AUSTIN — “Go outside and play.” How many times did today’s parents hear that familiar phrase while growing up? Studies say kids today don’t hear it enough, and that it’s time for a change.
The Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety will convene at 10 a.m. Oct. 29 in room E2.036 inside the capitol extension at 1400 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas.
ATHENS — Internationally known artist Wyland will be painting a mural with the help of children at an environmental event called FOCUS (Forests, Ocean, Climate and Us) in Galveston on Oct. 23.
AUSTIN – Gardeners and others throughout Texas can help nurture the state’s diverse landscape this fall by participating in Texas Native Plant Week activities Oct. 18-24.
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin accepting entries into the Toyota ShareLunker program October 1, 2010.
HOUSTON —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. 2 at Discovery Green will offer Houston’s 2nd annual free, family-oriented festival of the outdoors.
QUITAQUE – The Wildlife Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has shifted management of the Caprock Canyons State Park bison herd to TPWD’s State Parks Division. Park employees say the shift will bring about some exciting changes, including expanding the grazing range of the official Texas State Bison Herd from a half-section enclosure to eventually the whole state park over time and thus increasing viewing opportunities for park visitors.
LAKE CONROE — The Toyota Texas Bass Classic, a Professional Anglers Association- sanctioned event, returns to Lake Conroe Oct. 1—3. The competition benefits Texas Parks & Wildlife Department efforts to introduce young people and urban families to fishing and the outdoors.
ATHENS—A one-day watershed steward workshop will be followed by an evening meeting of the Trinity Basin Conservation Foundation in Athens October 21.