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May 22, 2013

• Houston Couple Honored for Land Conservation Efforts [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN – Revitalization efforts on two ranches in two different ecological regions of the state have earned a Houston couple the 2013 Leopold Conservation Award, Texas’s highest honor for private land conservation.

May 17, 2013

• Lake Belton Trails to Join Texas Paddling Trails Network — Dedication of New Trails Set for 10 a.m., May 22 [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  MORGAN’S POINT – Three paddling trails on Lake Belton will be joining 52 other inland and coastal trails as official Texas Paddling Trails through an initiative launched in 1998 by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

May 16, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Creates New Marine Investigations Unit [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement Division has formed a new Marine Investigations Unit made up of Texas game wardens who will work to combat boat theft, personal watercraft theft and related fraud.
• 35 Miles of Brazos River Now Part of TPWD’s Texas Paddling Trails [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  BRAZORIA COUNTY – Four new paddling trail segments on the Brazos River comprising the Stephen F. Austin Paddling Trail have recently been added as official Texas Paddling Trails.

May 15, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• National Trails Day to be Celebrated on June 1 — Texas State Parks to Host Variety of Guided Hiking Events [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Public Hunter Bags New Texas State Record Alligator [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 14, 2013

• Local Volunteers Improve Fishing in Canyon Lake [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 13, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund to Receive $203 Million for Texas to Restore Gulf Coast Natural Resources — Funds Coming From Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Plea Agreements [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• As Temperatures Rise Lake Placid Catfishing Heating Up [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Free Food, Fishing to Highlight National Fishing Day at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 9, 2013

• Lake Conroe Conservation Efforts Receive State, National Recognition [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 7, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Mother Nature is the Best Gift for Mom [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Gulf Shrimp Season Closing May 23 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 2, 2013

• Texas to Receive Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Funding — Artificial Reef, Coastal State Park Projects Proposed for Latest Round of Early Restoration [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 1, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Report Shows Hunting Remains Safe Outdoor Activity [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Toyota ShareLunker Season Ends with Mixed Results [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas State-Fish Art Contest Announces 2013 Winners [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 30, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Houston toad tadpoles released at Bastrop State Park [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Game Warden Recognized by Texas Environmental Enforcement Task Force [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 23, 2013

• Texas and Louisiana Fisheries Agencies File Joint Lawsuit Challenging Red Snapper Emergency Rule — Agencies Emphasize They Will Keep All Options Open to Resolve Issue Cooperatively [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 22, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Cats Are in the ‘Hoods [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Cinco de Mayo Celebration May 4 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 18, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Naconiche Record Fish Is ShareLunker Descendant — Falcon fish was mother of new Lake Naconiche record largemouth bass [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Regional Lone Star Land Steward Awards Honor Texas Conservationists [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 10, 2013

• Learn to Fly-fish at TFFC May 18 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 9, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Egg-citing Day in Athens April 13 to Prove “Food’s Better Outside” [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hitchhiker Stopped at Local Gas Station [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 8, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Game Wardens Seize Illegally Hunted Wildlife Mounts and Drugs in Williamson County [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• San Jacinto Festival, Battle Re-enactment Set for April 20 — Event to Mark 177th Anniversary of Texas Independence [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 5, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Range-wide Lesser Prairie Chicken Plan Submitted to U.S Fish and Wildlife Service — Texas Among Five States Working To Conserve Bird, Avoid Need For Threatened Listing [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Best Little Bass Lake in Texas Planned for Wichita Falls [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• State Game Wardens Seize Nearly $4 Million Worth of Marijuana on Lower Border [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 4, 2013

• Whole Earth Provision Co. to Raise Funds Again for Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 2, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Adopts Changes to Mule Deer MLDP, Pronghorn Seasons [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• April in Texas State Parks Is ‘For the Birds’ [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 28, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Approves Changes to Fishing Regulations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Lake Austin Pumps out Another Toyota ShareLunker [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Franklin Mountains State Park to Grow by More Than 600 Acres [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 27, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Blood Alcohol Task Force Formed In Burnet County — On-call phlebotomists will draw blood from DWI, BWI suspects starting April 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Lesser Prairie-Chicken Aerial Survey Begins 2nd Year — Oil and Gas Industry To Help Fund Multi-State Effort [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 25, 2013

• National Tartan Day Set at Abilene State Park — Park to Host Second-Annual Celtic Heritage Celebration [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 21, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• 54.3-pound Blue Catfish Sets New Mark for Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Louisiana Angler Lands Latest ShareLunker [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 20, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Whooping Crane Migration Watch Gets Under Way [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Get Ready for Summer Fun at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center April 6 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Lake Amon G. Carter Produces Toyota ShareLunker 546 [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 15, 2013

• Learn to Mountain Bike and Camp Like a Pro — Stephen F. Austin State Park Hosting Biking Weekend as Part of Texas Outdoor Family Program [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 14, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Lingering Aftereffects of Drought Could Impact Turkey Hunting [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Possum Kingdom Fish Survey Results [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 12, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Smartphone App Now Available for Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• April Events at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Feature Food, Fun, Fishing [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Major Repairs to Battleship Texas Hull to Begin in April [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 9, 2013

