Oct. 14, 2011

Third Texas Native Plant Week Celebrated Statewide

AUSTIN — With Texas in what is predicted to be an extended drought, Texas Native Plant Week Oct. 16-22 provides a great time to celebrate plants adapted to the state’s weather extremes.

Oct. 6, 2011

Hit the Trail for an Outdoors Halloween Experience

AUSTIN – More than a dozen Texas state parks and fisheries centers plan some special tricks and treats for families this year looking to celebrate Halloween in a non-traditional manner.

Oct. 3, 2011

Are You Ready to Catch a 13-pound Bass?

ATHENS—Largemouth bass weighing 13 pounds or more are rare. Only 523 have been entered into the Toyota ShareLunker program in the last 25 years.

Sept. 29, 2011

Game Warden Field Notes, Sept. 29, 2011

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

Take Me Outdoors Houston Set for Oct. 8 At Discovery Green

At a time when people in big cities are becoming increasingly disconnected from the world of nature and the outdoors, Take Me Outdoors Houston on Oct. 8 at Discovery Green will offer Houston’s 3rd annual free, family-oriented festival of the outdoors.

Sept. 19, 2011

Federation of Student Anglers Organizing Clubs Across Texas

ATHENS—The Federation of Student Anglers (FSA) wants to hear from students in Texas middle and high schools who want to form or be on a school fishing team and from school administrators who are interested in starting a club team at their school.

Game Warden Field Notes, Sept. 19, 2011

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

Sept. 14, 2011

Toyota ShareLunker Season 26 Begins October 1

ATHENS—The 26th season of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Toyota ShareLunker program kicks off October 1, and reports from around the state indicate the fishing may be excellent despite the hot weather and drought.

Sept. 6, 2011

Texas State Bison Herd to Once Again Freely Roam the Caprock

QUITAQUE – Eighty descendants of the great Southern Plains bison herd that numbered in the tens of millions in the mid-19th century will once again roam the range of their ancestors at Caprock Canyons State Park.

Aug. 25, 2011

Game Warden named Officer of the Year

AUSTIN — Chris Bird, a state game warden based in Wharton County, has been named Officer of the Year by the Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers.