Passport To Texas

We'd love to hear your #Texas outdoor story! Tell us about your experience here: bit.ly/2xro47L #storytelling

Ocelots live in S. Texas but their thorny habitat is disappearing. So restoration efforts have begun: bit.ly/2CcZW9E

In the upcoming election, Texans will have the opportunity to vote on #Prop5, which would dedicate 100% of sporting goods sales tax to #Texas state parks + historic sites. Early voting begins Oct 21. Details at bit.ly/Prop5Tx

@TPWDnews 3 Billion Birds website has ways to make windows safer for birds: 3billionbirds.org/7-simple-actio…

There are 3 billion fewer birds today than in 1970. See how you can help using these 7 Simple Tips #3BillionBirds Birds perceive reflections in glass as habitat they can fly into. #RecoverWildlife #SpeakOut4Wildlife

10 state parks teach the basics of kayaking - try it, it's easy. And Lake Livingston SP offers Stand-up Paddleboard 101 on 9/28! bit.ly/2kpYMCn

Alligator gar, one of the most misunderstood #fish in Texas, and thermonuclear weapons testing have a link: bit.ly/2lRazu4 #fishing

Once nearly extinct, the return of the back-capped vireo took many years of hard work. It helped us become better at understanding what makes a healthy #ecosystem. bit.ly/2Nsq1bN #birding #birdsong youtu.be/FWepQxhqio4

Sea trout is a very popular #fish with anglers large and small along the Texas coast. If you've caught one, we've got a delicious #recipe for Sea Trout Meunière: bit.ly/2TIiDtG #osprey #talons🍴

Interested in hunting? Some state parks and wildlife management areas conduct mentored hunting workshops for first-time adult hunters bit.ly/2Tp5oOD

Earlier this month, the Texas Game Wardens' Underwater Search and Recovery divers conducted training off of South Padre Island. Five dives conducted offshore, including off of the Texas Clipper and oil rigs.

Are your children home-schooled? Bring them to a state park for nature studies and activities 🌻🐦 State parks welcome a growing number of home-schooled children every year! bit.ly/2YPTAWy

Giant salvinia is an invasive plant that grows in lakes and kills aquatic life. To stop it from spreading, boaters must clean drain and dry their boat before moving it from one lake to another: bit.ly/2GDlU8f

Looking for ways to reconnect with nature? Like to bike? We have spectacular bike trails for all skill levels at Texas state parks bit.ly/2M0wQ3j

6 juvenile green sea turtles were found drowned in a cast net in Nueces County. @TexasGameWarden is offering reward for information leading to individuals responsible. Contact Operation Game Thief ogttx.org

New Franklin Mountains State Park Visitors Center opens this 🍂fall! It's the largest metropolitan park in the U.S. - come and check it out. @FranklinMtnsSP

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in Congress today, would provide approx $50 million/year to support at-risk fish + wildlife in #Texas. Funding would come from existing revenues, with no new taxes. #RecoverWildlife

Barbary sheep were imported as game animals, and they now pose a threat to native wildlife like bighorn sheep bit.ly/32lnHs2

Do you like to eat #oysters? A new restoration plan for Texas oyster reefs is now underway! bit.ly/2LK2yC3 #yummy #seafood

@TPWmagazine @denisevaluk Congratulations!

Cue the #fireworks as @denisevaluk and family of San Antonio are the FIRST official GOSH Gurus, completing all 30 #GOSHTX challenges in the Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt. It’s not too late to join them: tpwmagazine.com/GOSH

Our newest #podcast is about a feisty little Texas fish that's moving people to save our rivers. Listen at UnderTheTexasSky.org and on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher.

ATTN: Anglers 🎣 only use Gulf #shrimp as bait in Texas. Do NOT use #bait shrimp imported from non-Gulf states or another country, it may carry disease: bit.ly/2JotKTY #fishinglife 🦐