HUNT – On Oct. 27, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division will host a public meeting at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area to discuss impacts of the July floods on fisheries resources in Kerr County, present fisheries management plans for the Guadalupe River and local community fishing lakes to support flood recovery and invite public input.
AUSTIN – Quail hunting season kicks off on Nov. 1 in Texas, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey revealed some encouraging population numbers heading into opening day. Good habitat conditions along with timely rainfall helped bobwhite and scaled quail production this last spring and summer.
BURNET— Media is invited to help Inks Lake State Park celebrate its 75th birthday with a fun-filled day of family-friendly activities.
AUSTIN — A partnership between the Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) Program and H-E-B is expanding pollinator habitat across the state. As part of their Our Texas, Our Future sustainability commitment, H-E-B has awarded $80,000 to TMN to support 17 individual chapter-led projects to create native plant habitats, install pollinator-friendly landscapes and develop educational resources to connect Texans with the vital role pollinators play in sustaining ecosystems and agriculture.
AUSTIN— The temperature is finally cooling off, so it’s time to go outside! Fall is the ideal season for warming up by a campfire, telling stories and making s’mores, and Texas State Parks have family-friendly events and programs for all to enjoy.
MOUNTAIN HOME – In May 1925, the Heart of the Hills State Fish Hatchery, now known as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center, was born in the Texas Hill Country. One hundred years later, the hatchery continues to play an important role in ensuring the science-based management and conservation of freshwater fisheries in Texas.
AUSTIN — Texans are invited to step outside, watch nature, and share what they see during the 2025 Texas Pollinator BioBlitz, Oct. 10-26. This yearly event celebrates the bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds, nectar-feeding bats and other pollinators that keep Texas ecosystems healthy.
AUSTIN – La abundante población de aves y las lluvias superiores al promedio durante los meses de verano aumentan la confianza de los cazadores que se preparan para el inicio de la nueva temporada de caza de aves acuáticas.
AUSTIN – Abundant population numbers and above average rainfall during the summer months is a confidence booster for hunters preparing for the start of the new waterfowl hunting season.
AUSTIN— The Centennial Time Capsule, which encompasses 100 years of Texas State Parks history, is once again on the move and enroute to its winter home at Davis Mountains State Park as part of its 50-year trek to every state park across the Lone Star State. The time capsule, which houses one object from every state park and support program, went on display at Blanco State Park in April of this year.