March 4, 2016

Texas Brigades Adds First Coastal Camp to Educational Lineup

AUSTIN – This summer, join the Texas Brigade cadets for five days of fun in the sun as they learn about the Texas coast.

March 2, 2016

Lake Livingston State Park Hosts Birds of Prey Presentation

LIVINGSTON – Birds of prey will soon soar overhead at Lake Livingston State Park for a unique educational program.

Feb. 23, 2016

Texas Children in Nature Aims to End Nature Deficit Disorder

AUSTIN – Today, children spend between seven and eleven hours a day indoors sedentary with media and only minutes a day playing outdoors.

Feb. 17, 2016

Game Warden Field Notes, Feb. 17, 2016

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

Feb. 16, 2016

Historic Legislation Promises Bright Future for Texas State Parks

AUSTIN – Breakthrough legislation passed by the 84th Texas Legislature is providing a significant increase in dedicated funding for Texas state parks. House Bill 158 dedicates 94 percent of state sales tax revenue attributed to sporting goods to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for state park facilities and operations, plus funds to help cities and counties across the state build and improve community parks.

Jan. 19, 2016

Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Picks Three

ATHENS—Two individuals and one organization make up the 2016 class of inductees into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.

Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries

ATHENS–The Texas State-Fish Art Contest, headquartered at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC), reminds Texas teachers and students that the deadline for entries in the 2016 State-Fish Art Contest is March 31, 2016.

Dec. 3, 2015

Texas Master Naturalist Program Seeks Applicants

AUSTIN — Twenty chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist program are conducting training classes in the spring of 2016 for volunteers wanting to learn about natural resource and conservation management.

Nov. 10, 2015

City of Fort Worth Parks and Recreation Department Joins the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Paddling Trail System

FORT WORTH – On Nov. 1, the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge (FWNC&R) hosted a community paddle event to officially open the 70th trail in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Texas Paddling Trail system.

Nov. 9, 2015

TPWD Fisheries Biologist Honored

ATHENS—Brian Van Zee of Waco has been named fisheries biologist of the year by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA).