred nature-oriented sites, including information about the best time to visit and why it s worth going;...

In 1969, J. David Bamberger bought what he described as ""the sorriest piece of land"" in the Texas Hill Country for the purpose of restoring the degraded landscape. Today, Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve is one of the largest habitat restoration projects in the state. Seasons at Selah chronicles Bamberger's dedication to ethical land stewardship and conservation through stunning photographs.

This user-friendly, heavily illustrated field guide describes 101 native larval host plants in Texas. Each species account includes descriptive information on each plant, a distribution map, and photos of both the caterpillars and adult butterflies who frequent those plants.

Coiled beneath discarded trash or rocky slabs, basking along river edges, and tucked into rock cuts beside the highway, reptiles and amphibians constantly surround us. In Herping Texas, Michael Smith and Clint King take readers on their adventures across the state as they search for favourite herps and rare finds.