OutdoorsThis Week
When the Trees Come Down, Where Does the Wildlife Go?
As development spreads through Montgomery County, some animals adapt, some crowd into what remains and some disappear without ever becoming a neighborhood complaint.
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Her Dad Tagged Them Before She Was Born. Now She's Catching the Same Alligators.
A long-running East Texas alligator study turned into a remarkable father-daughter story when Autumn Webb helped recapture animals her father had tagged before she was born.
OutdoorsLast Week
The Ocean Carried Him Away. People Brought Him Home.
A critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle was swept across the Atlantic, found in Wales, and carefully brought back to Texas. Rhossi's story shows what patient conservation work looks like when people refuse to rush the ending.
OutdoorsAugust 29, 2026
The Ladybug Didn't Disappear. Something Else Took Its Place.
Once a year, thousands of ladybug look-alikes gathered at the sliding glass doors of an East Texas home. The house was not infested — it had become a winter hotel for one of the most successful insect newcomers in North America.
OutdoorsAugust 28, 2026
Love Bugs Are Back—and This Year It Feels Personal
Drivers across Southeast Texas are finding windshields covered within miles. The swarm is early, the mess is real—and somehow we nearly missed the story.
OutdoorsAugust 19, 2026
Lake Conroe Already Knows What the Great Lakes Are Afraid Of
Texas used grass carp to solve a genuine hydrilla problem and watched them erase the underwater nursery along with it. That Lake Conroe history explains why engineers are spending more than a billion dollars to stop additional invasive carp before they reach the Great Lakes.
OutdoorsAugust 6, 2026
Lake Conroe Fishing Report: September Brings a Change
Cooling water and moving shad should improve bass, crappie, hybrid and catfish action as summer begins to loosen its grip.
OutdoorsAugust 6, 2026
Meet the Cicada Killer
It looks like the sort of insect that could clear a backyard in seconds. In reality, this giant native wasp is far more interested in cicadas than people.
OutdoorsAugust 1, 2026
El Niño Just Flipped the Weather Outlook Upside Down
What it means to you depends on where you live
OutdoorsJuly 16, 2026
Lake Conroe Fishing Report: July
Practical July fishing advice for Lake Conroe — bass, crappie, stripers, and catfish from Stow-A-Way Marina.
OutdoorsJuly 16, 2026
The Elusive Snipe
A summer field guide to a real bird, a questionable hunting method, and the person left holding the bag.
OutdoorsJuly 10, 2026
The Delaware Roads Worth Getting Lost On
Sometimes the Best Discoveries Aren’t on the Interstate