Oct. 29, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Oct. 29, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Oct. 21, 2014

Game Warden Named National Boating Officer of the Year

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Warden John Thorne has been named Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA).

Game Warden Field Notes, Oct. 21, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Oct. 1, 2014

Zebra Mussels Spread to Lake Waco

ATHENS—Lake Waco has become the seventh lake in Texas to be infested by invasive zebra mussels.

Sept. 24, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Sept. 24, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Sept. 18, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Sept. 18, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Old Freighter Sunk to Give Gulf Marine Life a New Hangout

PORT ARANSAS – The 155-foot Kinta S slipped to her watery grave Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico off shore from Mustang Island, but the nearly 40-year-old freighter will foster new marine life for years to come.

Sept. 16, 2014

Coastwide Seagrass Rule Anniversary Signals Hope for Vital Resource

AUSTIN — This month marks the one-year anniversary of a law passed by the 83rd Texas Legislature prohibiting the uprooting of seagrass with the propeller of a boat within the coastal waters of Texas. Seagrasses are important as they stabilize sediments, decrease erosion, improve water quality and clarity, increase dissolved oxygen, and provide integral habitat for recreationally and commercially important species, such as red drum, black drum, and spotted seatrout.

Sept. 4, 2014

New Neches River Paddling Trail Dedication Set for Sept. 6

AUSTIN— This Saturday, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Executive Director Carter Smith and TPW Commissioner Dick Scott will designate a new Texas Paddling Trail in Beaumont at the premiere Neches River Rally.

Sept. 2, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Sept. 2, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.