June 4, 2013

Summertime, and the Fishing is Easy

AUSTIN – Fish are biting as the weather warms up, and many Texans are eager to get outdoors to reel in bass, catfish, redfish and other sport fish.

Take Care of Texas Campaign Helps Texans Conserve Water During Drought, Care for Air, Water, Parks

In a shared announcement today, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Texas Parks and Wildlife unveiled a statewide public service campaign to promote outdoor recreation and encourage personal responsibility in protecting our state’s natural resources.

May 28, 2013

Charges Filed in Galveston Hit-and-Run Boating Accident

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens have filed felony charges against a Galveston man accused of failing to stop and render aid while operating a motorboat that collided with a sailboat in the Galveston Channel Sunday night.

May 23, 2013

TPWD Proposals Aim to Streamline Hunter Education Process

AUSTIN – Proposed changes to the state’s hunter education certification program would streamline the process for the tens of thousands of Texans who take the course annually, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials.

May 22, 2013

Houston Couple Honored for Land Conservation Efforts

AUSTIN – Revitalization efforts on two ranches in two different ecological regions of the state have earned a Houston couple the 2013 Leopold Conservation Award, Texas’s highest honor for private land conservation.

May 14, 2013

Local Volunteers Improve Fishing in Canyon Lake

ATHENS—Fishing used to be like the weather—everybody talked about it, but nobody did anything about it.

May 2, 2013

Texas to Receive Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Funding

AUSTIN – Five Texas-based projects totaling about $18 million have been proposed to begin to compensate Texas for lost human use of natural resources resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The three artificial reef and two state park projects are part of the latest round of early restoration led by state and federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment trustees.

May 1, 2013

Report Shows Hunting Remains Safe Outdoor Activity

AUSTIN, Texas — Hunting accidents and fatalities in Texas continued their long-term decline in 2012, still below three accidents per 100,000 hunters in recent years.

Texas State-Fish Art Contest Announces 2013 Winners

ATHENS—The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, headquarters for the Texas division of Wildlife Forever’s State-Fish Art Contest, has announced the Texas division winners for 2013.

April 18, 2013

Regional Lone Star Land Steward Awards Honor Texas Conservationists

AUSTIN – At a time when punishing drought underscores the importance of managing our land and water to help Texas weather the worst, two land owners, two organizations and a mining company are being recognized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Lone Star Land Steward program for their efforts in rejuvenating native habitat and wildlife across the state.