Desert Wetlands - In search of one of Texas' rarest natural treasures
It’s unusual to see a diver down sign in the middle of the desert. In Toyahvale, Texas, one is prominent on the facade of the Desert...
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Russell Graves
- Jun 30
- 8 min
Dirty Nails and Goat Slobber - Teaching Kids to Love the Outdoors
It's a simple, yet profound statement: Kids belong outside.
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Russell Graves
- Apr 21
- 7 min
FARMING FOR FIREFLIES - Following Aldo Leopold’s nearly century-old conservation blueprint, this is how I'm working to restore wildlife habitat to a hay farm.
I lived in the Texas Panhandle’s southeastern corner for 26 years. On a whim, my wife and I decided to move our family back to our hometown
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Russell Graves
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Redlands Ranch - A Nature Photography Experience
For about the past ten years, I've been working on a photography guest ranch.
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Russell Graves
- Mar 24
- 5 min
Conservation Spotlight: Fencerow Habitat
Bobwhite quail are in trouble. Nationwide, the species is on the perilous brink of collapse, and unfortunately, its numbers have been on the
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Russell Graves
- Feb 18
- 10 min
Species Spotlight: The Red Wolf's Re-Discovery?
Driving through the dark at 5:30 am in August of 2019, I see the shape of an unknown canine dash in front of my headlights. I am winding...
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Russell Graves
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Welcome to Snake Town - Notes from the Field
It's a video that set social media abuzz (literally) yesterday. While I wouldn't call it a viral video, it did get some attention.
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Russell Graves
- Jan 20
- 8 min
Species Spotlight: The Secret Life of Bobcats
A sighting can set social media abuzz.
Someone spots a bobcat in their backyard, and they take a quick smartphone pic and immediately post
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Russell Graves
- Jan 15
- 3 min
Alaskan Waters - Notes from the Field
It's cold here. It is colder than most would think it would get in Texas, but the wind whips across a single-digit landscape to drop the...
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Russell Graves
- Dec 11, 2023
- 8 min
The Bison Comeback - How one man saw the future of the bison and saved the species from oblivion
All morning, the pair observed a herd of bison grazing along Wolf Creek in the northern Texas Panhandle. Watching soon gave way to the task
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