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AUSTIN - This Memorial Day weekend, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds boaters to stay safe on the water. … [Read more...] about 05-23 | National Safe Boating Week Encourages Boating and Water Safety Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

AUSTIN - Take your family on a journey this spring and summer to some of the coolest outdoor sites in Texas, including 14 state parks across the state. By participating in this year's Texas Nature Challenge, families or teams visit certain sites throughout the state and record what they see, do or make. … [Read more...] about 05-23 | Texas Nature Challenge Encourages Kids to Explore the Outdoors

AUSTIN - When Richard Taylor and his late wife, Sally, moved to Texas in 2001 and bought land in the heart of Mason County, they knew their work was cut out. The land, which had been overgrazed and overworked for years, was in desperate need of restoration. Fifteen years later, the Taylors' dedication to habitat and wildlife conservation has earned their Blue Mountain Peak … [Read more...] about 05-20 | Blue Mountain Peak Ranch Named 2016 Leopold Conservation Award Winner

AUSTIN -- Bolstered by record funding from the Texas Legislature, a multi-partner coalition of river authorities, cities and nonprofits is stepping up the war against invasive species, including one of the worst noxious aquatic pests--zebra mussels. … [Read more...] about 05-20 | Boaters Urged to “Clean, Drain and Dry” to Protect Texas Lakes from Invasive Zebra Mussels