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April 16, 2007

TPWD Grant Funds Programs To Connect Children With Nature

AUSTIN, Texas — Giving kids hands-on outdoor educational and recreational opportunities to help them connect with nature and improve test scores seems to be the common theme among this year’s recipients of Community Outdoor Outreach Program grants from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Battle Re-Enactment, Host of Activities Mark San Jacinto Day Festival Sat., April 21

LAPORTE, Texas — The San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Re-enactment on Saturday, April 21, marks the 171st anniversary of Texas’ famous Battle of San Jacinto and the enduring spirit of the nation of Texas that was born that day. This year’s celebration takes on additional importance because it is the 100-year anniversary of the designation of San Jacinto Battleground as the first Texas state park.

Game Warden Field Notes, April 16, 2007

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

April 9, 2007

TPWD Approves Early Opener in South for Spring Turkey

AUSTIN, Texas — Rio Grande turkey hunters in the southern parts of Texas will get a two-week jump on gobblers next spring following changes in hunting regulations adopted here April 5 by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

New TPWD Rules Streamline Licenses

AUSTIN, Texas — A series of changes to the state’s hunting and fishing licenses adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission here April 5 eliminates unnecessary redundancy, simplifies complicated temporary permits and clarifies senior and disabled citizen licenses.

TPWD Sets Regional Management Plan for Spotted Seatrout

AUSTIN, Texas — The world-famous spotted seatrout fishery in the Lower Laguna Madre will get an extra measure of protection beginning in September after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted April 5 to lower the bag and possession limit for the species there from 10 to five.

New ‘White List’ Proposed To Regulate Nongame Wildlife

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on March 28 authorized seeking public comment on a proposal to change the way nongame wildlife species are regulated. The proposal would create a “white list” of species that could be collected and sold, with all other nongame animals not on the list to be protected from commercial collection and sale.

Energy Company Teams With TPWD, Others To Reforest San Jacinto Battlegrounds Historical Landscape

LA PORTE, Texas — Ongoing efforts to restore the marsh at San Jacinto Battlegrounds State Historic Site took another step forward recently with the planting some 3,000 native hardwood trees along the shoreline and on Goat Island.

April 2, 2007

Fallen Game Warden a Model of New Breed

AUSTIN, Texas — From the time he was a teenager guiding goose hunters on the Texas coastal prairies, probably even before then, Justin Hurst was subconsciously preparing himself to make a difference in natural resource conservation. Those who knew him say he seemed to approach life with that goal in mind.

Lavaca Bay Restoration Credited to Government-Industry Partnership

AUSTIN, Texas — Federal, state, local community and industry leaders on March 28 celebrated a successful cooperative effort to clean up and restore the Point Comfort/Lavaca Bay Superfund site, located midway between Houston and Corpus Christi.