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 News Releases
Jan. 31, 2005
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.
Museum To Celebrate Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — The Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site - National Museum of the Pacific War and the Admiral Nimitz Foundation are inviting veterans from all branches of the service who fought at the Battle of Iwo Jima to a public commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the battle Feb. 17-21 in Fredericksburg.
Meeting Set About Managing Private Impoundments for Better Fishing
CONROE, Texas — Managing Private Impoundments for Better Fishing will be the goal of ‘Bass 102’ scheduled for March 19 at the Lone Star Convention Center.