Astronaut Scott Kelly recently started his one-year mission in space, part of NASA's efforts to send humans to Mars. Read about it in this piece I wrote for Newsweek .
A brief look at some of the continuing effects on wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico five years after the BP oil spill, for National Wildlife Magazine. Read it here .
Nature knows no borders, and in the Big Bend region, conservation and management don't either. Read more about the 3 million-plus wild acres on both sides of the Rio Grande.
Man-made light and noise grow ever more prevalent, even in remote areas. The National Park Service Natural Sounds & Night Skies Division mapped noise and light in parks and here are there findings on the quietest and darkest ones.
This town at the meeting of the North and South Llano Rivers makes for a great weekend destination. Camping, hiking, kayaking, bat caves, history, good eating and dark skies. Read more in Texas Co-op Power Magazine.