2009 News Releases About State Parks and Destinations

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(140 Releases)

Dec. 28, 2009

• Resolve to Reconnect with Your Family and the Outdoors This New Year [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  BASTROP, Texas — When considering a New Year’s resolution, try setting a goal to spend more time reconnecting with what matters most — your family and the natural beauty of Texas.

Dec. 23, 2009

• TPWD’s Top 10 Conservation News Stories of 2009 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  Editors Note: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format and provide a summary of the top news stories of 2009. Details about these topics can be found in the department’s online news archive. Please note that TPWD will not be distributing weekly news during the coming holidays. News distribution will resume during the first full week of January, 2010. Happy Holidays!

Dec. 21, 2009

• Toyota ShareLunker 474 Comes From Falcon Reservoir [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  ATHENS, Texas — Ever since rains refilled Falcon International Reservoir, TPWD Inland Fisheries biologist Randy Myers has been holding his breath, waiting for the Rio Grande reservoir to start turning out big bass. Myers is now breathing again.

Dec. 18, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Renovations bring LBJ state park’s Sauer-Beckmann Farmstead to life — 40th annual Christmas tree lighting festivities this Sunday [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Battleship TEXAS updates bring the past alive for visitors [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 15, 2009

• CO-OP Grants Awarded To 18 Schools, Nonprofits Across Texas — Funding Will Provide Youth Outdoor Recreation, Environmental Education [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 14, 2009

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

Dec. 10, 2009

• Holiday Gifts Galore for the Conservationist on Your List [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 7, 2009

• South Texas Birders Excel in National Bird Count Competition [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 1, 2009

• Trout Season Opens This Weekend at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 20, 2009

• Celebrate Holiday Season at a Texas State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 18, 2009

• Toyota ShareLunker 473 Comes From Anderson County [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 12, 2009

• $1.5 million Federal Grant to Expand Texas Artificial Reef Program — 7 Reef Projects to Benefit, Including Accessible Shallow-Water Sites [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 10, 2009

• TPWD Receives $2 Million Donation from Battleship TEXAS Foundation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 5, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Award-Winning Outdoor Photography on Display at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• North Texas Students Soar in National Art Contest — Artwork is on display at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Land Deal to Double Size of Village Creek State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 30, 2009

• eBird Kiosks Debut at Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 28, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• First North Texas Outdoor Expo Premiers Nov. 14 — Inaugural event to feature more than 50 activities and exhibits [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• First Texas Geocache Challenge Debuts Nov. 1 — Pilot Effort Will Test Way To Get People From "Online" to "Outside" [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 26, 2009

• First Toyota ShareLunker Is Early Arrival [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 22, 2009

• Texas Parks & Wildlife Seeks Partners To Co-Market Life’s Better Outside® Campaign [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 20, 2009

• Fish Kill Investigated on Fairfield Lake — TPWD fisheries biologists solve mystery of dying fish. [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 16, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• World Birding Center Receives SATW’s Phoenix Award [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks Make Finding Halloween Fun Easy [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 14, 2009

• Big Sam at Risk [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 12, 2009

• Is There a Lunker Lurking in Your Attic? [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 9, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Whooper Boosters Hope For A Better Winter [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Coalition Protects Habitat, Releases Captive-reared Houston Toads [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Seeking Redesign Bids For Galveston Island State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Sea Center Texas to Host Halloween Spooktacular [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 5, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• State-Fish Art Expo Coming to Texas — Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Coordinate Contest, Host National Event [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Cedar Hill State Park To Host Harvest Heritage Festival — Outdoor Activities, Pumpkin Patch, Dance Highlight Day’s Activities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Abilene State Park Commemorates 75 Years — Park Reschedules Anniversary Celebration for Oct. 24 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Toyota ShareLunker Video Now on YouTube [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 30, 2009

• National Parks TV Series May Turn Texan Eyes To State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 22, 2009

• "Take Me Outdoors Houston" el 10 de octubre en Discovery Green — Es el primer festival familiar y gratuito dedicado al entorno natural en Houston [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – English]

Sept. 21, 2009

• Big Bend Ranch State Park to Host Fiesta Nov. 14 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 14, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Toyota ShareLunker Season Begins October 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New Web site Showcases CCC’s Architectural Legacy in Texas state parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 11, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• City of San Antonio Transfers Almost 3,000 Acres to Government Canyon [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Goes on the Road — Austin Expo Suspended, TPWD Expands Presence At Events Across Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 8, 2009

