2011 News Releases About State Parks and Destinations

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(127 Releases)

Dec. 30, 2011

• Season’s Second Toyota ShareLunker Comes from Falcon [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  ATHENS—When Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine publisher Randy Brudnicki planned a fishing trip to Falcon International Reservoir with his sons Jason and Dustin for the week after Christmas, he knew the time was right to catch a Toyota ShareLunker.

Dec. 29, 2011

• Texas State Parks Appeal Raises $335,000 in First Three Weeks — Supporters Reminded: Still Time to Make Year-End Deductible Donations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN – More than $335,000 has rolled in since Texas State Parks appealed for help earlier this month, citing a $4.6 million revenue shortfall caused by heat, drought, wildfires and a drop in park visitation.

Dec. 28, 2011

• Lake Fork Toyota ShareLunker First of Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  ATHENS—Andrew Watson of Highland Village caught the first entry of the 26th Toyota ShareLunker season December 27, 2011, from Lake Fork.

Dec. 21, 2011

• State’s Largest-ever Desert Bighorn Sheep Release Completed in Big Bend [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 20, 2011

• New Year’s Resolution: Take a Hike — Forty-Plus Texas State Parks to Offer Hikes on New Year’s Day as Part of National Program [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 13, 2011

• Cherokee County Man Pleads Guilty to Negligent Transportation of Wildlife [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 12, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas State Parks Featuring Christmas in the Parks Events [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Master fly-fisher to teach class at TFFC Jan. 14 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 9, 2011

• Conference to teach management for raising trophy bass — Set March 23-24 in Athens [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 6, 2011

• Texas State Parks Announce $4.6 million Appeal for Help — Record heat, drought, wildfires spark call for park visits, donations, park visitor revenue, park visitation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 1, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• More Texas State Parks Lifting Campfire, Cooking Restrictions [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas State Parks Ideal for Family, Group Gatherings [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 29, 2011

• Rainbow Trout Coming to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Dec. 2 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 14, 2011

• Where Will Season’s First Toyota ShareLunker Be Caught? [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 9, 2011

• Farm Bill wildlife biologists hired in Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 8, 2011

• Get Cooking in Texas State Parks — Meal Prep Options Exist for Campers Even During Drought [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 1, 2011

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Buys North Texas Land for Future State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 26, 2011

• Burned Aeration System at Bastrop State Park Replaced Through Vertex Donation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 25, 2011

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

Oct. 24, 2011

• Twenty Years of Cedar Hill State Park — Ribbon Cutting, Activities Mark 20 Years of Suburban State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 18, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• New Texas State Park Guide Adds Digital and Spanish Versions [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Guía De Parques Estatales Añade Nueva Versión En Español [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 17, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Cedar Hill State Park to Celebrate 20th Birthday This Saturday [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Ribbon Cut on Scenic, Historic Daingerfield State Park — Northeast Texas Park Celebrates Opening after Yearlong Closure, Renovations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 13, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Meadows Foundation Gives $850,000 for Bastrop Wildfire Recovery [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas State Parks Ideal Fall Destinations in Wake of Hot Summer [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 12, 2011

• Halloween at the Hatchery Coming Up October 27 — Tricks and treats at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 6, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Bastrop State Park Opening Pushed Back [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hit the Trail for an Outdoors Halloween Experience [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 4, 2011

• Daingerfield State Park to Showcase Host of Improvements [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 3, 2011

• Are You Ready to Catch a 13-pound Bass? [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 30, 2011

• State park internships attract first class college students [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 29, 2011

• Take Me Outdoors Houston Set for Oct. 8 At Discovery Green — Houston’s 3rd annual Free, Family-Oriented Festival of the Outdoors [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 28, 2011

• Fall Means Fishing, Camping in Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 27, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• High Tech App for Stone Age State Park — Dinosaur Valley State Park to Offer Free Phone App; Local CVB to Give Away iPad to Help Launch [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Toyota ShareLunker Season: Big Bass Time in the Big Country [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 26, 2011

• Rare Piranha Catch Illustrates Need to Prevent Invasive Aquatics in Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 22, 2011