• Running Wild — Hundreds on Hand for Adventure Race at Cedar Hill State Park [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 7, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Latest Zebra Mussel Test Results Reinforce Need to Clean, Drain, Dry Boats — Zebra mussel DNA detected in five North Texas lakes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• CCC Vets, Families Sought to Attend 80th Anniversary Celebration in April [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Turns 50 This Year — Agency Calls for Texans To Share Stories, Photos, Become Ambassadors for the Future [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 6, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Cedar Hill State Park to Host Adventure Race, 5k-15k Run — Unique Triathlon Format at DFW Area Park for Trail Run, Mountain Bike and Paddling Events [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Birding Classic Spreading Its Wings This Spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 4, 2013

• Lake Palestine Joins Ranks of ShareLunker Lakes [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 1, 2013

• Operation Shark Fin targets illegal gill netting and long lines along lower coast [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 28, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Meadows Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant to Restore Fire-Ravaged Bastrop State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Photography Takes Center Stage at Texas State Parks This March [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas White Bass, Other Fisheries Threatened by Drought [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 26, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Dallas Fly Fishers to Offer Classes at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center March 9 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Mulls Options on Red Snapper Issue [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Buffalo Soldiers’ Salute — TPWD Program Opens TLBC African American Legislative Summit [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 25, 2013

• Panhandle Meeting On Multi-State Lesser Prairie Chicken Plan Reset — Due to Weather, Feb. 25 Meeting in Morton moved to March 4 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 22, 2013

• Texas Meetings Set for Multi-State Lesser Prairie Chicken Plan — Outcome Could Affect Federal Threatened Species Listing Proposal [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 20, 2013

• Little Lake Does Not Always Mean Little Fish [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 19, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Caprock Canyons State Park, Bison Herd Honored at Texas State Capitol — STAR Day Foundation Recognizes Panhandle Park for Conservation Efforts [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• ShareLunker Bite Heats Up: Lake O’ the Pines, Toledo Bend, Lake Fork [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Scoping Potential Special White-Winged Dove Area Regulations [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration Effort Continues [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to Meet on Red Snapper Issue [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 18, 2013

• Deep Yet Silent No Longer: Texas Artificial Reefs Launch New Website, Facebook Page [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 15, 2013

• Prescribed burn planned for Mustang Island State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 13, 2013

• Gentilz Exhibit to Debut at Texas Independence Celebration [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 12, 2013

• Houston Area Hatchery-Aquarium Hosts Free Anniversary Bash Feb. 23 — Sea Center Texas in Lake Jackson Offers Family-Oriented Nature Day [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 11, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Stunned by Gulf Council Snapper Vote [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Falcon Takes Wing with Toyota ShareLunker 541 [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Get Hooked on Fly Fishing March 9 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Four New Positives Found in Trans Pecos CWD Surveillance — Disease not discovered outside Containment Zone [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 8, 2013

• Texas Birding Classic Spreading Its Wings, Its Reach This Spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 6, 2013

• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 5, 2013

• Athens Eggfest 2013 Set for April 13 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 4, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Toyota ShareLunker 540 Comes from Lake Fork — 16.04-pounder ties for number 22 spot on Top 50 list [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Giant Salvinia on the Move in East Texas — Infestations spotted at four area lakes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Proposes Changes to Mule Deer, Pronghorn Seasons [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 31, 2013

• Pedaling Adventures Await in Texas State Parks [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 29, 2013

• Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest to be Held at Big Bend Ranch State Park — Three-Day Mountain Bike Event Continues to Grow at Texas’ Largest State Park [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 28, 2013

• 10 Texas Paddling Trails to Open on Caddo Lake and Big Cypress Bayou on World Wetlands Day [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 25, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Multiple Indictments Returned in State Game Warden Hostage Case [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Wanted: Coastal Ghost Busters [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPW Commission Approves Land Transfer to Aid Construction of New Franklin Mountains State Park Entrance [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 24, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Proposing Changes to Fishing Regulations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• $1.33 million in Local Outdoor Grants to Benefit Texas Communities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Named Texas “Officer of the Year” by Conservation Association [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 23, 2013

• Toyota Texas Bass Classic Announces 2013 Date; Future Changes — Contest to return to Lake Fork in 2014 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 22, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Civilian Conservation Corps Exhibit to Show at Bullock Museum — Handcrafted Furniture, Metalwork, Other Items Featured from Famed Depression-Era Program [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Coalition Launches Texas Natural Resource/Environmental Literacy Plan — First Lady Laura Bush To Speak, Experts Gather Jan. 25-26 in San Antonio [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• McKinney Falls State Park to host CenTex Survival Fair [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Edward Parten Tapped for Induction into Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame — Kingwood man honored for long history of conservation work [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 17, 2013

• Time to Begin Work on Texas State-Fish Art Contest Entries [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 11, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• New Year’s Was a Day at the Park — First Day Hikes Program Draws 1,100 Visitors to Texas State Parks [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New Devils River Access Permit Process Takes Effect Feb. 1 — Policy Applies to Paddlers Accessing River Via TPWD-Managed Lands [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 8, 2013

• Best Bass Lake in Texas? You Might be Surprised! — Night work by fisheries biologists sheds light on honeyholes [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 4, 2013

• Signs Go Up To Protect Endangered Wild-rice in San Marcos River [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 2, 2013 — Bundled Plain Text

• Lake Dunlap Produces Toyota ShareLunker [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Scoping Potential Coastal Fisheries Regulations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]