Around the State

Author and photographer Michael Forsberg kicked off the weekend festivities.

The campus of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas is home to marine science education, monitoring and wildlife rehab.

Officials in Corpus Christi expect a “water emergency” within months and to fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, trigger a surge in gasoline prices and result in an “economic disaster” without precedent, former officials said.

The Cornell Lab livestream from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center offers bird reality show about a great horned owl family.

Diane Wilson, a 78-year-old retired shrimper from Seadrift who founded San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, called Dow’s application “outrageous… given decades of flagrant violations.”

In February, we journeyed to Port Aransas to join the craniacs at the 29th Annual Whooping Crane Festival. See our full coverage.

Texas Alleges ‘Habitual Non-Compliance’ of Wastewater Rules at Dow Chemical Complex. But the lawsuit, filed Friday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office, could shield the petrochemical giant from harsher litigation from a local citizen group.

When visiting College Station, take a nature break at Lick Creek Park. The 523-acre city park, located in the Post Oak Savannah area, features five miles of hiking trails and the Gary Halter Nature Center.

The Central Texas Mycology Society collects and recycles mushroom blocks discarded by small commercial growers of gourmet mushrooms and gets them into the hands of hobbyists, gardeners and home cooks.

Our eco shopping expert Andrea Ridout shares her fun and unique green gift ideas for Valentine's Day.