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Nov. 12, 2007

TPWD Offers Grants To Support Texas Wildlife Action Plan

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking grant proposals to allocate almost $1,000,000 towards projects to implement conservation practices that benefit priority species and habitats identified in the Texas Wildlife Action Plan.

Nov. 1, 2007

Texas Clipper To Be Sunk as Artificial Reef

AUSTIN, Texas — When she is finally sent to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico Nov. 17*, the USTS (United States Training Ship) Texas Clipper will go down in history as the artificial reef that almost wasn’t.

Oct. 31, 2007

Monarchs Migrate Off The Beaten Path

AUSTIN, Texas — Observers have spotted tens of thousands of monarch butterflies migrating across the Texas coast from Louisiana to Mexico in what is being described as "the best coastal monarch viewing in the last 15 years."

Oct. 29, 2007

Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Selected

AUSTIN, Texas — Tommy Bridgers has joined an elite group of sportsmen who can call themselves desert bighorn sheep hunters. That’s because the Duncanville, Texas resident is this year’s winner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Big Time Texas Hunts Grand Slam.

Oct. 24, 2007

Young Hunters Get First Shot During Special Weekend

AUSTIN, Texas — Passing the hunting heritage, as well as a rifle or shotgun, on to the next generation of hunters are what the upcoming special youth-only seasons are all about, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Oct. 23, 2007

Outlook Bright for Upcoming Deer Season

AUSTIN, Texas — Last year’s Texas deer hunting season was considered text book by state wildlife biologists. This season, hunters may have to throw out the book.

Oct. 22, 2007

Proposition 4 Would Fund State Parks, Historic Sites, Crime Labs and More

AUSTIN, Texas — Almost every Texan would feel the effects of Proposition 4 on the Nov. 6 statewide ballot, but few people may understand the proposition’s ballot language.

Alamo Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists Marks 10th Anniversary

SAN ANTONIO — The Alamo Area chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist program is this year celebrating a decade of achievement in environmental conservation, restoration and education. The movement to produce a trained corps of dedicated citizen volunteers has since spawned a nationally-recognized statewide program with 41 other local chapters across Texas, but it all began here 10 years ago.

Program Offers Easy Way to Donate Venison

AUSTIN, Texas — With hunting season around the corner, many hunters will soon find their freezers packed with venison. The Hunters for the Hungry program offers a convenient way to donate extra venison to help feed people in need.

Oct. 15, 2007

Bastrop’s 1st Annual NatureFest Celebrates New Paddling Trail Nov. 3

BASTROP, Texas– City and state officials will come together Saturday, Nov. 3, to officially launch the newest Texas Paddling Trail. El Camino Real Paddling Trail is a six-mile long route along the Colorado River that begins at Fisherman’s Park in downtown Bastrop. The trail will become the fourth inland paddling trail in Texas.