Some safety tips if you’re going hiking in this warmer weather! 🥾☀️ We spoke with a park ranger at the Franklin Mountains State Park who shared the importance of following these tips. Go on KVIA.com for more important information before you hiking, especially with your pets! 🐾 | KVIA ABC-7

Airing this week on our PBS show: Two women find common ground while hiking Franklin Mountains State Park. Watch on your local television public broadcast station or Texas Parks and Wildlife youtube. See this story and more at bit.ly/MustSeeTxTV | Texas Parks and Wildlife

Bighorns return home! We just translocated a herd of desert bighorn sheep from Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area to Franklin Mountains State Park in El Paso to restore this native Texan to its historic range 🐏 Franklin Mountains State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife 🙏🏽 Thank you to our partners Texas Bighorn Society Wild Sheep Foundation Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Borderlands Research Institute Texas Wildlife Association | Texas Parks and Wildlife

We caught up with 72-year-old Dave Roberts, as he walks to Franklin Mountains State Park in El Paso. Dave is walking across Texas, visiting state parks along the way. He memorizes lists to occupy his time on the road. Read about Dave at http://bit.ly/DaveRoberts | Texas Parks and Wildlife