• ‘Lost Pines’ Experience Lives on at Buescher State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 21, 2011

• Fairfield Lake Fish Kills Continue; TPWD to Suspend Stocking [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 15, 2011

• Wildfire had significant impact on Bastrop State Park: How the public can help [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 14, 2011

• Toyota ShareLunker Season 26 Begins October 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 13, 2011

• Cleanup efforts underway at fire-blackened Bastrop State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 6, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas State Bison Herd to Once Again Freely Roam the Caprock — Sept. 17 Restoration Celebration Slated at Caprock Canyons State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Wildfires Consuming Bastrop State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 26, 2011

• Choice River Tract to be Added to Big Bend Ranch State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 25, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Eyes Potential State Park in North Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Manages 21.5 Percent Cut in 2012 Budget — Agency Relying On License, Park Revenue To Avoid Further Impacts [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• $5.6 million in Outdoor Grants to Benefit Texas Communities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPW Commission Okays Sebastopol House Transfer to Seguin [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 24, 2011

• Learn-to-Camp Program Touching Families’ Lives [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 15, 2011

• Texas Parks Seek Public Input on Recreation Plan [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 29, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Near shore artificial reefs build fish habitat, coastal economy [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• State Parks Seeing Plenty of Action Despite Ongoing Drought [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 14, 2011

• Wetlands Restoration Project Under Way at Sheldon Lake State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 6, 2011

• Public Input Sought in Proposed Transfer of Sebastopol House [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 5, 2011

• Input Sought for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Early Restoration Projects [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 1, 2011

• Jeff Boruff Memorial Sea Turtle Release Returns Turtles To Wild — Legacy of Jeff “Yappo” Boruff Benefits Endangered Kemp’s Ridley [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 28, 2011

• Texas Student Wins Top Honor at State-Fish Art Expo [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 24, 2011

• Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Gearing up for July 4 Fireworks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 23, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• New Lofty Heights for Sheldon Lake State Park — Thanks to Private Donations, Observation Tower Opens at Urban Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• As Drought Sears Texas, TPW Magazine Marks 10 Years of Water Insight [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 20, 2011

• Daingerfield State Park to Reopen After Yearlong Closure — Renovated Scenic Park Open Again to Visitors; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Set for Autumn [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 14, 2011

• Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site chosen to compete for national award [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 7, 2011

• State-Fish Art Contest Show and Fair at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center June 25 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 6, 2011

• Odwalla Program Lets Fans Donate Trees To Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 3, 2011

• Garner State Park to Commemorate 70 Years — Popular Vacation Destination Also to Honor CCC Workers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 26, 2011

• $3.31 Million in Trails Grants Awarded by TPW Commission [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 25, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• National Fishing Day June 4 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Post-Wildfire Possum Kingdom State Park Reopening [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 18, 2011

• Go Fish! Summer Events Held Across Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 16, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Eggfest Organizers Scrambling [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• National Campaign Yields Tree Planting at Garner State Park — Annual Odwalla On-line Campaign Results in Tree Replacement at Popular Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 11, 2011

• Lasers to be Used to Help Document, Preserve Ancient Rock Art — Project Beginning Soon at Seminole Canyon State Historic Site [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 10, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Lake Fairfield Tilapia Fishery Flourishing — Game-fish species still recovering from 2010 fish kill [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD to Report on Status of Lake Amon G. Carter May 19 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 5, 2011

• Texas State Parks to Host Annual Summer Geocache Challenge Event [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 2, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Embark on a family camping adventure this spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas State-Fish Art Contest Winners Announced [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Toyota ShareLunker Program Winds Up Season 25 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 29, 2011

• Possum Kingdom State Park’s Recovery from Wildfire Begins [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 28, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Partners Restore Lake Brazos Fishery [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Eggheads to Gather at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Cook Hamburgers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 27, 2011

• Galveston Island State Park Master Plan to be Unveiled at Open House [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 20, 2011

• Camp Thicket Open for Business at Estero Llano Grande State Park — Popular Retreat Camp Now Operated by State Park in Rio Grande Valley [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 19, 2011

