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Feb. 14, 2005

Land Trust Conference Set for Feb. 24-26 in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – At a population of 20 million and growing, Texans are building more roads, buildings and houses and as land disappears, open lands preservation and wildlife habitat conservation become increasingly important.

Stay Tuned, Feb. 14, 2005

Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.

Feb. 7, 2005

Public Meetings Set To Discuss Lesser Prairie Chickens

LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is hosting a series of meetings in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains regions in early March to discuss lesser prairie chicken conservation and management with landowners and others.

Fly Fishers Heading To Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS, Texas — The sixth annual Fly Fish Texas is scheduled for March 5 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center here. TFFC has hosted the event each year since 2001.

Women’s History Month Celebrated at Barrington Living History Farm

WASHINGTON, Texas — Get to know the "gentle tamers and sunbonneted helpmates" of early Texas March 26-27 at Barrington Living History Farm in celebration of Women’s History month.

Stay Tuned, Feb. 7, 2005

Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.

Feb. 1, 2005

Golden Alga Surfacing, TPWD Steps Up Monitoring Efforts

AUSTIN, Texas — Active golden alga blooms are causing fish kills in nearly a dozen water bodies in north-central Texas, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Jan. 31, 2005

TPWD Seeks Public Comment About Proposed Regulation Changes

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering altering hunting and fishing regulations that could increase opportunity and simplify rules.

TPWD Looking at Potential Expansion of Buck Restrictions

AUSTIN, Texas — Experimental buck deer harvest regulations in six- Post Oak Savannah counties are helping create a healthy deer population, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and affected landowners and hunters. Harvest pressure of young bucks has decreased significantly during the past 3 years, and the increase in mature bucks available for harvest has pleased many hunters.

Process in Place To Suspend Coastal Fishing During Freeze

AUSTIN, Texas -The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has adopted rules to protect game fish in coastal waters in the event of a freeze.