Bat Viewing Offered Nightly at Old Tunnel
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area near here in the central Texas Hill Country is offering bat-viewing opportunities every night all summer through October.
TPWD News Releases
June 28, 2004
June 21, 2004
Buffalo Soldiers Share African-American Heritage
AUSTIN, Texas — A unique and, until recently, seldom told part of Texas’ frontier heritage will come to life this summer through living history encampments, African-American rodeos and other events staged by the Texas Buffalo Soldiers Program.
Magazine July Issue Plumbs Depths of Texas Rivers
AUSTIN, Texas — A special issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine titled The State of Rivers will hit newsstands and reader mailboxes late this month, the third in an award-winning annual series of July issues covering water resource challenges facing all regions of the state.
TPWD and Brenham ISD "Parkner" Up For Camp Yes
AUSTIN, Texas— Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Brenham Independent School District have teamed up to give local children the opportunity get off the couch this summer and learn about nature in the great outdoors. This partnership has been made possible through a grant from TPWD Community Outdoor Outreach Program, administered by the State Parks Recreation Grants program.
May 31, 2004
Commission Approves Public Hunting at 44 State Parks
AUSTIN, Texas — One-third of the sites in the Texas state parks system will offer public hunting opportunities for the 2004-05 hunting season. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its May 27 public meeting approved the 44 sites.
May 24, 2004
Free Family Fishing Continues in Texas With Special Events in State Parks June 5
AUSTIN, Texas — Today’s tech-savvy kids may know how to tie up the line between cell phones and Instant Messenger, but can they cast a line? A fishing line, that is.
This Big Fish Story Is For Real
ATHENS, Texas — Call something a "big fish story" and everyone knows immediately it’s a tall tale.
Nature Photography Exhibit, Digital Photo Workshop Featured at TFFC
ATHENS, Texas — The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center will host a traveling photo exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. from June 5 through July 20.
May 17, 2004
Game Warden Memorial Honors Wesley Wagstaff
ATHENS, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently honored a fallen employee at the game warden memorial here. Game Warden Wesley Wagstaff was killed in a head-on collision while responding to a poaching call in Hardin County Aug. 5, 2003. TPWD added his name to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center memorial May 12.
Renovated Matagorda Island Lighthouse Shines Again
PORT O’CONNOR, Texas — A Matagorda Island beacon that guided ships along Texas’ mid-coast before the U.S. Civil War is again lighting the way for modern mariners thanks to the recent completion of a $1.23 million overhaul of the state’s oldest operational lighthouse.