The population of Texas is changing, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is ready. In this third episode of a three part interview, Ted Hollingsworth tells us how his agency addresses the increasing diversity of Texans, and how the demographic trends affect both its ranks and its bottom line. He also lets us in on the secret behind the Department’s overall popularity.
Resources on Interview with Ted Hollingsworth:
- Info about the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD):
- TPWD on the Web.
- TPWD’s Facebook page.
- Ted Hollingsworth is the Director of the Land Conservation Program, which you will find inside the TPWD’s Infrastructure Division.
- The Land and Water Plan, which serves as TPWD’s mission statement.
- Acronyms used by Ted Hollingsworth:
- Evaluating TPWD’s impact:
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
- Texas Office.
- My interview with John Magera of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Resources on Hurricane Storm Surge in the Houston Ship Channel:
- Article by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the possibility of hurricane storm surge in the Houston Ship Channel. Scroll down to see the interactive map on “Flood Risk and Toxic Chemicals on the Gulf Coast.”
- The interactive map rates flood risk on a 1-10 scale that’s called “the flood factor.” This webpage explains what the flood factor is, exactly.
- And if you would like to know your own home’s flood factor, you can find out here.
Ted Hollingsworth on Population Change in Texas – Episode Transcript
To view the episode transcript, click here to open the pdf file.