Conservation related posts and comments
25th Annual Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup Date: Saturday February 29, 2020 Time and Place: We ask that all volunteers show up no later than 8 am at the Malaquite Visitor's Center parking lot. We will have Friends of Padre board members there by 7 am that morning to start lining everyone up. … Continue reading PINS Beach Clean Up
The TFF sponsored Trout in the Classroom project kicked off last week with the delivery of more than 2000 rainbow trout eggs to 15 tanks in high schools around the Houston area. This year we have expanded to two new schools, but also lost a few tanks due to staffing changes at our existing schools. … Continue reading 2020 Trout in the Classroom Project
For those TFF members who may not also be TU members, this article https://www.tu.org/blog/tus-top-10-conservation-campaigns-of-2019/ discusses TU's top conservation projects for 2019. As you can see from the article, the projects cover most of the cold water fisheries in the US.
The November edition of the Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine urges voters to support constitutional Proposition 5 which would dedicate sales taxes from the sales of sporting goods to TPWD and the Historical Commission. "Dedicated appropriations would ensure a reliable and predictable source of funding to not only keep state parks and historical sites safe … Continue reading TPW Magazine Urges Vote for Prop. 5 to Benefit State Parks
As you can see our trout fry are growing fast! We have confirmed the release date as May 11th on the Guad in Sattler. If any club members would like to join us please let me know! Matt 832 444 4206
Lots of happy and healthy brown trout fry in the club tanks! We are just over a month from release and all is going well. Do any club members want to help with the release on the Guad this year? If so please contact me for details. Matt - 832 444 4206.
Sorry it has taken a while for an update on the club trout tanks - unfortunately we had a rough time this year with hatching the eggs and lost a lot compared with previous years. This years eggs are brown trout, as opposed to rainbows in all previous years, and came from a new hatchery … Continue reading Trout in the Classroom Update
The 2019 TFF sponsored trout in the classroom project kicked off last week with the arrival of a fresh set of eggs from TU for our schools. Thanks to the continued contribution from TFF we are now up to 14 tanks running in Houston high school science classrooms from Klein Collins to Deer Park. The … Continue reading 2019 Trout In The Classroom Project
http://www.srala-toledo.com/Default.aspx We fish here at least twice a year, but it looks like it may be a while before we can get kayaks or canoes into the river. ADVISORY #1 DATE: Wednesday, 12-19-18 Toledo Bend Reservoir – Operations Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that on Wednesday, December … Continue reading Advisory #1, Toledo Bend Reservoir – Operations
Found this competition on the socials, not a hosted outing but an opportunity to clean up a local river with some friendly competition. Also this months virtual trash bash prize is an yeti rambler and an all water guides hat. Send your trash pics to 'a very griff in at gee Male dot come' or … Continue reading River clean up battle