• Franklin Mountains State Park to Host Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta — Park Event Kicks off Annual Celebration of Our Mountains Festival in El Paso [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 3, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Hurricane Ike Impact Lingers As 1-Year Anniversary Approaches [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Healthy Habitats Grants Awarded to 15 Texas Schools, Nonprofits — Student Projects Will Help Implement Texas Wildlife Action Plan [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 1, 2009

• Take Me Outdoors Houston Set For Oct. 10 At Discovery Green — Event Is Houston’s First Free, Family-Oriented Festival of the Outdoors [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – Spanish]

Aug. 27, 2009

• TPW Commission Awards $9 Million in Local Park Grants across Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 20, 2009

• Texas Lawmakers Increase Funds for OHV Facilities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 17, 2009

• Zebra Mussels Spreading in Texas — Invasive Threat Believed to be Entering Trinity River via Lake Lavon [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 5, 2009

• New Guides Make Texas State Park Visit a Breeze [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 3, 2009

• Pilot Survives Plane Crash at Lake Whitney State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 31, 2009

• Texas State Parks Coping with Summer Heat, Drought [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 29, 2009

• "Bud the Ox" Dies at Barrington Living History Farm — Farm’s Younger Oxen Keep Tradition Alive, Special Events Planned [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 28, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Anglers Strike Back at Invasive Aquatics [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• World Birding Center Sites Known For More Than Birds! [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 22, 2009

• Native Plant Restoration Set for July 25 at Lake Conroe — Revegetation Part of Statewide Effort to Benefit Fisheries, Water, People [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 10, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• NOAA Grant to Restore Galveston Bay Marsh a ‘Happy Surprise’ for State [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Learn To Camp, Enjoy Outdoors at Texas State Parks This Fall [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 9, 2009

• TPWD Schedules Public Meetings for Land and Water Plan Revisions [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 2, 2009

• Game Wardens to Increase Water Safety Patrols over July 4 Weekend [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 24, 2009

• Galveston Island State Park Reopens Beach Camping July 2 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 18, 2009

• Texas State Parks Showing Patriotic Fervor [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 16, 2009

• Lake Fork Trophy Bass Survey Tops 10,000 Entries [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 9, 2009

• Little Anglers Land Big Fish [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 5, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Battles Giant Salvinia On Caddo Lake — Fate of unique wetland hangs in the balance [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Great Texas Birding Classic Teams Award Conservation Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 4, 2009

• Gov. Perry Appoints Hughes to Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 2, 2009

• Palo Duro Canyon State Park Marks 75th Anniversary — Boz Scaggs Concert, Free Park Admission Highlight Special Weekend [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 29, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• National Fishing Day June 6 At Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas State Parks To Celebrate National Get Outdoors Day [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 28, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPW Commission Okays Transfer of Boy Scout Camp to Texas Trails Council [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Okay Given To Add Acreage To Lost Maples State Natural Area [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Commission Approves Public Hunting on 44 State Park Sites [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 27, 2009

• Potentially Toxic Algal Species Confirmed in South Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 18, 2009

• Public Names New Sea Center Texas Eel "Slick," Calls Grouper "Cooper" [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 14, 2009

• Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo in Austin Suspended — TPWD to Instead Expand Presence at Similar Events Statewide [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 13, 2009

• Texas State Parks To Host National Trails Day Events June 6 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 11, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Head to Texas State Parks for Free Fishing [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Temporada Mortal de 2008 Resulta en Más Eventos Comunitarios de la Seguridad en Bote [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – English]

May 8, 2009

• Big Bend Ranch State Park Fiesta Rescheduled For Nov. 14 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 7, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• East Texan Named to Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Deadly 2008 Boating Season Prompts Expanded Public Outreach [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – Spanish]

May 6, 2009

• Melinchuk Named TPWD Deputy Executive Director for Natural Resources [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 1, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas State-Fish Art Contest Announces Winners [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• ShareLunker Program Wraps Up for the Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 30, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Big Bend Ranch Fiesta cancelled due to swine flu concerns [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Downtown Austin Paddling Trail to be Launched May 6 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 29, 2009

• Limestone Bluffs Paddling Trail to be Dedicated May 2 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 28, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Healthy Habitat Grants Available for Texas Schools — Student Projects Will Help Implement Texas Wildlife Action Plan [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• ShareLunker 471: It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over — Choke Canyon Reservoir sends sixth ShareLunker of the season to Athens [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 27, 2009

• Digital Photography Workshop at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center July 4 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 24, 2009

