Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Episode 17, Season 41 of Texas Parks & Wildlife, a weekly PBS series about the great outdoors. A park interpreter goes out of her way to make sure all Dinosaur Valley State Park visitors can find a way to connect with nature. In a Houston neighborhood, community members are using nature as a solution to combat blazing temperatures and improve physical and mental health. Meet a man in Utopia who helps save souls, when he isn’t helping save lasting mementos of hunting and fishing trips.
Parks & Wildlife People: Ranger Laney - 1:40
Texas State Park Interpreters lead a variety of programs to help visitors connect with nature, but not every activity is suitable for every visitor. Laney Kahout is one interpreter who is going out of her way to make sure all Dinosaur Valley State Park visitors can find a way to connect with nature.
A Greener Gulfton - 8:33
Houston's Gulfton neighborhood is a climate-vulnerable community—a recent heat mapping project found that parts of Gulfton were 17 degrees warmer than the coolest part of Harris County. To create a healthier, greener Gulfton, community members are using nature as a solution to combat its blazing temperatures and improve the physical, mental and cultural health of the neighborhood.
Preaching Taxidermy - 17:21
Meet a man in Utopia who helps save souls, when he isn’t helping save lasting mementos of hunting and fishing trips.
Postcard From Texas: Morning on Oso Bay - 23:57
Join some kayaking anglers for a peaceful morning on the water.
Chapters:
Intro - 00:00
Ranger Laney - 1:40
Turning Gulton Green - 8:33
Preaching Taxidermy - 17:21
Morning on Oso Bay - 23:57
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Episode 17, Season 41, Program 3417 Air Dates: January 25-31, 2026 & August 9-15, 2026
When to watch on Texas PBS stations: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml
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Episode 17, Season 41 of Texas Parks & Wildlife, a weekly PBS series about the great outdoors. A park interpreter goes out of her way to make sure all Dinosaur Valley State Park visitors can find a way to connect with nature. In a Houston neighborhood, community members are using nature as a solution to combat blazing temperatures and improve physical and mental health. Meet a man in Utopia who helps save souls, when he isn’t helping save lasting mementos of hunting and fishing trips.
Parks & Wildlife People: Ranger Laney - 1:40
Texas State Park Interpreters lead a variety of programs to help visitors connect with nature, but not every activity is suitable for every visitor. Laney Kahout is one interpreter who is going out of her way to make sure all Dinosaur Valley State Park visitors can find a way to connect with nature.
A Greener Gulfton - 8:33
Houston's Gulfton neighborhood is a climate-vulnerable community—a recent heat mapping project found that parts of Gulfton were 17 degrees warmer than the coolest part of Harris County. To create a healthier, greener Gulfton, community members are using nature as a solution to combat its blazing temperatures and improve the physical, mental and cultural health of the neighborhood.
Preaching Taxidermy - 17:21
Meet a man in Utopia who helps save souls, when he isn’t helping save lasting mementos of hunting and fishing trips.
Postcard From Texas: Morning on Oso Bay - 23:57
Join some kayaking anglers for a peaceful morning on the water.
Chapters:
Intro - 00:00
Ranger Laney - 1:40
Turning Gulton Green - 8:33
Preaching Taxidermy - 17:21
Morning on Oso Bay - 23:57
Share a story from this episode:
youtu.be/6V0Sk--zoBM
youtu.be/avo84LQ7s6A
youtu.be/7MLbzaEKwE0
Episode 17, Season 41, Program 3417 Air Dates: January 25-31, 2026 & August 9-15, 2026
When to watch on Texas PBS stations: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml
Join us on Facebook: facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/texasparkswildlife
#texasoutdoors #outdooradventure #outdoors #texas #nature #documentary #fullepisode
