Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with William Hajdik, Sugar Land, Texas Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation at Cullinan Park.
![William Hajdik, Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation for the City of Sugar Land, Texas.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e1a44fd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x1175+0+0/resize/880x808!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2F54%2F353ae49844839b02b4619dc20148%2Fwilliam-hajdik.jpeg)
It’s a captivating urban wilderness, adjacent to Sugar Land Regional Airport. Cullinan Park spans 754 acres of prairie and woodlands, with White Lake as a fitting centerpiece. The parkland was first settled in 1828 by one of Stephen F. Austin’s pioneering Texans.
![White Lake at Cullinan Park's wildlife viewing tower is popular with kids and adults alike.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c8cbf08/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x1055+0+0/resize/880x725!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9b%2Fa3%2F91c71b8141a2838e1275e7dc78bc%2Fcullinan-park-sugar-land-white-lake-view-spot.jpeg)
The Underbed music in the show was performed by Texas Hill Country musician and songwriter, John Arthur Martinez.
![Texas Hill Country musician and songwriter, John Arthur Martinez](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c005606/2147483647/strip/true/crop/570x570+0+0/resize/880x880!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2F05%2Fd47f9eb044f39e05b73780d52fa7%2Fjohn-arthur-martinez.jpeg)
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