Nov. 23, 2009

Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 23, 2009

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Nov. 20, 2009

Celebrate Holiday Season at a Texas State Park

AUSTIN, Texas — Vow this holiday season to start a new family tradition that celebrates the great outdoors and Texas history by visiting one of the more than a dozen Texas state parks and historic sites hosting special holiday events for all ages. From a Christmas sing-along around a woodland campfire to a pancake breakfast with Santa, the holiday spirit shines through at a park near you. And, don’t miss the 40th annual tree lighting celebration begun by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson in 1970.

Nov. 18, 2009

Toyota ShareLunker 473 Comes From Anderson County

ATHENS, Texas — The latest Toyota ShareLunker had a short ride to its new quarters at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: It was caught from a private lake in Anderson County only a few miles away.

TTBC Broadcast Nationally on CBS Sports This Saturday

LAKE CONROE, TEXAS – The Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), the professional bass fishing world championship, will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports this Saturday, November 21.

Winter rainbow trout fishing offers entry-level fishing opportunities for Texans

AUSTIN, Texas — For Texans in search of convenient fishing, it doesn’t get much better than winter trout season in Texas.

Nov. 17, 2009

Game Warden Sgt. Chris Davis Named Shikar-Safari Officer Of The Year

AUSTIN, Texas — Chris Davis of Austin has received the prestigious Shikar-Safari Club International’s Wildlife Officer of the Year Award, awarded annually by the worldwide conservation organization to one wildlife law enforcement officer in each state. Davis, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department special operations sergeant is the 30th Texan to receive the award.

Nov. 12, 2009

Wolf Named TPWD Wildlife Division Director

AUSTIN, Texas — After a nationwide search, Clayton Wolf has been selected to lead the Wildlife Division at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Wolf brings 20 years experience as a wildlife biologist in Texas, the last six as the agency’s big game program director. Headquartered in Austin, he begins his job Monday, Nov. 16.

$1.5 million Federal Grant to Expand Texas Artificial Reef Program

AUSTIN, Texas — The sand-bottom Gulf of Mexico provides almost no natural reefs for marine life, which is why the Texas Artificial Reef Program was created to provide structures for a thriving ocean ecosystem of aquatic invertebrates and the fish that feed on them. A $1.5 million federal grant will fund creation or enhancement of seven reef sites off the Texas coast in coming years.

Plant Ecologist Loves Her Job, But Wouldn’t Mind A Little More Time In The Office

AUSTIN, Texas — Sometimes, Amie Treuer-Keuhn misses the office.

Nov. 11, 2009

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Expands Fishing Opportunities in the Metroplex

ATHENS, Texas — Fishing just got better in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.