Cattle Call

Cattle Call

Less than a mile from East Galveston Bay, a JHK Ranch foreman checks in with the ranch headquarters on his cell phone while his cattle nervously watch a cold front pushing through. Started in the mid-1800s by patriarch James Jackson, the JHK Ranch near Anahuac was one...
Crabby Morning

Crabby Morning

An East Galveston Bay commercial crabber heads out to check his traps. Blue crabs are a crucial part of the food web that ties together Texas’ inshore marine ecosystems, playing role of both predator and prey. Commercial crabbing is strictly regulated through...
Pelican Landing

Pelican Landing

Brown pelican finds his spot at popular gathering under Kemah bridge. Now outlawed, the chemical pesticide DDT caused the birds’ eggshells to thin and thus very few hatched and the bird population plummeted to only 50 birds in Texas. Pelicans were declared endangered...
Poetic Plunge

Poetic Plunge

Galveston surfers are fond of saying, “If you can surf in Galveston, you can surf anywhere!” because of the bad reputation for inconsistent surf. Although not a surfing mecca, Galveston Beach does have it moments and hard core surfers are rewarded for...