June 15, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, June 15, 2017

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

June 14, 2017

TPWD Extends Red Snapper Season in Federal Waters

AUSTIN – Following a series of public meetings on the Texas coast to seek angler input, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), along with the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), have reached an agreement that will allow private recreational anglers to catch red snapper in federal waters on weekends this summer.

Battleship Texas Closed to Repair Leak

LA PORTE— Battleship Texas State Historic Site closed to the public Sunday afternoon after staff discovered a major leak in the iconic ship’s hull.

June 12, 2017

Zebra Mussels Discovered in Canyon Lake

AUSTIN — Invasive zebra mussels have now been positively identified in the Guadalupe River Basin in what is now the state’s southernmost affected lake.

June 8, 2017

Texas contributes $600,000 for waterfowl habitat work in Prairie Canada

HOUSTON – June 7, 2017 – During remarks at Ducks Unlimited’s 80th National Convention, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director Carter Smith announced the department’s decision to award Ducks Unlimited $600,000 for conservation projects on waterfowl breeding grounds in Prairie Canada. This commitment brings Texas’ cumulative contribution for habitat conservation on Canadian breeding grounds important to Texas’ waterfowl to more than $4 million.

June 7, 2017

TPWD Sets Public Meetings to Gather Input on Possible Extension to Red Snapper Season

AUSTIN- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be seeking input during upcoming public meetings regarding the possibility of extending the federal recreational red snapper season. The federally permitted for-hire charter boat and commercial sectors will not be impacted.

Monahans Sandhills State Park Celebrates 60 Years

MONAHANS— Monahans Sandhills State Park is celebrating its 60th anniversary this Saturday with a day filled with fun events in the dunes. The free event begins at 9 a.m. and continues on until 10 p.m.

June 2, 2017

Playa Restoration Program Fills Grassland Playa Pits, Trenches at No Cost to Landowners

LUBBOCK—A new multi-partner playa restoration program, the Texas Playa Conservation Initiative, is offering participating landowners free backfilling of pits and trenches in playas surrounded by grass.

June 1, 2017

Hueco Tanks State Park Closes 29 Areas to Preserve New Pictograph Findings

EL PASO— Last March, a survey for additional Native American rock paintings, also known as pictographs, began at Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site. One year later, previously unknown pictographs in 29 locations at the site have been discovered using D-Stretch image enhancement technology.

Tickets on Sale Now For Seventh Annual Texas State Bison Music Festival

QUITAQUE— Strap on some boots and head to the panhandle for the seventh annual Texas State Bison Music Festival benefiting the Texas State Bison Herd at Caprock Canyons State Park. Advance tickets are on sale this week for the festival, held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 23 on Main Street in Quitaque.