AUSTIN – Thanks to heavy rains and warmer temperatures, Texas state parks are enjoying an early spring this year. Rolling waves of bright blue, deep red and rich yellow blanket Texas’ hills and plains in an impressive wildflower display.
AUSTIN — Find everything you need to know about your favorite freshwater fish in the new Texas Fishing Guide section of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine’s mobile app. The app, available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play, makes it easy for anglers to explore their favorite species.
AUSTIN – Every year, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, honors landowners from across the state with the Lone Star Land Steward Award for their contributions to natural resource conservation and management. This year, TPWD will honor seven winners from six ecologically diverse regions of the state as some of the best examples of sound habitat management.
FORT DAVIS— Davis Mountains State Park, in cooperation with the Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI), is bringing good food, fun and delicious competition back to the mountains this spring with the second Annual Mile-High Chili Cook Off April 23.
HOUSTON – Texas game wardens have been busy responding to devastating floods that inundated a dozen southeast Texas counties over the last few days, conducting over 170 water rescues of individuals and families who were caught in the quickly rising waters.
ATHENS—If there’s one thing bass anglers can all probably agree on, it’s the need to protect bass and the places they live so that these precious resources will continue to provide quality fishing opportunities in the future.
HOUSTON – Individuals who teach safe, responsible hunting and firearm safety were honored at the Texas Hunter Education Instructor Conference in Houston April 9-10.
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has partnered with the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts (ATSWCD), Texas Wildlife Association, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board to highlight the importance of voluntary land stewardship in Texas. The statewide campaign, “Land Stewardship Produces a Healthy Texas,” is the theme of this year’s Soil & Water Stewardship Week, which is April 24 through May 1.
AUSTIN – This morning, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director Carter Smith honored several men and women for their outstanding acts of service at the 12th annual Law Enforcement Division Awards Ceremony.
ATHENS—After 4.5 months with no entries into the Toyota ShareLunker program, Bruce Butler of Amarillo ended the dry spell with a 13.13-pound fish from Lake Alan Henry.