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Dec. 23, 2014

New Helicopter Strengthens Texas Game Wardens

AUSTIN — The Texas Game Warden’s today unveiled its new Airbus AS350B3e helicopter that will enhance the department’s statewide law enforcement apparatus and assist with its search and rescue and disaster response efforts.

Dec. 19, 2014

Rainbow Trout Coming to Tyler’s Nature Center

TYLER—The East Texas Woods and Waters Foundation (ETWWF) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will host two special fishing events in January 2015. Two thousand rainbow trout will be stocked into The Nature Center pond to provide a free fishing opportunity for area youth and their adult fishing mentors. Event dates are January 3 and 10, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., rain or shine.

Dec. 18, 2014

Master Naturalist Program Seeks Applicants

AUSTIN— Sixteen chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist program will be conducting training classes in the coming spring and summer months for volunteers wanting to learn about natural resource and conservation management.

Dec. 17, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 17, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Dec. 12, 2014

Texas Big Game Awards Accepting Big Game Entries

SAN ANTONIO – Hunters can show their Texas pride by entering their big game harvest in this year’s Texas Big Game Awards program. The program is accepting entries now through Feb. 15, 2015.

Dec. 10, 2014

Sheldon Lake State Park Launches Mobile Game

HOUSTON — Kids visiting Sheldon Lake State Park now have a new way of learning about the park’s natural environment through the use of a new phone app. Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center 15 miles east of downtown Houston has become the state’s first mission site for the Agents of Nature mobile game.

Dec. 9, 2014

Birders Flock To See New Species in Texas in 2014

AUSTIN – The phenomenon of new birds seen in Texas jumped in 2014, underscoring the Lone Star State’s rep as one of the top birding destinations in the country. It also illustrates how technology and social media are changing human culture.

Dec. 8, 2014

Scientists Seek Public Help to Track Monarch Butterfly Milkweed Habitat

“Where have all the monarchs gone?” This is becoming an oft repeated query, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists are asking for citizen help in answering the question.

Dec. 4, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 4, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Volunteers Needed for Bastrop State Park Reforestation Efforts

BASTROP—Bastrop State Park is seeking volunteers to help plant loblolly pines from mid-December through early February.in an ongoing effort restore the park after the devastating 2011 wildfire.