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Jessie Story
loves documenting wild creatures big and small. The Amarillo photographer and
videographer studied wildlife biology as an undergrad and later earned a
master’s degree in communications. She spends as much time as she can at
Caprock Canyons State Park and is working on a documentary about the official
state bison herd that roams the park.
Her experiences outdoors have changed her
perspective on just about everything.
“I used to be a completely different person.
Completely unaware. You think you have a sense about being environmental, and
maybe you have your own straw when you go to Starbucks. But being out here and
actually understanding the meticulous kind of details that go into conserving
land and wildlife is eye-opening. And once you gain that information, there’s
no going back.”
Jessie’s passion for chasing wildlife with a
camera is one of the reasons she’s serving as an ambassador for Texas Parks and
Wildlife Foundation’s (TPWF) We Will Not
Be Tamed campaign. The campaign calls us to appreciate the wildness of
Texas, the vastness of our Texas spirit and why we should be inspired to conserve
it.
Find out how you can join us at WeWillNotBeTamed.org
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Behold the tiny dickcissel. This migratory bird
travels from its wintering grounds in South America each year to Texas and
beyond. Its distinctive song sounds like its unusual name, and it is part of
the soundtrack of North American prairies and grasslands.
Here in Texas, the Grassland Restoration
Incentive Program is helping restore the habitat dickcissels and other
migratory birds need to survive. That’s why Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
is raising funds to support this effort to protect these birds, along with
butterflies and a host of other wildlife species, including the state bison
herd at Caprock Canyons State Park. TPWF membership dollars play a critical
role in helping to pay for habitat restoration efforts.
By becoming a TPWF
member, you can take this tiny bird under your wing.
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The Grassland Restoration Incentive Program is
just one of a myriad of projects TPWF supports each year. In 2018, TPWF worked
on a variety of priority projects across the state. From raising funds to rebuild
the Fulton Pier in Rockport in the wake of Hurricane Harvey to supporting quail
conservation research across the state, to spearheading a fundraising effort to
reopen Balmorhea State Park pool and acknowledging private landowners who are
on the frontlines of habitat management efforts through the Lone Star Land
Stewards Awards program, TPWF is supporting projects that matter. TPWF’s 2018
Annual Report provides details.
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Becoming a TPWF member supports the work we
do to conserve the lands, waters and wildlife of Texas. It also supports the
work we do to provide access to public lands, including 95 state parks across
Texas.
One of the best ways to enjoy a state park, especially in the hot
summer, is in an RV.
Now thanks to one of TPWF’s Texas Trailblazing partners, you can be
entered to win a one-week RV rental, courtesy of Outdoorsy. The package also
includes a PakMule cargo carrier and two CHAMA chairs.
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If you join or renew your membership with
TPWF by May 31, you will be entered into the prize drawing.*
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*The price of
membership pays for TPWF
membership only and not for the chance to win the Outdoorsy RV rental, the PakMule
cargo carrier and two Chama chairs. Members who join by May 31 are
automatically entered in the drawing.
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Our friends at Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine are inviting you to explore all that Texas has to offer through the Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt (GOSH). From the bayous to
the prairie, the Pineywoods to Palo Duro, Big Bend to the World Birding Center,
the magazine’s first-ever statewide scavenger hunt is underway. Consider the
Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt a summer-long guide to everything Texas has to
offer, and a great opportunity to discover something new about the place we
call home.
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