Project Wild Trains Texas Teachers in Wildlife Science
AUSTIN, Texas — The new teacher was anxious. Four of the boys in her class were often rowdy.
TPWD News Releases
May 8, 2006
Managing Land for Wildlife Workshop May 20 in Houston
HOUSTON — Texans are reconnecting with the landscape. As people buy property for retirement, some are moving back to the country. Not all of them want to raise livestock and some just want to enjoy the rural lifestyle. For those interested in wildlife, the workshop Managing Your Land For Wildlife: Practical First Steps on May 20 will offer practical guidance.
Drawdown Set To Combat Exotic Aquatics at Steinhagen
FORT WORTH, Texas — In an effort to combat nuisance levels of non-native aquatic vegetation at B. A. Steinhagen Lake in Jasper and Tyler Counties, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, plans a summer drawdown of the lake.
May 1, 2006
Texas Groups Join Teaming With Wildlife Coalition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Texas groups recently met with congressional and conservation leaders here as part of a coalition of 3,000 organizations that make up Teaming with Wildlife, an effort to boost state and federal funding for wildlife conservation, outdoor recreation and conservation education and prevent wildlife from becoming endangered.
Spring Alligator Activity Prompts Public Safety Tips
HOUSTON — As Texas residents expand their homes and businesses into alligator country, encounters between these normally shy reptiles and people are increasing. And late spring through summer is alligator mating and nesting season, when gators are more likely to be visible.
April 26, 2006
Boaters Urged To ‘Lift, Drift, Pole or Troll’ as New Seagrass Reg Takes Effect
ROCKPORT, Texas — The popular Redfish Bay area receives an extra measure of protection beginning May 1. On that date, a new regulation takes effect, prohibiting the uprooting of seagrass within the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area (RBSSA).
Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame To Welcome Two New Members
ATHENS, Texas — Two men have been selected as the 2006 inductees into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, and their background and achievements make them perfect complements to each other.
April 24, 2006
Urban Areas To Be Fishing Hotspots This Spring and Summer
AUSTIN, Texas — Anglers in eight Texas cities will benefit from a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department program that will stock catchable-size channel catfish in selected Community Fishing Lakes every two weeks during April, May, June, July, September and October.
Fish and Commercial Netters Ignore U.S.-Mexico Border
AUSTIN, Texas —Managing a fishery and enforcing game laws along an international border are both complicated tasks. Combine the two and you have a nightmare for fisheries biologists and game wardens alike.
Texas State Parks Damaged by Rita Making a Comeback
AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time since Hurricane Rita ripped through east Texas last September, destroying much in its path and forcing several state parks to shut down, one site is welcoming campers again and another is planning to open soon.