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April 16, 2007

Battle Re-Enactment, Host of Activities Mark San Jacinto Day Festival Sat., April 21

LAPORTE, Texas — The San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Re-enactment on Saturday, April 21, marks the 171st anniversary of Texas’ famous Battle of San Jacinto and the enduring spirit of the nation of Texas that was born that day. This year’s celebration takes on additional importance because it is the 100-year anniversary of the designation of San Jacinto Battleground as the first Texas state park.

April 9, 2007

Energy Company Teams With TPWD, Others To Reforest San Jacinto Battlegrounds Historical Landscape

LA PORTE, Texas — Ongoing efforts to restore the marsh at San Jacinto Battlegrounds State Historic Site took another step forward recently with the planting some 3,000 native hardwood trees along the shoreline and on Goat Island.

April 2, 2007

Lavaca Bay Restoration Credited to Government-Industry Partnership

AUSTIN, Texas — Federal, state, local community and industry leaders on March 28 celebrated a successful cooperative effort to clean up and restore the Point Comfort/Lavaca Bay Superfund site, located midway between Houston and Corpus Christi.

Rare Avian Treasures on Display in Small-Town Museum

MT VERNON, Texas — Families and nature enthusiasts seeking a weekend outing with educational value can become oologists for a day at the Franklin County Historical Association’s Fire Station museum in Mt. Vernon, Texas.

March 26, 2007

Get Hooked on Fishing This Spring at a Texas State Park

AUSTIN, Texas — Fishing in a Texas state park has never been easier or more economical than it is today thanks to the Free Fishing in State Parks program.

March 13, 2007

Mostly Good News for Monarch Spring Migration

AUSTIN, Texas — Millions of monarch butterflies have begun their annual spring migration north into Texas, and entomologists say it’s mostly good news this year. All the monarchs in North America east of the Rocky Mountains winter in one mountainous region of central Mexico, where monarch numbers dropped alarmingly due to a severe snow storm in 2004. Scientists say monarch numbers in this region now appear to have bounced back to approximately 300 million butterflies.

Feb. 26, 2007

Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles Return to Wild

AUSTIN, Texas — About 90 green sea turtles that washed up on South Texas beaches stunned by cold weather in January were transported Feb. 20-21 by truck from fish hatchery and aquarium facilities in Corpus Christi to the Port Isabel area and released back into the wild in the Lower Laguna Madre.

Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center Announces Longer Operating Hours for Spring Break

LAJITAS, Texas — Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center, which serves as the eastern entrance to Big Bend Ranch State Park, will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from March 13 through March 22.

Learn About True Texas Women March 24-25 at Washington-on-the-Brazos

WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS, Texas — Visit Barrington Living History Farm March 24 and 25 to learn about the “True Texas Women” who helped tame the wild Texas frontier. The special program commemorates Texas History Month and Women’s History Month.

Feb. 20, 2007

Two-Day Celebration of 171st Anniversary of Texas Independence Slated for Washington-on-the-Brazos March 3-4

WASHINGTON, Texas — The birthplace of Texas will celebrate the 171st birthday of Texas independence from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 3 and 4 at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site.