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Dec. 29, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• “State of the Gulf—America’s Sea” Video Documentary Airs Feb. 24-27 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN — The one-hour video documentary “The State of the Gulf—America’s Sea” will air in late February on all Texas public television stations, taking a broad look at the Gulf of Mexico almost a year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
• TPWD Seeks Input on Proposed Revised Rules for Exotic Aquatic Plants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN – Many aquaria and landscape enthusiasts appreciate the beauty and functionality of aquatic plants, but the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department wants to ensure the introduction of non-native aquatic plants will not harm the state’s natural resources.
• TPWD’s Top 10 Conservation News Stories of 2010 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  Editors Note: Here’s a summary of the top news stories of 2010. Details about these topics can be found in the department’s online news archive.

Dec. 23, 2010

• UPDATE: Desert Bighorn Sheep Released at Big Bend Ranch State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  ALPINE – Forty-six desert bighorn sheep bolted out of transport trailers and up into the Bofecillos Mountains along the Rio Grande this week. The 12 rams and 34 ewes were captured by helicopter at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area and moved to Big Bend Ranch State Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 21-22.

Dec. 22, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
• TPWD Seeks Public Input on How Spotted Seatrout Should be Managed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  CORPUS CHRISTI — Due to continued public interest in overall spotted seatrout population health, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries Division staff will host a series of coastwide scoping meetings in January to obtain public input on potential conservation measures for spotted seatrout as part of the annual statewide proclamation process.   Coastal Fisheries staff will consider input on how spotted seatrout are currently managed in Texas.

Dec. 21, 2010

• 29 Desert Bighorn Sheep Released at Big Bend Ranch State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 20, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Far West Texas Wildlife Trail Debut Marks Milestone [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPW Commission Approves Devils River Land Acquisition [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Nominations Sought for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 17, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Desert Bighorn Sheep Restoration Hits New Milestone — Big Bend Ranch State Park Release Is Next Step in Species Comeback [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• O.H. Ivie Continues Toyota ShareLunker Run — No. 505 is first of season; third for female angler [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 13, 2010

• Dec. 16 Dedication Set for Four East Texas Paddling Trails [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 9, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Rainbow Trout Coming to Tyler’s Nature Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Dallas Safari Club Tops $750K in 5 Years for Texas Projects [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Assessing Eastern Turkey, Considering Hunting Closure in 15 Counties [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Redevelopment Planned for Hurricane-Wrecked Sea Rim State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Area Crappie Populations Look Excellent [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 7, 2010

• Search Under Way In 8-Year-Old Boating Fatality Case [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 6, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Holiday Gift Ideas for the Outdoor Lovers on Your List [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPW Commission To Meet Dec. 20 in Austin — Devils River, TFFC Land Acquisitions on Special Meeting Agenda [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 1, 2010

• Winter rainbow trout season means stocked lakes across Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 30, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Rainbows Coming to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Dec. 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Galveston Island State Park Redevelopment Public Meeting Set [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 18, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Master fly-fisher to teach class at TFFC Jan. 15 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• 18 Schools, Nonprofits Win Healthy Habitats Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Fairfield Lake stocked with Toyota Sharelunker offspring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 17, 2010

• Gulf Spill Impacts Explored in December Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 16, 2010

• Texas Partnership for Children in Nature Calls For “Happier, Healthier, Smarter” Kids — Statewide Conference Dec. 3-4 in Austin to Probe Problems, Solutions [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 15, 2010

• Big Bend Ranch State Park trail designated an “Epic” Ride [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 12, 2010

• Inks Lake State Park Golf Course to Close [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 10, 2010

• Fall Foliage Colors Peaking at Lost Maples State Natural Area [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 9, 2010

• Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Close for Repairs — Closure planned for December 13—20, 2010 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 4, 2010

• Game Warden Named Officer of the Year [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 3, 2010

• TPW Commission Delays Consideration of Devils River Land Acquisition [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 2, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Postpones Devils River Land Acquisition [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New Texas Paddling Trail to Open in Seguin [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 1, 2010

