June 14, 2010

Deadline Approaching for Entry to Win Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License

AUSTIN – This Father’s Day forgo the gaudy neckties and register to win a gift for dad that will never go out of style – a lifetime of free hunting and fishing in Texas.

May 27, 2010

Panhandle Rancher Jim Bill Anderson Receives 2010 Leopold Conservation Award for Texas

AUSTIN — A lifelong passion for preserving prairie land seeded by a high school summer job that didn’t turn out quite like he expected has earned Panhandle rancher Jim Bill Anderson the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award for Texas, a prestigious recognition conferred by Sand County Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of its Lone Star Land Steward Awards program.

May 24, 2010

TPWD Wildlife Biologist Leaves Legacy of Habitat Conservation

PALESTINE – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife biologist Wesley Brian Littrell, 32, of Athens, was killed last Friday afternoon in a tractor-related accident on the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area in northwest Anderson County. He leaves behind an unfinished legacy of habitat conservation.

May 21, 2010

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Education Instructors Needed

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be conducting a free Hunter Education New Instructor Training Workshop June 19, 2010, in Waco. Workshop will run from 8:00 a.m.  to 5:00 p.m. at the Bledsoe-Miller Community Center located at 300 MLK Blvd.

Life’s Better Outside® Experience Comes to AlleyFest June 5-6

LONGVIEW – For the first time, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is bringing its Life’s Better Outside® Experience to this year’s AlleyFest in Longview June 5-6. Visitors of all ages will be able to see and try various outdoor activities, including fishing, archery, and rock climbing.

May 17, 2010

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Education Instructors Needed

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be conducting a free hunter education new instructor training workshop on Saturday, June 19th, at Elm Fork Shooting Sports, 10751 Luna Rd., in Dallas. The workshop will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

May 13, 2010

Texas Game Warden Training Center Gets Big Gift from Former Governor Clements

AUSTIN — Former Gov. William P. Clements has donated $1 million toward the planned second phase of the new Texas Game Warden Training Center in rural Hamilton County, bringing to $3 million his total contribution to the project.

May 11, 2010

Grand Opening of New Game Warden Training Center Set

AUSTIN — The recently completed first phase of the new Texas Game Warden Training Center in rural Hamilton County will be dedicated in ceremonies set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

May 7, 2010

Visitor-Pleasing Upgrades Accelerating at Huntsville State Park

HUNTSVILLE — For years it was a hard-luck entry in the Texas State Park system, but once it opened for good, Huntsville State Park quickly attained major attraction status. Originally constructed in the 1930s by African-American Company 1823 of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the park was still being developed in 1940 when a heavy flood collapsed a dam and   flooded the park, causing extensive and costly damage. The park did not open until 1956.

May 5, 2010

Game Warden Field Notes, May 5, 2010

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