March 9, 2012

AUSTIN – With the redbuds and bluebonnets blooming, it’s time to get outside and enjoy spring in Texas. “Much of Texas is still way behind its average annual rainfall, but it looks like winter rains in many areas of the state will make for an excellent spring,” says Texas Parks and Wildlife Executive Director Carter

RALEIGH, N.C. (March 8, 2011) — Just in time for shad and striped bass spawning runs, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has completed renovations to the Gaston Boating Access Area in Northampton County. With that, the Commission has renovated 9 of its 10 sites along the Roanoke River, known for its premier striped bass fishing

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will stock catchable-size rainbow trout in several city ponds and lakes across the state this month. The schedule, subject to change depending on conditions, includes date, location, approximate time of stocking, and quantity: March 14 – Niobrara State Park (SP) Ponds, 1, 000. March 15 – CenturyLink Lake, Eugene

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a proposed open water fishing contest, the Mister Pike Classic on Seeley and Salmon Lake, June 9-10. Participants in this contest must comply with state fishing regulations, including daily and possession limits. Most contests require catch-and-release fishing and participants in these contests may not keep

Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission today approved new rules for peregrine falcon take for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The new rules limit participation to residents and nonresidents who have general and master falconer classifications. Properly licensed falconers annually have a limited opportunity to take wild peregrine falcons for falconry purposes. In the practice

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to the rules that guide Montana’s Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program. The proposed revisions are needed to implement the new UGBE Program strategic plan endorsed by the FWP Commission in 2011. “The strategic plan and rule changes are the result of a two-year

JEFFERSON CITY Mo — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites women to get hands-on training in various outdoor skills at its “Discover Nature Women Summer Workshop” June 1-3 at the Windermere Conference Center along the Lake of the Ozarks in Roach, Mo. The workshop provides a safe and friendly environment where women receive hands-on

The 2012 Alabama Forestry Camp, in its fifteenth year, is coming up soon. Held at the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund’s Rural Training Center in Sumter County near Epes, Alabama, the camp will run from Sunday, June 3, through Thursday, June 7. Designed for high school students interested in forestry, conservation, and/or natural resources,