Chasing the Tide

Embark on a trek across Texas' 370 miles of barrier islands and peninsulas with adventurers Chrissy and Jay Kleberg. Join preparations for this first-ever expedition and immerse yourself in the wilderness, extreme weather, economy, and resilient communities.

Explore High Island, one of the world's best birding spots, with adventurers Chrissy and Jay Kleberg. Take a walk on Texas' upper coast and hear from locals struggling to keep their coastal ecosystem alive while preparing for the next major storm and fighting against rising seas.

Enter the world of the Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island with adventurers Chrissy and Jay Kleberg. Learn what scientists have discovered about the ancestors of the most endangered wolf on the planet. Meet members of the Karankawa Kadla, a group of Native Americans who, like the red wolf, were thought extinct.

Travel with adventurers Chrissy and Jay Kleberg to Matagorda Island, the traditional homeland of the Karankawa people and World War II training grounds, threatened by rising seas. Get to know Ellis Pickett, a longtime surfer and advocate for the public's right to free access to Texas beaches. The Klebergs return to the Upper Texas coast in an attempt to take care of some unfinished business.

Chrissy and Jay meet with anglers and scientists fighting to save native oysters, the natural architects of the bays, and researchers who are stewarding millions of acres of critical wildlife habitat for the benefit of millions of migratory birds. Explore the Laguna Madre, one of the world's six hypersaline lagoons, where nearly the entire Redhead ducks spend the winter.

Hike Padre Island, the world's longest barrier island, with adventurers Chrissy and Jay Kleberg. Join the expedition as they complete their first-ever 370-mile hike of the Texas coast, encountering an astronaut, falcons, and the most endangered sea turtle in the world.