April 28, 2009

ShareLunker 471: It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over

ATHENS, Texas — Don’t count your chickens until they hatch, and don’t close the books on the ShareLunker program until the last tick of the clock April 30.

Feral Hogs Not Tied to Swine Flu

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds hunters and trappers there is no indication of a human-animal disease relationship with swine flu and to continue to use common sense when handling feral hogs.

April 27, 2009

Digital Photography Workshop at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center July 4

ATHENS, Texas — Nationally known photographer Wyman Meinzer will conduct a digital photography workshop at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center July 4.

April 24, 2009

TPWD to Honor Lone Star Land Stewards

AUSTIN, Texas — The ability to manage land in difficult times, through extended dry periods and economic downturns, is the hallmark of a good land steward. This year’s recipients of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Lone Star Land Steward Awards are prime examples.

Outdoor Service Projects Funded in Latest Round of CO-OP Grants

AUSTIN, Texas — State and local parks will be the beneficiaries of outdoor service projects thanks to grants recently awarded to organizations around the state. The Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) grant awards up to $50,000 to groups that are introducing participants to environmental education programs while allowing them to get outside and have a little fun camping, fishing, kayaking and more.

April 23, 2009

Abilene State Park Commemorates 75 Years

TUSCOLA, Texas — Abilene State Park, renowned for its huge swimming pool and rustic water tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corp during the 1930’s, RV camping, roaming bison stately oak and pecan trees, will commemorate 75 years of operation on Saturday, May 16.

TPWD to Add Catch and Release Water Body Records to Angler Recognition Program

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will expand its Angler Recognition Program with a public water body Catch and Release record category for 39 saltwater and freshwater fish species beginning June 1. Currently the only catch and release records accepted by the department are for state records.

April 21, 2009

Lone Zebra Mussel Found in Lake Texoma

AUSTIN — For the fifth time in four years, an alert citizen has assisted Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) in their efforts to keep zebra mussels from invading Lake Texoma.

A Tale of Two Lakes

KARNACK and BROOKELAND, Texas — Caddo Lake and Sam Rayburn Reservoir are about as different as two lakes can be, yet both face the same threat.

April 17, 2009

Eleven New Paddling Trails Slated for Texas Waters in 2009

AUSTIN, Texas — When the Buffalo Bayou Paddling Trail is dedicated April 28, it will be the 16th Texas Paddling Trail and — at 26 miles — the longest in the state. Notable as an oasis for wildlife and tranquility in the nation’s fourth-largest city, the Buffalo Bayou Paddling Trail is only the first of nearly a dozen paddling trails expected to be unveiled this year.