May 23, 2012

TPWD Seeks Public Comment on 2012 Texas Outdoor Recreation Plan

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public comment on the draft of the 2012 Texas Outdoor Recreation Plan (TORP).

Cook’s Branch Conservancy Receives Texas’s Highest Award for Private Land Conservation

AUSTIN – The transformation of a clear-cut, overgrazed working ranch into Cook’s Branch Conservancy a century later has earned a prominent Texas family the 2012 Leopold Conservation Award, the state’s highest honor recognizing habitat management and wildlife conservation on private land.

May 22, 2012

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Education Instructors Needed

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be conducting a free Hunter Education New Instructor Training Workshop June 2, 2012, in Tyler, Texas. The workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s East Texas Ecological Center located at 11942 FM 848, Tyler 75707.

May 17, 2012

Free Food, Fishing to Highlight National Fishing Day at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS, Texas—The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens will kick off National Fishing and Boating Week June 2 by making a family fishing trip affordable with free admission for kids 12 and under plus free fishing for the whole family.

May 16, 2012

Texas State Parks Participating in National Trails Day on June 2

AUSTIN – Join in the celebration of “America’s Largest Trailgating Party” by attending one of dozens of special events being held at Texas State Parks on Saturday, June 2 to commemorate the 20th annual National Trails Day. To celebrate Trails Day, many state parks across Texas will host guided or staff-led hiking, biking or paddling events to encourage folks to get outside, exercise and enjoy the great outdoors.

May 15, 2012

TPWD Historic Sites Receives Grant to Study Effects of Bastrop State Park Fire

AUSTIN, TX – As one of only 11 recipients nationwide, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Historic Sites branch was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Park Service to study the effects of the Bastrop fire on Bastrop State Park’s historic structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corp.

Battleship TEXAS Celebrates Christening Centennial

LA PORTE – On the opening weekend of the Hollywood blockbuster “Battleship” come be a part of history as we celebrate the centennial of the launching of the nation’s oldest battleship.

May 10, 2012

State Game Wardens Stress Boater Education in Water Safety

AUSTIN – With many Texas lakes holding more water than they did this time last year, Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens are anticipating a busy boating season. And while they will be doing everything they can to make it a safe one, wardens could use a little help from boaters.

May 7, 2012

Gulf Shrimp Season Closing May 15

AUSTIN — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both state and federal waters will close 30 minutes after sunset on Tuesday, May 15 until an unspecified time in July.

May 4, 2012

Lease for Lake Texana State Park Proposed to be Terminated

EDNA — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has informed the Lavaca Navidad River Authority that it plans to terminate the lease of LNRA property that provides for Lake Texana State Park, subject to formal action of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and concurrence by the LNRA Board of Directors. LNRA officials have indicated that they will take over operation of the park when the lease is terminated.