UNDATED — With the arrival of National Safe Boating Week (May 21-27), Boating While Intoxicated arrests are up statewide. Statewide, there were 193 BWI arrests in 2003 and in 2004, there were 279.
HOUSTON — As Texas residents expand their homes and businesses into alligator country, encounters between these normally shy reptiles and humans are increasing. And late spring through summer is alligator mating and nesting season, when gators are more likely to be visible.
AUSTIN, Texas — Lazy summer days and fishing just seem to go hand in hand, so it’s the perfect time to take advantage of the Family Fishing Celebration that allows fishing without a fishing license in Texas state parks.
ZAPATA, Texas —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists are excited over the prospects for Falcon Reservoir. A decade ago Falcon Reservoir offered some of the best bass fishing in Texas and was a very popular destination for bass tournament anglers. Then came a 10-year drought that pulled water levels down and led to a decline in bass fishing.
AUSTIN, Texas — Fourteen chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist program will be conducting fall training classes for volunteers who want to help conserve natural resources.
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Richards Ranch in Jack County west of here has been named this year’s statewide Lone Star Land Steward by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
RUSK, Texas — Parents and grandparents seeking an inexpensive and fun way to entertain youngsters during summer vacation should consider climbing aboard a steam train for a ride through the East Texas piney woods.
Stonewall, Texas — Since 1975, the staff at the Sauer-Beckman Living History Farm has been living in the early 1900s. From the ladies who sew their dresses and put up 300 jars of vegetables and fruits a year, to the men who wear leather suspenders and shear the sheep, the staff of four spends nearly every day of the year living and working in the past.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A workshop to be held here June 10-11 and another on July 9 in Dallas will address the growing problem of Texas rural land being fragmented into smaller tracts, often involving urban-based owners who are interested in wildlife conservation but lack experience in wildlife or land management.