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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.

April 16, 2009

TPWD Sets Public Hearings on Fee Increases, Dove Rule Proposals

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is inviting input on a series of proposals to increase fees and alter dove hunting season frameworks during upcoming public hearings around the state.

April 13, 2009

Choke Canyon ShareLunker Breaks Drought

ATHENS, Texas — The dry spell is over.

April 9, 2009

Parks and Wildlife Looking for Additional Dove Leases

AUSTIN, Texas — Attention landowners: Looking to make some extra money and got a weedy field not in production or being rested this fall?

April 8, 2009

Texas Game Warden Training Center Groundbreaking Set for April 9

HAMILTON, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials and partners from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, the Police Activities League and the Texas Game Warden Association will break ground April 9 on the first phase of a planned $20 million training complex in Hamilton County.

Cinco de Mayo Regresa al Centro de la Pesca en Agua Dulce de Texas El evento celebra la cultura mexicano americano y los estilos de vida de Texanos

ATHENS, Texas- El 2 de mayo la ciudad de Athens celebrará el Cinco de Mayo con una fiesta en Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, el Centro de la Pesca en Agua Dulce de Texas (TFFC por sus siglos en ingles). Situado 75 millas al sureste de Dallas, el centro ofrece una gran fiesta de comida, música, y baile, además de todas las actividades tradicionales del TFFC, tales como la pesca, giras de tranvía, y espectáculos de submarinistas.