• TPWD Setting Up Voluntary Trans Pecos Mule Deer Check Stations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 29, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Announces Big Time Texas Hunts Winners for 2010 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Battleship Texas Dry Berth Design Contract Signed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 27, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Media Advisory: Parks & Wildlife “Ask the Expert” live online chat Nov. 4 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• State Archeologist Recognized For Native American Scholarship Program [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 26, 2010

• Hunting Outlook Optimistic for Quail Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 25, 2010

• Oversummer Survival of Guadalupe River Rainbow Trout Looks Excellent in 2010 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 22, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Even More to Love about Garner State Park — Popular Park Showcases Capital Repair Improvements [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Rare Sighting of Mexican Long-tongued Bat [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 21, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Recreational Boating Safety Hearing Oct. 29 in Austin [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Record Number of Whooping Cranes Expected To Reach Texas This Fall [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Galveston FOCUS Event to Feature Children Creating Mural with Artist Wyland [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 18, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Lake Fork “State of the Lake II” Public Meeting [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Native Plant Week Celebrated Statewide [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Go Fish! Events on Tap This Fall at 4 Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 14, 2010

• Young Hunters Get First Shot During Special Weekend [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 13, 2010

• Cedar Hill State Park To Host Harvest Heritage Festival — Outdoor Activities, Pumpkin Patch, Demonstrations Highlight Day’s Activities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 12, 2010

• TPWD Proposes Land Acquisition for New State Park on Devils River [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 6, 2010

• Halloween at the Hatchery Set for October 28 — Tricks and treats at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 5, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Little Lake, Big Fish — Best little lake in Texas may surprise you [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Palo Duro Canyon to Remain Open During Road Work [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 30, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Prospects Looking Good for Texas Deer Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Bluegrass Music Highlights Colorado Bend State Park Fall Festival Oct. 23 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 29, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks & Wildlife wages war on invading zebra mussels [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Guadalupe Valley Paddling Trail Opens Oct. 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 27, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Toyota ShareLunker Season Begins October 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament Awards Thousands in Prizes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 23, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Take Me Outdoors Houston Set For Oct. 2 At Discovery Green — Houston’s 2nd annual Free, Family-Oriented Festival of the Outdoors [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Deadline to Enter Big Time Texas Hunts is Oct. 15 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Big Bend Ranch Cattle Drive Set for Oct. 21-23 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 22, 2010

• Lesser Prairie-Chicken Website Offers One-Stop Landowner Resource — New Tool Comes As More Landowners Voluntarily Conserve Rare Bird [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 21, 2010

• Sul Ross Receives TPWD Grant to Address Pronghorn Decline [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 17, 2010

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Recreational Boating Safety Hearing Set [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 16, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Caprock Canyons Bison Herd to Become More Visible [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Toyota Texas Bass Classic Returns to Lake Conroe October 1–3 — World Championship of Bass Fishing Benefits Texas Parks & Wildlife, Promotes Conservation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 15, 2010

• Anglers, Biologists Share Information at Athens Meeting [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 13, 2010

• Watershed Workshop, Meeting in Athens October 21 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 10, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Mini Outdoor Expo Slated for Enchanted Rock [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hatchery Needs Halloween Helpers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 9, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Planning Firm Hired for Galveston Island State Park Redevelopment — Public Hearing Set for Sept. 21 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hill Country State Natural Area to Host Cattle Drive Oct. 15-17 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Fish Kill on Lake Fairfield [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 8, 2010

• Landowners Reminded Licenses Needed to Operate Hunting Leases [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 7, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Healthy Habitat Grants Available for Texas Schools — Student Projects Will Help Implement Texas Conservation Action Plan [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament September 25 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 2, 2010

• TPWD Awards Grant for Houston Archery Park — Waco, Valley shooting ranges to see improvements [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 1, 2010

• Sea Center Texas Greets Their Millionth Visitor [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 31, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• “How’s the huntin’?” — Texas Parks and Wildlife Using Social Media to Connect with Hunters [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Proposes List of Approved Exotic Aquatic Plants, Permitted Algae [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 30, 2010

