Do you remember the first time you encountered the wild beauty of a natural landscape? When we think back to these moments, we sometimes find a deeper connection to land conservation than we assume we have. For Ranger, CPC Outreach Assistant and volunteer, five acres of land next to a cornfield near her house provided the opportunity to forge a connection to the wild spaces she once roamed around growing up.

When asked where her lifelong love of science came from, Nova Morales proudly thanks her parents. Nova was always interested in the outdoors as a child, and her parents never missed a chance to take her to the Houston Museum of Natural Science and nature preserves around the area.

The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a unique songbird you might see on the coastal prairie. Named for its disproportionately large head …

Growing up on South Padre Island, Grecia Azoulay learned the importance of caring for the environment and all forms of life from a very young age…

What’s that, scurrying through the marsh grass? Oh, it’s just a mouse…. Or is it? You may have seen a subtle blur …

The scissor-tailed flycatcher, with its namesake long, forked tails, is one of the most recognizable bird species on the Katy Prairie and throughout …

Considered by many to be the most beautiful falcon in North America, American kestrels are found in a large variety of habitats including grasslands on the Katy Prairie …