UNIVERSITY PARK — While it’s the adjacent building that gets all the attention, a 15-acre park is one of Laura Bush’s favorite parts of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Just steps away from the building that is home to the archives, museum and public policy institute, native blackland prairie grasses, wildflowers and trees on… Read More
On summer nights in Texas, 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from a cave in the Texas Hill Country. Like a plume of smoke billowing from a chimney, the bats spiral into the night sky and eventually spread out over hundreds of miles in search of food. These bats make up the largest concentration of… Read More
Former First Lady Laura Bush recently toured the Eagle Ford Shale region to talk about conservation efforts in the South Texas oil fields. She did a rig tour in June with representatives of Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Wildlife Association and the South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable. And… Read More
Spring is my favorite time of year in Texas. As I watch the native prairie bloom at our ranch, and the evening primrose blossom at the Bush Center, I am reminded of our vast and varied landscape. The bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush that dot roadsides are more than just beautiful, they are indigenous symbols of… Read More
SAN ANTONIO– On June 3, 2013, Taking Care of Texas and the South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable (STEER) co-hosted a tour of the Eagle Ford Shale region featuring Taking Care of Texas Founder Former First Lady Laura Bush; STEER President Omar Garcia; and representatives of Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas Parks and Wildlife… Read More
There’s no shame in having a pulpit. It could be shameful if you have it, but don’t put it to good use. Laura Bush admits that she, as the wife of a former president, has a pretty big pulpit, and she says she’s decided to use it to push, pull, gather and encourage Texans toward… Read More
Former first lady Laura Bush will never forget growing up in Midland stargazing, gardening and hiking with her mother. It’s no wonder she wants to conserve the nature she grew up surrounded by. “For almost as far back as I can remember on warm summer nights, mother and I would go outside and lie down… Read More
Former first lady Laura Bush on Friday encouraged ranchers and farmers to find their own playas and keep them as a natural habitat for wildlife in the area. Bush was the luncheon speaker at the first Jenna Welch Nature Study Center playa symposium. The symposium at the Petroleum Club included a panel of a variety… Read More
Former first lady Laura Bush choked back tears at an environmental summit here Friday as she talked about looking forward to spreading a blanket on the grass and pointing out constellations in the night sky to her grandchild. It’s something her mother had done with her and it helped instill a deep appreciation of nature,… Read More
January 24, 2013 by Mrs. Laura Bush Some of my earliest memories are of the Texas outdoors. In Midland, my first playgrounds were vacant lots covered with mesquite trees. In the summers, I would travel west, to visit my grandparents on the outskirts of El Paso, gazing out upon the Rio Grande River and the… Read More