Stay Tuned, Sept. 20, 2004
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
TPWD News Releases
Sept. 20, 2004
International Pilot Program To Fight Salt Cedar
PRESIDIO, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is teaming up with the Rio Grande Institute, the National Park Service, and Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas in Mexico to help control a nemesis of the Rio Grande.
Sept. 14, 2004
South Zone, High Plains Hunters Get Early Crack at Ducks
AUSTIN, Texas — Ardent Texas waterfowlers who gladly shrug off the bugs, the heat and the humidity that come with September teal hunting, particularly in the South Zone, have more reason to get excited this year with an early opening split of the regular duck season.
Sept. 13, 2004
Texas Big Time Hunts Offer Premier Opportunities
AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star State boasts some of the finest hunting anywhere in the country, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Big Time Texas Hunts offer hunters a chance to experience the best of the best.
Youth Essay Contest Again Seeks Horned Toad Memories
AUSTIN, Texas — What one species can bring the old and young together, evoke sympathy and superstition, illustrate changing ecologies and economies, and teach lessons in biology, social studies, history, and composition? The answer is Texas’ official state reptile, the Texas Horned Lizard. For another year, Texas’ most beloved lizard is the focus of an essay contest called Hometown Horned Toads.
Adventures of the Game Warden Cadet Class of 2004
AUSTIN, Texas — This year’s game warden cadet class has fanned out across Texas since June and is encountering the tragic, the triumphant and the twisted.
TPWD Calendar
The following meetings may be of interest to the public. Check the master calendar for all TPWD events.
Stay Tuned, Sept. 13, 2004
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
Sept. 7, 2004
Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Offers Free Family Fun Oct. 2-3
AUSTIN, Texas — America’s largest free, family-oriented festival of the outdoors takes place here the weekend of Oct. 2-3. The 13th annual Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo will allow tens of thousands of visitors to try fishing, shooting, kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing and more, all at no cost.
Texas Big Game Awards Has New Deadline for 2004-05 Season
SAN ANTONIO — For more than 13 years, the Texas Big Game Awards (TBGA), a partnership of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Wildlife Association, has been the leader in recognizing the contributions that landowners, land managers and responsible hunters make to managing and conserving wildlife and wildlife habitat on Texas’ private lands.