Zebra Mussels Found in Sherman’s Lake Dean Gilbert
AUSTIN—Zebra mussels have been found in Lake Dean Gilbert in the city of Sherman’s Pecan Grove Park.
TPWD News Releases
Dec. 18, 2015
Texas Ramping Up Fight against Aquatic Invasive Species
AUSTIN – Texas is ramping up its efforts in the Pineywoods ecoregion of East Texas to fight the invasion of aquatic species that pose significant threats to the state’s environment and its economy.
Dec. 17, 2015
Start the New Year With a First Day Hike
AUSTIN— Begin the New Year on the right foot by participating in a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park.
Dec. 16, 2015
Big Game Awards Program Celebrates 25 Years of Texas Hunting Heritage
SAN ANTONIO – Hunters can show their Texas pride by entering their big game harvest in this year’s Texas Big Game Awards program. The program is accepting entries now through March 1, 2016.
Dec. 15, 2015
Public Fishing Access Areas Open Again on the Guadalupe River
AUSTIN—The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has signed temporary leased access agreements with four Guadalupe River property owners to expand public fishing access to the trout fishery downstream of Canyon Lake.
Dec. 10, 2015
Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 10, 2015
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Dec. 7, 2015
Family Fishing Opportunities Expand at Travis County Park East of Austin
AUSTIN—One of Travis County’s newest parks now offers a new Neighborhood Fishin’ lake that will increase fishing access for youth and families living in the Austin metropolitan area.
Rainbow Trout Coming to Tyler’s Nature Center
TYLER — The East Texas Woods and Waters Foundation (ETWWF) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will host two special fishing events in January 2016. Two thousand rainbow trout will be stocked into The Nature Center pond to provide a free fishing opportunity for area youth and their adult fishing mentors. Event dates are January 2 and 9, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., rain or shine.
Arts in the Parks Calendar Winners Announced
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Arts in the Parks program announced the 24 winners of the Texas State Parks Youth Arts Contest, which ran from May 1 to Nov. 1. The winning art pieces are featured in a 2016 calendar.
Dec. 3, 2015
Texas Master Naturalist Program Seeks Applicants
AUSTIN — Twenty chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist program are conducting training classes in the spring of 2016 for volunteers wanting to learn about natural resource and conservation management.