ROCKPORT, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is planning a new approach to protect ecologically important seagrass beds in coastal bays from propeller-scarring by recreational boats. Scientists believe this propeller scaring is causing long-term damage in some areas.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a total of $6,578,497 for two boat ramp grants, 11 local park grants and one indoor recreation project grant.
The following meetings may be of interest to the public. Check the master calendar for all TPWD events.
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Since 2002, scores of volunteers have gathered along the Texas coast on a Saturday morning in mid-February to remove 15,499 abandoned crab traps from Texas bays. Hoping to add to that pile, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are gearing up for another round of cleanups Feb. 18-27.
TYLER, Texas – More public meetings have been set for this month and next to explain the draft East Texas Black Bear Conservation and Management Plan. This follows the first meeting series held recently in southeast Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas – The 51st Game Warden Cadet Class, which reported for duty Jan. 2, is the most diverse group of game warden cadets the state has ever had.
WASHINGTON, Texas – An expanded number of historic re-enactors, period crafts demonstrators, toe-tappin’ Texas musical performers and a black-powder salute by the Texas Army awaits visitors to this year’s annual celebration of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 5-6.
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — The Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site - National Museum of the Pacific War and the Admiral Nimitz Foundation are inviting veterans from all branches of the service who fought at the Battle of Iwo Jima to a public commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the battle Feb. 17-21 in Fredericksburg.