• Wildfire Battles Continue at Possum Kingdom State Park — Nearby Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery Operations Affected [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 18, 2011

• With Help from Other Agencies, TPWD Firefighters Minimize Damages to State Parks in North and West Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 15, 2011

• Sweetwater Angler Pulls Rare Trophy from O.H. Ivie: Toyota ShareLunker 523 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 6, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Experts Estimate 10 Days To Extinguish Drilling Rig Fire at Village Creek State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• San Jacinto Day Festival on April 16 Celebrates Texas’ 175th [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 4, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Wulf Outdoor Sports Spring Outdoor Classic Coming to Athens April 6–17 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Wildlife Management Workshop May 13 at Engeling Wildlife Management Area [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 2, 2011

• Drilling Rig Fire at Village Creek State Park Contained, May Take Days To Extinguish [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 1, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Firefighters Contain Natural Gas Drilling Rig Fire at Village Creek State Park — No Injuries Known, State Park Remains Open, Fire In Remote Area [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Finalizes Hunting and Fishing Regulations for 2011-12 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 31, 2011

• Volunteers Vital for Wildlife, Parks, Outdoor Education [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 30, 2011

• Trophy Bass Survey Proves Lake Fork Still a Prime Destination for Big Bass [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 29, 2011

• Bond Monies Putting New Shine on Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 28, 2011

• Outdoor Fools Day Offers Food, Fun and Outdoor Activities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 22, 2011

• Toyota ShareLunkers 521, 522 Come from Gilmer, Caddo — Caddo fish is a repeat from last season; Gilmer fish is new lake record [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 17, 2011

• Toyota ShareLunker 520 Comes from ... Wait for It ... Falcon! [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 16, 2011

• New Record Bass for Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center’s Lake Zebco [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 15, 2011

• Free Rainbow Trout Harvest at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 7, 2011

• Toyota ShareLunker 516: Falcon [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 28, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas State Parks Welcome Participatory Sports Competitors [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Toyota ShareLunkers 514, 515 Come From Lake Austin [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 23, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Fly Fish Texas: You’re One Day Away from a Lifetime of Fun [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• First Signs of Spring Arrive at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 22, 2011

• Falcon, O.H. Ivie Singing Toyota ShareLunker Duet [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 17, 2011

• Toast to Texas at Sebastopol House to Honor Texas Founders [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 15, 2011

• Toyota ShareLunker 511 Thaws Winter’s Grip on O.H. Ivie [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 14, 2011

• Fly Fish Texas Takes Mystery Out of Fooling Fish with Feathers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 7, 2011

• Artists and Exhibitors Sought for National Art Expo in East Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 3, 2011

• Coastal Fisheries Vulnerable During Freeze [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 2, 2011

• Gov. Perry Appoints Scott to Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission — News from the Governor’s office [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 1, 2011

• Falcon Chimes in: Toyota ShareLunker 510 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 31, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• O.H. Ivie Still Hot Despite the Weather — Toyota ShareLunker 509 Caught Sunday [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Learn to Fly-fish March 12 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center — Exhibitors and vendors should sign up now. Tie a fly, cast a fly, catch a fish to be focus of annual event. [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Toyota Sponsorship Drives Benefits For Park Users, Hunters, Anglers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 28, 2011

• ToyotaShareLunker 508 Sets New Record for Lake Austin — 16.03-pound bass ranks 22 in Top 50 list of big bass caught in Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 24, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Possible State Record Spotted Bass Reported from Lake Alan Henry [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Splash Returns to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center — New display features former world record blue catfish [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 16, 2011

• Toyota ShareLunker 507: Three in a Row for O.H. Ivie [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 14, 2011

• Major Celebration of Texas Independence Slated for Feb. 26-27 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 5, 2011

• Dallas Youth Sets New Records for Blue Catfish at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 3, 2011 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries — Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Host National Expo in 2011 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• O.H. Ivie Continues Toyota ShareLunker Streak [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Benbrook Youth Reels in State Record with ShareLunker Catch [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]