Champions of Children in Nature Recognized at Summit and Awards Luncheon in San Antonio

Champions of Children in Nature Recognized at Summit and Awards Luncheon in San Antonio

AUSTIN — Texas Children in Nature (TCiN) is honoring four recipients of the 2017 Champions of Children in Nature at the first Summit and Champions…

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Carryover Birds Expected to Bolster Prospects for Quail Season

Carryover Birds Expected to Bolster Prospects for Quail Season

AUSTIN — The 2016 Texas quail season served as a renaissance reminder of how good hunting can be when all the right elements converge. Specifically,…

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Celebrating Conservation Milestones for the South Llano River and the State Fish of Texas

Celebrating Conservation Milestones for the South Llano River and the State Fish of Texas

AUSTIN – The official state fish, Guadalupe bass, has been restored to the South Llano River. To celebrate, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD),…

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustees Release Restoration Plan for Texas Gulf Coast

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustees Release Restoration Plan for Texas Gulf Coast

TEXAS—The Texas Trustee Implementation Group (TIG) has released its first restoration plan, selecting 13 restoration projects to compensate for injuries to natural resources caused by…

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Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site Hosts 23rd Annual Interpretive Fair

Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site Hosts 23rd Annual Interpretive Fair

EL PASO – With over 10, 000 years of history, Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site is filled with historical and cultural gems left…

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Tricks and Treats at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

Tricks and Treats at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS – Halloween at the Hatchery is Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center’s way of giving East Texas families a safe place to go trick-or-treating outdoors while…

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Public Meeting Thursday to Discuss Bastrop State Park Golf Course Area Development

Public Meeting Thursday to Discuss Bastrop State Park Golf Course Area Development

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold a meeting this week to hear public comments on the development of the golf course area at…

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Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. With That License? A Jackalope, Maybe A Presidio County game…

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60-Year-Old Alligator Gar New Brazos River Record

60-Year-Old Alligator Gar New Brazos River Record

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department research biologists have confirmed the new alligator gar bow fishing water body record for the Brazos River is…

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Spooktacular Halloween Events at Texas State Parks

Spooktacular Halloween Events at Texas State Parks

AUSTIN— All werewolves and witches are invited to enjoy some spooky fun at a Texas State Park throughout the month of October around the state….

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