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.
TPWD News Releases
Jan. 31, 2005
Redfish Bay Scientific Area Extension Proposed
ROCKPORT, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is planning a new approach to protect ecologically important seagrass beds in coastal bays from propeller-scarring by recreational boats. Scientists believe this propeller scaring is causing long-term damage in some areas.
TPW Commission Awards More Than $6 Million in Grants
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a total of $6,578,497 for two boat ramp grants, 11 local park grants and one indoor recreation project grant.
TPWD Calendar
The following meetings may be of interest to the public. Check the master calendar for all TPWD events.
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 31, 2005
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Stay Tuned, Jan. 31, 2005
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
Jan. 18, 2005
Fourth Crab Trap Cleanup Coming Up; Louisiana Joins Effort
AUSTIN, Texas – Since 2002, scores of volunteers have gathered along the Texas coast on a Saturday morning in mid-February to remove 15,499 abandoned crab traps from Texas bays. Hoping to add to that pile, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are gearing up for another round of cleanups Feb. 18-27.
Northeast Texas Public Meetings Set About Black Bear Plan
TYLER, Texas – More public meetings have been set for this month and next to explain the draft East Texas Black Bear Conservation and Management Plan. This follows the first meeting series held recently in southeast Texas.
‘Most Diverse Game Warden Class Ever’ Starts
AUSTIN, Texas – The 51st Game Warden Cadet Class, which reported for duty Jan. 2, is the most diverse group of game warden cadets the state has ever had.
Free Celebration of Texas Independence Is March 5-6
WASHINGTON, Texas – An expanded number of historic re-enactors, period crafts demonstrators, toe-tappin’ Texas musical performers and a black-powder salute by the Texas Army awaits visitors to this year’s annual celebration of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 5-6.