Feb. 13, 2018

Whole Earth Provision Co. Hosts Banff Film Festival Benefiting Texas State Parks

AUSTIN — For the seventh consecutive year, Whole Earth Provision Co. will be donating proceeds from the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour to Texas State Parks.

Feb. 12, 2018

Inks Lake Drawdown Facilitates Fish Habitat Restoration Project

AUSTIN –Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) fisheries biologists and local partners took advantage of the temporary drawdown of Inks Lake to restore fish habitat and enhance fishing opportunities at the Inks Lake State Park fishing piers Thursday, Feb. 8.

Feb. 9, 2018

Birds of Prey Come to Lake Livingston State Park

LIVINGSTON— Lake Livingston State Park has partnered with EarthQuest to offer a one-of-a-kind Birds of Prey program March 24.

Fly Fish Texas Expo Coming to Athens Feb. 24

ATHENS – The Fly Fish Texas Expo is back for the 18th year with a jam-packed day of activities, classes, demonstrations and vendors 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. And it’s all free with the cost of admission to the TFFC.

Feb. 7, 2018

Invasive Giant Salvinia Found at Lake Nacogdoches

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) inland fisheries staff found a total of 30 acres of invasive giant salvinia in multiple locations at Lake Nacogdoches Feb. 5.

Feb. 4, 2018

New Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prosecutor of the Year Award Reflects Critical Role To Protect Woods, Waters, Wildlife

Texas Game Wardens can spend months investigating and building cases against lawbreakers who shoot endangered whooping cranes, poach white-tailed deer, or dump polluting chemicals in waterways, but it takes working partnerships with local prosecutors to bring violators to justice.

Feb. 1, 2018

Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2018

AUSTIN – Each February for more than 15 years, countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water along the Texas coastline searching the bays for abandoned crab traps left to foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines, “ghost fish,” and create unsightly views. To date, they’ve hauled off more than 32,000 of these derelict traps.

Jan. 31, 2018

Texas Game Wardens Add Search and Rescue Drone to Arsenal

AUSTIN – Texas game wardens are adding a new set of eyes in the sky — an Unmanned Aircraft System or UAS — they say will enhance their ability to quickly and safely surveil hard to access areas during natural disasters and search and rescue operations.

Jan. 30, 2018

TPWD, Local Partners Improving Fish Habitat at Central Texas Lakes

AUSTIN – With the help of local volunteers and financial support from the Brazos River Authority (BRA), inland fisheries staff from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) completed several projects to improve fish habitat and provide better fishing opportunities at Aquilla Lake, Lake Georgetown and Granger Lake in fall 2017.

Jan. 26, 2018

Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 26, 2018

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