July 14, 2011

Wetlands Restoration Project Under Way at Sheldon Lake State Park

HOUSTON – Restoration of 290 acres of bald cypress swamp, bottomland hardwood forest and savannah began on June 1 at Sheldon Lake State Park on the northeast side of Houston.

July 12, 2011

Texas Launches Mandatory Boater Education, Additional Safety Measures

AUSTIN – A new state law from the recent legislative session will require mandatory boater education for more people in Texas, a move supporters say will save lives and make crowded waters safer.

July 8, 2011

Cleveland Angler Sets New State Catch-and-Release Record for Alligator Gar

ATHENS—Joseph Williams of Cleveland, Texas, fishes the Trinity River below Lake Livingston dam about 30 weekends a year, trying to catch big alligator gar and release them alive.

July 6, 2011

Public Input Sought in Proposed Transfer of Sebastopol House

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will accept input into the proposed transfer of Sebastopol House State Historic Site to the City of Seguin at a public meeting to be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 28. The meeting will be held at the historic site, 704 Zorn St.

July 5, 2011

Input Sought for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Early Restoration Projects

AUSTIN – Natural resource trustees are planning early restoration to start addressing impacts to natural resources caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and they’re welcoming ideas for specific restoration and conservation projects in Texas.

July 1, 2011

Jeff Boruff Memorial Sea Turtle Release Returns Turtles To Wild

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – Three rehabilitated green sea turtles, including some stranded by last winter’s record freeze, were returned to the wild July 1 in the lower Laguna Madre. The Jeff Boruff Memorial Sea Turtle Release was dedicated to the memory of Jeff “Yappo” Boruff, a young Texan who volunteered summers helping endangered sea turtles in Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Season to Open July 15

AUSTIN, Texas — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both state and federal waters will open 30 minutes after sunset Friday, July 15, 2011. The opening date is based on an evaluation of the biological, social and economic information to maximize the benefits to the industry and the public.

June 30, 2011

Texans Must Declare Independence from Zebra Mussels

AUSTIN — With the July Fourth holiday approaching, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is urging boaters to declare their independence from zebra mussels by keeping their watercraft free of the small but insidious invaders.

June 29, 2011

‘All hands on deck’ for state game wardens July 4th

It’ll be “all hands on deck” during the July 4th holiday weekend as state game wardens take to crowded and in some cases dangerously low Texas lakes to enforce boating laws.

June 28, 2011

Texas Student Wins Top Honor at State-Fish Art Expo

ATHENS—Brady King of Livingston was named the winner of the Seth Thomas Spradlin Best of Show award at the 13th annual Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Expo held at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center June 25.