Texas Parks & Wildlife on PBS and Cable - February 12-18, 2012

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Texas Parks & Wildlife on PBS and Cable

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February 12–18, 2012

Program 2017 — Feeds February 12, 2012 — Repeats August 12–19, 2012

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Featured Segments

The Last Dance?

Historically there used to be one million Attwater’s prairie-chickens throughout the coastal prairies of Texas and Louisiana, now less than one percent remain. We follow along as biologists deal with one of the toughest breeding seasons on record, as they struggle to save one of the most endangered birds in all of Texas.

Hill Country State Natural Area

Hitch your horse in the rugged beauty of Hill Country State Natural Area. This getaway on the edge of Bandera may be only 45 miles from San Antonio, but among its rolling vistas, civilization seems far away.

TPWD People: Amie Treuer-Kuehn

Amie Treuer-Kuehn is a plant ecologist with TPWD. That means she maps and classifies ecosystems across the state. By combining technology with botany, Amie is helping the state and private landowners get a better idea of what habitats make up Texas.

Flying Saucers

Shooting sports are growing in popularity all across the country, and San Antonio is a Mecca for the sport. Meet a group of friends who enjoy busting targets together, no matter who wins.

Postcard From Texas

Moonrise over Elephant Mountain in far west Texas.

Stations and Air Times

Times and dates are subject to change, especially during PBS membership drives.

  • Amarillo, KACV-TV, Channel 2, Sunday, 12:30 p.m.
  • Austin, KLRU-TV, Channel 18, Sunday, 10 a.m.; Thursday 5:30 a.m. KLRU-Q, Channel 18-3, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.
  • Bryan-College Station, KAMU-TV, Channel 15, Sunday, 5 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
  • Corpus Christi, KEDT-TV, Channel 16, Sunday, 12 p.m.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth, KERA-TV, Channel 13, Saturday, 2 p.m., October-April Only. Also serving Abilene, Denton, Longview, Marshall, San Angelo, Texarkana, Tyler, Wichita Falls and Sherman.
  • El Paso, KCOS-TV, Channel 13, Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
  • Harlingen, KMBH-TV, Channel 60, Sunday, 5 p.m. Also serving McAllen, Mission and Brownsville.
  • Houston, KUHT-TV, Channel 8, Saturday, 3 p.m. Also serving Beaumont, Port Arthur, Galveston, Texas City and Victoria.
  • Killeen, KNCT-TV, Channel 46, Sunday, 5 p.m. Also serving Temple, Waco.
  • Lubbock, KTXT-TV, Channel 5, Saturday, 10 a.m.
  • Odessa-Midland, KPBT-TV, Channel 36, Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
  • San Antonio and Laredo, KLRN-TV, Channel 9, Sunday, 2 p.m.; Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
  • Portales, New Mexico, KENW-TV, Channel 3, Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

Cable

Texas Parks & Wildlife can also be seen on a variety of government, educational and access cable channels in the following communities: Abilene, Alice, Allen, Atlanta, Baytown, Big Spring, Boerne, Brownsville, Cedar Park, Coppell, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Deer Park, Del Mar College, Denton, El Paso, Euless, Flower Mound, Fort Stockton, Fort Worth, Fort Worth ISD, Frisco, Garland, Haltom City, Houston Community College, Irving, Keller, Killeen, Lubbock, Lufkin, McKinney, Midland, North Richland Hills, Plano, Round Rock, Round Rock ISD, Rogers State University, San Antonio College, Seabrook, Stephen R. Austin University, Temple, Texarkana College, The Colony, Trophy Club, Tyler, Victoria, and Waco. Check your local listings for days and times.