• Outdoor Service Projects Funded in Latest Round of CO-OP Grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 23, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Abilene State Park Commemorates 75 Years [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD to Add Catch and Release Water Body Records to Angler Recognition Program [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 21, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Lone Zebra Mussel Found in Lake Texoma [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• A Tale of Two Lakes — Battle against invasive species needs YOU [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 17, 2009

• Eleven New Paddling Trails Slated for Texas Waters in 2009 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 13, 2009

• Choke Canyon ShareLunker Breaks Drought [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 8, 2009

• Cinco de Mayo Regresa al Centro de la Pesca en Agua Dulce de Texas El evento celebra la cultura mexicano americano y los estilos de vida de Texanos [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – English]

April 7, 2009

• Cinco de Mayo Returns to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center May 2 — Event celebrates Mexican-American heritage and lifestyles of Texans [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – Spanish]

April 3, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Big Bend Ranch Fiesta to Showcase Expanded Public Access May 2 — Public Invited, Entrance Fees Waived for Full Day of Activities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Prolonged Texas Drought Impacts Wildlife [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• 13th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Aids Declining Songbirds — Fun Event Beckons Birders, But Highlights New Reports of Birds in Decline [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 2, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• 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]

March 31, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Endangered Whooping Crane Numbers Drop For First Time Since 2001 — Public Asked to Report Bird Sightings During Northward Migration [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Brazos Bend State Park Turns 25 — Anniversary Celebration Scheduled for April 4, Entrance Fees Waived [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 27, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Hueco Tanks’ Grenade Boulder Climbing Site Temporarily Closed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Boating Accident Victim Recovered from Richland Chambers Reservoir — Search Continues for Victim’s Grandson [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 26, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Experience a Slice of Frontier Life During Fort Richardson Days [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Missing Boater Recovered on Belton Lake, Search Continues for 2 on Richland Chambers Reservoir [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 24, 2009

• Learn How To Photograph Big Bend Scenery at Spring Workshops [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 23, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Sea Center Texas solicita la participación del público en la selección de los nombres de dos populares miembros de la fauna marina que habita sus acuarios. [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – English]
• Choke Canyon Streak Continues with ShareLunker No. 469 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 17, 2009

• Yantis Angler "Sweetens" ShareLunker Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 16, 2009

• Choke Canyon Threepeats: It’s Another 15-Pounder [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 11, 2009

• Galveston Island State Park Reopening Bay Side March 21 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 10, 2009

• This Big One Didn’t Get Away — Latest ShareLunker is one of a kind, and a heart-warming story, too. [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 6, 2009

• Babying Big Bass — How you handle a lunker impacts its chances of survival. [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 5, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Three "Bass-keteers" Land Somerville Record, ShareLunker 464 — Lake near College Station produces its first ShareLunker [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Sea Center Texas Seeks Public’s Help to Name 2 Popular Residents [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – Spanish]

March 3, 2009

• It’s True: Caddo Lake Holds Monsters [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 27, 2009

• Amazing Lake Conroe Does It Again — Fourth ShareLunker of the year comes from lake [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 25, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• West Texas Trail Ride To Teach School Kids About State’s Pioneer Roots [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Abierto: Texas añade un nuevo parque estatal [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – English]
• Family Camping Program Expanding Reach This Spring [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 20, 2009

• EnCana Donation Funds School Service-Learning, Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Game Warden Training [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 17, 2009

• Conroe, Choke Canyon Continue to Produce ShareLunkers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 13, 2009

• Fork Fish Means ShareLunker Season Is NOW [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 12, 2009

• Abandoned Crab Trap Drop-off Sites Announced [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 10, 2009

• Texas Independence Day Celebration Slated Feb. 28-March 1 at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 6, 2009

• San Antonians Urged to "Bring Your Little Wranglers to the Rodeo" Feb. 22 — Texas Parks and Wildlife Brings Great Outdoors to Rodeo Family Day [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 3, 2009

• Fly Fish Texas Coming to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center March 7 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 2, 2009

• Lake Conroe ShareLunker Makes Top 50 List — 15.93-pound bass is also new lake record [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 27, 2009

• TPW Commissioner Parker Leaves Conservation Legacy [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 26, 2009

• Dragonfly Days Celebrates Chasing Bugs for Ten Years May 21-24 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 22, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text

• Choke Canyon Gives Up Seventh ShareLunker — 15.45-pound bass is also new lake record [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• $4.3 Million in Local Grants Okayed by TPW Commission [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 16, 2009

• TPWD Seeks Volunteers for Old Tunnel Bat Tours [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 8, 2009

• Texas the State of Flowing Water Video Documentary To Air Feb. 12 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]