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.

Aug. 29, 2014

“Beautiful But Gone” Video Packs Powerful Water Safety Message

AUSTIN — As thousands of Texans make plans to take to the water over the Labor Day weekend, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is releasing an emotionally charged educational video aimed at getting a boating safety message to parents.

Aug. 21, 2014

TPWD Employee Named State Boating Educator of the Year

HOUSTON— Tim Spice, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Boater Education Coordinator, has been selected as the “State Educator of the Year” as well as the “Southern States’ Educator of the Year.”

Game Warden Named “State Officer of the Year” by NASBLA

HOUSTON — Texas Game Warden John Thorne has been selected as the “State Officer of the Year” and the “Southern States Officer of the Year” by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA).

July 30, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, July 30, 2014

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

July 22, 2014

Texas Game Wardens Host National Officer Water Survival “Train the Trainers” Course

AUSTIN —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens are hosting a nationwide Train the Trainer Officer Water Survival (OWS) course for water safety enforcement officer trainers. Officers from Texas, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Alaska, New Mexico and Arizona will be attending the course taking place July 21-25 at the School for the Deaf pool facility.

July 8, 2014

Game Wardens Arrest 58 Intoxicated Boat Operators During the July Fourth Weekend

Austin – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens made 58 boating under the influence arrests and contacted some 30,000 recreational boaters over the July Fourth weekend.

July 7, 2014

Beat July Heat with a Canoe, Kayak Outing

AUSTIN – On the water it’s easier than ever to experience a closer view of wildlife and scenery. Beat the heat and kayak or canoe easily accessible and scenic waterways in a state park or along a designated Texas Paddling Trail.