Learn About Hunting at a Fish Place
ATHENS, Texas — A fish hatchery may not seem to be a likely place to learn about hunting, but the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is no ordinary fish place.
TPWD News Releases
Sept. 27, 2004
State Parks Offer Hands-On Connection With Texas Archeology
AUSTIN, Texas — October is Archeology Month, and numerous Texas state parks are hosting tours that afford visitors the chance to get up close and personal with history at places where archeologists have uncovered important clues to the past.
TPWD Calendar (September Addition)
The following meetings may be of interest to the public. Check the master calendar for all TPWD events.
Stay Tuned, Sept. 27, 2004
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
Licensed Hunters Have Shots at Free Bighorn Sheep Hunts
AUSTIN, Texas — Without the support of Texas sportsmen through their purchase of hunting licenses, one of the state’s premier wildlife restoration efforts could not have happened. As a way of saying, "thanks for helping" the recovery of the desert bighorn sheep, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is giving away two prized guided permit hunts in a drawing among hunters who purchase their license on or before Oct. 17.
Sept. 20, 2004
Texas Kids Headed to Parks and Wildlife Expo
AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of young people from cities across Texas will board buses for the 13th annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo here on Oct. 2-3.
New ’Science by The Horns’ Program Serves Austin Schools
AUSTIN, Texas — Starting this fall, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is partnering with the University of Texas College of Natural Sciences to enhance science education in Austin Independent School District elementary schools. The program is called "Science by the Horns," and reaches students through professional development and resources from TPWD.
Funding Available For Coastal Habitat Restoration
AUSTIN, Texas — For the fourth year in a row, a regional partnership between the Gulf Ecological Management Sites (GEMS) Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Community-Based Restoration Program is inviting preproposals for habitat restoration projects.
Stay Tuned, Sept. 20, 2004
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
International Pilot Program To Fight Salt Cedar
PRESIDIO, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is teaming up with the Rio Grande Institute, the National Park Service, and Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas in Mexico to help control a nemesis of the Rio Grande.