PBS Show February 7-13, 2016 I #2417

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Channel: Texas Parks and Wildlife · 2016 · Travel & Events

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DINOSAUR TRACKS, FISHING AT MUELLER & SOME SURVIVAL TIPS

Shot in the Dark
Follow landscape photographer Mike Mezeul II through Big Bend as he leads a nighttime photography workshop.  Join the students as they learn to capture the Milky Way in the darkest night sky in Texas.

112 Million Years in the Making   
Researchers study the hidden lives of Texas dinosaurs through the use of both cutting-edge technology and old-fashioned scientific method through the analysis of their prehistoric tracks. Dinosaur Valley State Park has some of the best preserved dinosaur tracks in the world, and this group is working to keep it that way.

Hooked and Cooked
An event at a neighborhood pond in central Austin introduces families to the sport of fishing, and a nearby cooking demonstration gives them a taste of what to do with the day’s catch.

Parks & Wildlife People: Brian Van Zee
Zebra mussels are an aquatic invasive species that threaten native fish, wreak havoc for boaters and clog water systems. To fight this threat, Brian Van Zee established a statewide network for research, monitoring and public outreach.

Producer’s Favorites: Dave Alloway Survival Tips
Mark Thurman worked as a video producer for Texas Parks and Wildlife for twenty one years. In 2002 he put together a series of outdoor survival tips for the television show with the late Dave Alloway. This is part of our look back at the show’s thirty years on the air.

Postcard From Texas
Sunrise sparkles on Gorman Falls in Colorado Bend State Park.

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