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Feb. 20, 2007

Capture Big Bend’s Spring Splendor at Photo Workshop

PRESIDIO, Texas — Flowing desert springs and blooming Chihuahua Desert wildflowers, cacti and shrubs should provide colorful subjects for shutterbugs attending Big Bend Ranch State Park’s twice-annual digital photography workshop April 13-15.

Fulton Mansion Dig Turns up Piles of Bones

FULTON, Texas — Make no bones about it. The Fulton family, who lived along the South Texas coast in the late 1800s, ate pretty high on the hog.

Feb. 12, 2007

TPWD, CCA Texas Team up to Retire Record Number of Inshore Shrimping Licenses

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Coastal Conservation Association Texas teamed up to retire a record number of inshore shrimping licenses this year.

Quail Need Help Rebuilding Numbers

AUSTIN, Texas — For some, the 2006-07 Texas quail hunting season may not have been as rewarding as in recent years, with dry conditions contributing to below-average quail production and fewer birds in the field.

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Host Fly Fish Texas March 3

ATHENS, Texas—Somewhere out there—in Texas, or Colorado, or Alaska, or the Florida Keys or Patagonia—a fish is waiting for you to present a fly to be engulfed.

Springs Documentary Airs Feb. 15, Some Airtimes Revised

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will air its latest video documentary about water resources, “Texas the State of Springs,” the evening of Thursday, Feb. 15 on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations statewide.

Texas Buffalo Soldiers Announce 2007 Events

AUSTIN, Texas — Kicking off the start of a series of statewide events during Black History Month, the Texas Buffalo Soldiers are geared up for a year’s worth of educational presentations at historic fort sites, schools and rodeos to increase public knowledge of frontier-era African-American soldiers and their contributions to the Lone Star State.

Feb. 8, 2007

Crab Trap Drop-off Sites Set for Feb. 16-25 Cleanup

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials have established 18 unmanned crab trap drop-off sites and ten manned sites for the annual 10-day volunteer crab trap cleanup on Texas bays.

Feb. 5, 2007

Urban Wildlife Conference To Address Nuisance Issues

DALLAS, Texas — Deer in the driveway? Coyotes on the concrete? While many suburbanites love wildlife and a country setting, and wildlife experts tout the value of native habitat and open space, conflicts between people and wild animals are on the rise statewide. A conference here Feb. 20 will gather experts to explore solutions.

Public Meetings Set for Big Bend Ranch State Park Use Plan

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold public meetings Feb. 8 in Alpine and Feb. 15 in Houston to seek public comment about how Big Bend Ranch State Park should be accessed and used for recreational purposes in the future.