• Texas Marks 10 Years, $30 Million in State Wildlife Grants Federal Funding — Funding Is Key to Aid Species, Habitats in Texas Conservation Action Plan [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 26, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Sets Waterfowl Seasons; Outlook Bright [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Implements Land and Water Plan, Ramps Up Park Repairs, Manages 5% Cut in 2011 Budget [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPW Commission Awards More Than $6.7 Million in Outdoor Recreation Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Land Purchase Okay Will Expand Garner State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• $3.3 Million in Trails Grants Awarded by TPW Commission [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 24, 2010

• Deadline Approaching to Enter Big Time Texas Hunts Drawing — Entry deadline is Oct. 15 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 23, 2010

• Kerr WMA Conference Center to be Dedicated Aug. 27 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 19, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• More Texas Families Becoming Camping Converts [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New Texas State Parks Director Named [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 17, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD to Offer Project WILD/Growing Up WILD Workshop in Spanish — Combination workshop in Spanish is first of its kind [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – Spanish]
• TPWD ofrece taller educativo Proyecto WILD y Growing Up WILD totalmente en español por primera vez en Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – English]

Aug. 16, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Hunter Education Courses Starting Now [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Wardens honored for life-saving efforts — TPWD’s Law Enforcement Division annual awards presented [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 11, 2010

• Lake Fork Catch Bodes Well for Coming Toyota ShareLunker Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 9, 2010

• New Texas State Park Guide Points the Way to Fall Fun [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 6, 2010

• TPWD Restricting Cave Access on Agency Owned Lands to Protect Bats — White Nose Syndrome is No. 1 threat to bats [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 4, 2010

• Lake Fork Trophy Bass Catches Looking Up [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 2, 2010

• New Season Hunting, Fishing Licenses Go On Sale Aug. 15 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 28, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Observation Tower Going Up at Houston’s Sheldon Lake State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Deadlines Nearing for Texas Public Hunt Drawings [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Optimistic about Dove Season Prospects [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Rehabilitated Birds from BP Oil Spill Released at Goose Island State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 26, 2010

• TPWD Set to Graduate 41 New Game Wardens [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 22, 2010

• Dove, Teal Seasons Set [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 20, 2010

• Liberty, Texas, Student Wins Top Honors in State-Fish Art Contest [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 19, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Nominations Sought for Leopold Conservation Award, Lone Star Land Steward Awards [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Lifetime License Winner Happy His Luck Hadn’t Run Out [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 14, 2010

• Full Slate of Repair Projects to Commence at Bastrop State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 13, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Sets Public Meeting on Adding Algae to Proposed List of Approved Exotic Aquatic Plants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Education Instructors Needed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 12, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Hunter Education courses offered throughout the state [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – Spanish]
• Clases de Educación y Seguridad en la Caza ya se están impartiendo a través del estado [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – English]

July 9, 2010

• Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Season Opens July 15 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 8, 2010

• Biologists sampling Texas coast to prepare for oil spill impacts — Teams collect environmental samples at 21 locations in advance of Deepwater Horizon spill impacts. [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 7, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Legendary Angler-Artist to be Featured at July Event at TFFC [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• July Issue of TP&W Magazine Explores Why Water Matters in Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 1, 2010

• Hunter Survey Affirms Texas Dove Seasons on Target [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 30, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• State Agencies Issue Anthrax Advisory [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Parasite Suspected in Minor Dove Die-offs [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 29, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks & Wildlife Gears Up for Alex — Game Wardens Heading for Valley; Coastal State Parks Curtailing Operations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Urges Boaters to Be Safe this Holiday Weekend — Incoming hurricane might also affect weekend weather [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 24, 2010

• Big Bass Retire to Little Lake [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 23, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Fair to Feature Art, Food, Fishing and Fun at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Offers Free Fishing in Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 22, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Anglers and Biologists to Meet in Athens August 7–8 — Alton Jones to speak at Saturday evening dinner [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Gearing up for July 4 Fireworks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 17, 2010

• Catfish in Lake Fork? Who Knew? [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 15, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Artist Exhibitors Sought for “Art’s Better Outside” Expo in Athens [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Commercial Fishermen Aid in Restoring Galveston Bay Oyster Reefs [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Emergency Pumping Prevents Sinking of Battleship Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 14, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Bats, Birds and Biking: Kickapoo Cavern State Park Now Open — After Years of Limited Access, Park Hosts Grand Opening, Trail Dedication [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Deadline Approaching for Entry to Win Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 11, 2010

• TPWD Will Hold Public Meeting on Prospective List of Exotic Aquatic Plants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 9, 2010

• Texas State Parks Director Ending 11-Year Tenure [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 8, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Toyota ShareLunker Season Payoff Underway [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Toyota ShareLunker 500 Angler Donates Winnings to Make-a-Wish Foundation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 4, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety to meet June 18 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame to Induct Two [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 3, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• The Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Texas Outdoor Family Program Celebrates a Milestone [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Aquatic Plant Management Symposium at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center June 19 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 2, 2010

• Neches – Davy Crockett Paddling Trail to Debut June 5 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 27, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Panhandle Rancher Jim Bill Anderson Receives 2010 Leopold Conservation Award for Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Extends Redfish Bay Seagrass Protection [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• National Fishing Day June 5 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Boaters and Anglers Urged to Help Curb Spread of Zebra Mussels from Lake Texoma — Invasive species can damage fisheries, boats, water treatment plants and pipelines [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 24, 2010

• TPWD Wildlife Biologist Leaves Legacy of Habitat Conservation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 21, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Education Instructors Needed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Life’s Better Outside® Experience Comes to AlleyFest June 5-6 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 18, 2010

• Boating deaths decline in Texas, safety advocates want to keep it that way [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 17, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Education Instructors Needed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to be Part of Nature Challenge 2010 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 14, 2010

• Kickapoo Caverns State Park to Host Grand Opening Event June 12 — Park Set to Open Daily After Years of Limited Access [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 13, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Bastrop Area, Parks Across Texas Celebrate National Trails Day June 5 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Game Warden Training Center Gets Big Gift from Former Governor Clements [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 11, 2010

• Grand Opening of New Game Warden Training Center Set [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 10, 2010

• Texas State-Fish Art Contest Winners Announced — Student artists invited to participate in "Art’s Better Outside" event in July — Texas State Artist Sam Caldwell to create original artwork with students [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 7, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Historic Daingerfield State Park Takes Hiatus with Eye to the Future [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Visitor-Pleasing Upgrades Accelerating at Huntsville State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• "If You See an Alligator" Safety Tips Offered [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 6, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Gary Saul Named TPWD Inland Fisheries Director [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• 2010 Lone Star Land Steward Awards Winners Announced [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Leave That Wild Animal Alone, Experts Advise [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Cedar Hill State Park Keeps Up with the Joneses Through Full-Service Campsites [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Buescher State Park Saving CCC History for Future Generations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Out with the Old, In with the New Shade Shelters at Goose Island State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 5, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Gulf Shrimp Season Closing May 15 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 4, 2010

• Toyota ShareLunker Season 24 Raises Bar [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 3, 2010

• Toyota ShareLunker Season Ends with Big Day at O.H. Ivie — Double dipper and new lake record come out; four others go back in [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 29, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Village Creek Paddling Trail to Debut May 11 — Public Invited to Texas Travel Rally Day Event [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park Honoring History While Opening Doors [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas State Parks, TPWD Programs Show "Life’s Better Outside" [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – Spanish]
• Los Parques y Programas de TPWD: "La Vida es Mejor al Aire Libre" [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – English]

April 28, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Geocaching Coming to a Texas State Park Near You — Challenge Yourself to a Few Short Hikes and Find Yourself Rewarded! [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Legendary Garner State Park Dancing to the Beat of Restoration [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 27, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Lake Corpus Christi State Park Warming Up to Cool Cottages [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Bastrop State Park Moving Forward on a Year of Major Renovations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 26, 2010

• ShareLunker Streaks Have Forked History — Will O.H. Ivie Break 10 Before April 30? [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 23, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas State Parks Launching New Reservations, Business Software System May 12 — TxParks to Make Park Web Reservations Cheaper, Improve Park Pass Purchases [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Major Construction Restoring, Improving Cleburne State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Improvements Rolling Out at Lake Whitney State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 22, 2010

• Toyota ShareLunker 502: Lake Amistad [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 21, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Annual Dragonfly Days to be Held May 14-16 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hunter Education Instructors Needed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 20, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Earth Day Tree Planting Ceremony Marks Donation of 65,000 Trees to Texas Parks and Wildlife [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New Cabins Underway at Possum Kingdom State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Students Begin Work On Healthy Habitats Grants Across Texas — Projects Help Implement Texas Wildlife Action Plan [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Golden Alga Impacts Two Central Texas Reservoirs [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 19, 2010

• Texasinvasives.org Empowers Citizens To Stop Plant, Animal Pests — Redesigned Web Site Supports "Hello Giant Salvinia, Goodbye Texas Lakes" Awareness Effort [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 15, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Tyler Dance Group to Headline Cinco de Mayo at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center May 8 — Event celebrates Mexican-American heritage and lifestyles of Texans [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• CO-OP Grants Help Kids Get Outdoors, Despite Economic Times [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 14, 2010

• Game Warden probe nets guilty plea in bass tourney cheating try [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 12, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Toyota ShareLunker 500 Angler Collects Big Check — Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation pays $6,670 for big bass from O.H. Ivie Reservoir [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Lake Austin Produces Toyota ShareLunker 501 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 9, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Toyota ShareLunker 499, 500: O.H. Ivie Again — Possible No. 500 has been caught from O.H. Ivie [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD scoping options for future Rollover Pass recreational fishing opportunities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 8, 2010

• Game Warden Lt. Col. Craig Hunter Gets Lifetime Achievement Award [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 6, 2010

• Toyota ShareLunker 498 Comes from O.H. Ivie — Catch information to be blacked out until No. 500 is caught [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 5, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Toyota ShareLunker 500 to Get Close Look by TPWD [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Guadalupe River State Park to Open New Center for Kids April 24 — Children’s Discovery Center Opening Highlights Earth Day Celebration [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Three-Lunker Weekend Puts Race to Toyota ShareLunker 500 in High Gear — Only three fish to go to reach the 500 mark [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 2, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Cody Hatfield named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD proposes extension of Redfish Bay seagrass protection [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Finalizes Short List of Hunting and Fishing Regulation Changes for 2010-2011 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 1, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Lake Fork Rumbles: Toyota ShareLunker 494 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Launches New Front in War on Invasive Species — Awareness Campaign Says "Hello Giant Salvinia, Goodbye Texas Lakes" [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Awarded More Than $3.5 million in Solar Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Spring Brings Host of Texas State Parks Repair Projects [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 31, 2010

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Education Instructors Needed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 30, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Lake Nocona Sends Its First ShareLunker to Athens — Race to 500 heats up as big bass pour into the Lunker Bunker [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Workshops Offer Chance to Get Involved in Fisheries Management [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 29, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Toyota ShareLunkers 491, 492 Come from Lake O’ the Pines, O.H. Ivie [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Notice of Public Hearing Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• McKinney Falls State Park to Hold Easter Egg Hunt April 4 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 25, 2010

• Lake Casa Blanca Toyota ShareLunker Ignites Race to 500 — Entry 490 begins countdown to fish worth $500 per pound [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 24, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Applications Now Being Accepted for Texas Game Warden Academy [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Outdoor Fools Day Offers Food, Fun and Outdoor Activities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 23, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Wildflowers Starting to Pop Up Across Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Lake Fork Toyota ShareLunker 489 Makes Big Bass Top 50 List — Catch qualifies angler for $11,550 in cash and prizes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 22, 2010

• Two Lake Record Toyota ShareLunkers Caught March 20 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Two Lake Record Toyota ShareLunkers Caught March 20 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 18, 2010

• Toyota ShareLunker 486 Comes from Lake Fork [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 11, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Outlook Fair for Spring Turkey Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Factsheet: 2010 State of the Birds in Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 10, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Jacksonville Angler Lands Toyota ShareLunker 485 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• 13 State Parks to Host Go Fish! Events This Spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 9, 2010

• Explore the Outdoors with "Women in the Wild" Workshop [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 8, 2010

