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Oct. 1, 2014

Outlook Improved for Quail Season

AUSTIN – Much-needed rainfall at the right times this year are helping to bolster bobwhite quail numbers and should lead to improved hunting compared to last season, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.

Sept. 22, 2014

$4 Million Awarded for Texas Quail Restoration in Focus Areas

As bird hunters look to quail season opening Oct. 25 across Texas, there is new hope for bobwhite quail, and for dozens of other birds and animals that share the same native grassland habitat. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has awarded grants to put $4 million worth of quail habitat conservation on the ground, using a special appropriation by the Texas Legislature to help bring back the quail.

Aug. 12, 2014

Hunting, Fishing Licenses on sale Aug. 15

AUSTIN — New licenses for the 2014-15 hunting and fishing seasons go on sale Friday, August 15. The current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except year-to-date fishing licenses) will expire Aug. 31.

May 22, 2014

Lufkin Family Honored for Land Conservation Efforts

AUSTIN – A Lufkin woman has been named the 2014 recipient of the Leopold Conservation Award, the state’s highest honor for private land conservation, for her family’s ecological transformation of a sizable piece of East Texas land in Nacogdoches County.

May 2, 2014

Texas Parks and Wildlife Applauds “Land Stewardship: Providing Water for Texans” Week April 27-May 4

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has partnered with the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts (ATSWCD), Texas Wildlife Association, and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board to highlight the important connection between voluntary land stewardship and sustaining water availability. The statewide campaign, “Land Stewardship: Providing Water for Texans,” is the theme of this year’s Soil & Water Stewardship Week, which is held April 27-May 4.

April 15, 2014

Regional Lone Star Land Stewards for 2014 Announced

AUSTIN – The ability to manage land in good times as well as bad is the mark of a good land steward. This year’s recipients of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Lone Star Land Steward Awards are prime examples.

Feb. 18, 2014

TPWD Earns NWTF National Land Stewardship Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) presented Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) with its Land Stewardship Award during the 38th annual NWTF National Convention and Sport Show in Nashville, Tenn. MidwayUSA was the official show sponsor.

Aug. 22, 2013

Texas Parks and Wildlife 2014 Budget Reflects Legislative Support

AUSTIN – Funding to keep Texas State Parks open and provide grants for city and county parks, millions to aid the declining bobwhite quail and its grassland habitat, fisheries funding that benefits water resources, and dollars for conservation law enforcement are among the highlights of the 2014 budget approved today by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

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.

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.