2006 News Releases About State Parks and Destinations

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(82 Releases)

Dec. 27, 2006

• Public Meetings Set for Big Bend Ranch State Park Use Plan [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold two meetings in January to seek public comment about how Big Bend Ranch State Park should be accessed and used for recreational purposes in the future.

Dec. 20, 2006

• Texas Off Highway Vehicle Decals Enforced Starting Jan. 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN, Texas — On Jan. 1, 2007, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens and other authorities will begin enforcing the requirement for all qualifying trail vehicles to have a current Texas Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) decal properly mounted on their trail vehicles when used at OHV venues on public land in Texas.

Dec. 18, 2006

• TPWD’s Top 10 News Stories of 2006 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  EDITORS NOTE: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format for the most part and provide a summary of the top news stories of 2006. Details about these topics can be found in the department’s online news archive. Please note that TPWD will not be distributing weekly news during the coming holidays. News distribution will resume on Jan. 16, 2007. Happy Holidays!

Dec. 15, 2006

• State-Fish Art Contest Calls for Entries [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 11, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Rio Grande Valley State Park New World Birding Center Site [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Flat Out Fishing Offers Tips for Novice and Expert Anglers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 4, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks & Wildlife Invites You To Go “Green” This Holiday Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Ground Broken for New Caprock Canyons Visitor Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 28, 2006

• Texas State Railroad Funded Through August 2007 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 20, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas State Parks Gearing Up for Christmas Events [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Annual Winter Trout Stocking Begins Nov. 30 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Humanities Texas Awards Grant for New Deal Web Project [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 13, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Improved Red Tide Response Tracks Decline of Texas Bloom [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Coastal Expos Set for Killeen, Kingsville, Victoria, Valley [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Scientists Mapping Texas Cave With Lasers — Laser Technology Will Create a 3-Dimensonal Map of Devil’s Sinkhole [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 30, 2006

• Sebastopol House Celebrates 150 Years of Texas History [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 23, 2006

• Extensive Facelift Returns Indian Lodge to Historic Splendor [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 16, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Record Numbers of Whooping Cranes Expected This Fall [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Agreement Reached To Keep Eisenhower State Park Open [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• 1944 Texas Clipper To Become Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 9, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• NOAA Implements Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System for Texas Gulf Coast [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Lake Tawakoni State Park Receives Donation To Build Restrooms [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Advisory Committee To Review Big Bend Ranch State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 3, 2006

• Red Tide Observed Along Coastal Bend [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 25, 2006

• Big Bend Ranch Site of Fall Digital Photo Workshop [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 18, 2006

• Catfish CSI Reveals Cause of Famous Fish’s Demise [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 28, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPW Awards More Than $3 Million in Trail, Local Park Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Lake Houston State Park Transfers to City of Houston [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• South Padre’s World Birding Center Receives $1 Million [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Five Boat Ramp Projects Receive TPWD Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 24, 2006

• Parks Advisory Committee Urges $85 Million Increase [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 14, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Celebrates 15 Years Oct. 7-8 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• State Parks Advisory Committee Readies Final Report [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 31, 2006

• Elevator Renovations Complete at San Jacinto Monument [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 17, 2006

• Kite Tube Manufacturer Issues Recall [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 3, 2006

• State Park Economic Returns Exceed Operating Costs [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 19, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Buffalo Soldiers Impart Living History at Summer Events [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Meeting Set on Lease of New Outdoor Recreation Land [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 12, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Goliad State Park Celebrates Major Restoration [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• June 30 Is Deadline for Parks Pass/Magazine Offer [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• ICF Nature Photography Awards To Be Announced June 17 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 5, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Perry Bass Leaves Texas Conservation Legacy [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Children Can Ride Texas State Railroad This Summer for Free [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 30, 2006

• TPW Commission Approves Public Hunting in 42 State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 22, 2006

• ‘Life’s Better Outside’ for Texas Young People, Families [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 15, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Family Fishing Celebration Hits High Gear This Summer [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Public Invited To Participate in Reefing Program [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• State Parks Advisory Committee to Discuss Park Needs, Costs [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 8, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Village Creek State Park Reopens Campsites After Hurricane [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Reliant Team Reclaims Birding Classic Weeklong Win [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 26, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Boaters Urged To ‘Lift, Drift, Pole or Troll’ as New Seagrass Reg Takes Effect [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame To Welcome Two New Members [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 24, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Urban Areas To Be Fishing Hotspots This Spring and Summer [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas State Parks Damaged by Rita Making a Comeback [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Amistad Strikes Gold with Budweiser ShareLunker 400 — Lake will be stocked with fingerlings with thoroughbred genes. [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 17, 2006

• April 15 Brings Outdoor Grants for 8 Texas Groups [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 10, 2006

• Prop 8 Funds Set for Rita Repairs, State Park & WMA Projects [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 6, 2006

• Mitigation Agreement To Benefit Wildlife, Highways [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 3, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• New Edition of Texas State Park Guide Available [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• State Parks Advisory Committee To Seek Funding Options [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• State Parks Advisory Board To Seek Funding Options [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Drought Affects Backyard Wildlife [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Coastal Expos Bring Beach to Cities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 29, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• First Inland Paddling Trail Opens in Luling [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas State Railroad To Resume Runs From Palestine [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 17, 2006

• Great Texas Birding Classic Marks 10 Years of Conservation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 6, 2006

• Digital Photo Workshop Slated at Big Bend Ranch State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 20, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Input Sought on Land Transfers Near Brownwood, Weslaco [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New Marker Recalls 1889 Railroad Near State Park Trailway [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 13, 2006

• Historical Documents To Highlight Texas Independence Celebration at Washington-on-the-Brazos [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 6, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center To Host Fly Fish Texas March 4 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Spanish Artifacts Unearthed at Mission Tejas State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Nature Photography Symposium, Launch Party March 18 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 30, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Unveils Proposed Hunting, Fishing Rule Changes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New Off-Highway Vehicle Decal To Fund Trail Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Crockett County Motorized Trail Grant Approved [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPW Commission Awards $2.74 Million in Recreation Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPW Commission Approves $1.5 Million for Boating Access [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Bass Anglers Invited To Meet With Fisheries Biologists [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 23, 2006

• Frio River Bank Work Begins To Save Garner’s Dance Floor [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 16, 2006

• Historic Landmark Inn Offers February Valentine’s Special [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 3, 2006

• Nominations Sought for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]