• Toyota ShareLunker 484 Comes from Lake Lyndon B. Johnson — First ShareLunker from LBJ smashes lake record [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 4, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• 14th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Set For April 24-May 2 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• "Adventure Camping Program" Coming to Texas State Parks This Spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Monarch Monitoring Workshop to be Held this Spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 1, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Full Moon Brings Flood of Toyota ShareLunkers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Toyota ShareLunker 500 Will Be Catch of a Lifetime for One Lucky Angler — Texas Parks and Wildlife Offering $500 per Pound Prize for 500th Fish [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New Web Site Tells Story of Texas Independence [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 26, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD to Wrap up Dove Lethality Study [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Land Deal Adds Old Baldy to Garner State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 25, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• "How-to" Camping Program Coming to North Texas State Parks This Spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Last Call for Fly Fish Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Athens Is Spring Break Central [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 24, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Catch a Rainbow on Spring Break [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Three Men Charged With Poaching on King Ranch [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 23, 2010

• Family Camping Workshops Offered in Houston Area this Spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 22, 2010

• Toyota ShareLunkers: No. 479 from Amistad; No. 480 from Livingston [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 19, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• 5-Year Texas State Parks Study Reveals Interesting User Insights [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hunter Education Instructors Needed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 18, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• McKinney Falls State Park Holds 1st Annual Duck Dash Feb. 20 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Seeks Input on Prospective List of Approved Exotic Aquatic Plants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Estero Llano Grande State Park to Host March Outdoor Family Workshop [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 11, 2010

• Fly Fish Texas Coming to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center March 13 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 10, 2010

• Texas Buffalo Soldiers to Host Events Celebrating African American History Month [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 9, 2010

• River Otters Returning to Texas Waterways [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 8, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Choke Canyon Sends 15-Pounder to Toyota ShareLunker Program [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• ‘How-to’ Camping Program Coming to Northeast Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 5, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Family Camping Workshops Offered in Austin Area This Spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Abandoned Crab Trap Drop-off Sites Announced [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Deer Trafficking, Stolen Property [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 4, 2010

• West Texas Community Input Sought for Texas Mountain Trail Project — Locals To Submit Wildlife and Birding Site Nominations for Travel Map [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 2, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Unveils 2010 Texas Land and Water Plan — Regional Watershed Forums Created For Ongoing Input, Implementation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD to Sell Part of Newly-Acquired Ranch at Palo Duro Canyon — Acreage Deemed Not Vital For State Park, Will Be Protected By Conservation Easement [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 1, 2010

• TPWD Seeks Public Comment on Hunting and Fishing Proposals [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 29, 2010

• Riechers Named TPWD Coastal Fisheries Director [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 28, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPW approves More Than $4.5 million in Local Park Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Garner State Park to Add 177 Acres in Land Purchase [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPW Commission Approves $2.5 Million in Boat Ramp Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Named Texas "Officer Of The Year" By Conservation Association [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 27, 2010

• Media Advisory: Port Arthur Oil Spill News Video Available [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 26, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Lake Fork Public Meeting Update [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks & Wildlife takes Expo on the Road — San Antonio Rodeo Hosts First Life’s Better Outside® Experience Event of 2010 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 22, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Fly Fish Texas Coming to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center March 13 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• O.H. Ivie Does It Again — West Texas lake produces two Toyota ShareLunkers in less than a week [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 20, 2010

• Falcon Soars with Toyota ShareLunker 476 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 19, 2010

• O.H. Ivie Back in Toyota ShareLunker Fold [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 15, 2010

• Lifetime License Drawing Winner Gets Unexpected Birthday Gift [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 13, 2010

• Early Response Bolsters Sea Turtle Rescue [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 11, 2010

• TPWD Bowhunter Education Instructors Needed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 8, 2010

• Coastal Anglers Asked to Assist During Freeze [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 7, 2010

• Texas Fisheries Biologists to Hear of Changes Coming to Texas — Members of the media are invited to attend on January 22 or 23 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 6, 2010 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries, Expo Sponsors and Exhibitors — Deadline for entries is March 31 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Barrington Living History Farm Celebrates Women’s History Month [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Prescribed Fire Workshop Offered Jan. 16 at Neasloney WMA [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Seeks Volunteers to Remove Abandoned Crab Traps [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]