028 - Lady Bird Johnson and Texas Bluebonnets

04/12/24 • 31 min

Happy spring! Ever wondered why there are so many wild flowers (including bluebonnets!) along the sides of Texas highways? We did! Join us to find out more about the Texas state flower and the part Lady Bird Johnson played in beautifying our state highways.
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Weekly Catch Up ends at 9:05
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SHOW NOTES:
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Bluebonnet Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebonnet_(plant)
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KXAN Austin (rules on picking up Bluebonnets) - https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/is-it-really-illegal-to-pick-bluebonnets-heres-what-the-rules-say/
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Wildflower Center at UT Austin - https://www.wildflower.org
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Highway Beautification Act - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Beautification_Act
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Life and Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson - https://web.archive.org/web/20131204233046/http://www.wildflower.org/environmental_first_lady/

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Music: Feather Duster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This is it! Join us today as we follow up our talk about the Apollo Program and finally get to talk about the moon landing! On this part 2 we talk about the last few Apollo missions and how the Apollo Program influenced the mid century through the present.
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Haven't heard Part 1 yet? Check it out here >> 026 - Apollo and the Moon - Part 1
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No Weekly Catch Up this week! Check out the start at 1:00!
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SHOW NOTES:
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NASA Apollo 11 Landing > https://images.nasa.gov/
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Apollo Program - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program
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CNN & Odysseus - https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nasa-odysseus-moon-landing-intuitive-machines-scn/index.html