TPWD Calendar
Use the links in the left column to find events by activity, region, site and date. Links are also listed for canceled events and restricted access to sites, as well as special calendars for landowners, state parks and wildlife management areas.
Landowner Workshops and Field Days
January 18–20, 2007 — Sonora, Texas — Prescribed Rangeland Burning — Landowners participating in this workshop will learn to plan a prescribed burn so it will be safe and effective to meet their goals. Workshop held at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at the Sonora Research Station. Fee $395 per person. For more information, contact the Academy for Ranch Management, e-mail ranchmanagement@yahoo.com, fax (979) 845-6430 or call (979) 845-5580. [Events at the Same Site] [Events in the Same Region]
January 20, 2007 — M.O. Neasloney WMA — 4th Annual Prescribed Fire Workshop — This free workshop is designed to give landowners and managers a basic understanding of the use and application of prescribed fire in a wildlife and grazing management program. Topics will include planning the burn, fire weather and safety, the role of fire in vegetation management, fire line preparation, suppression equipment and smoke management. Attendees will conduct a burn if conditions permit. Bring your lunch, drinks and leather boots, leather gloves and cotton or Nomex outerwear. 8:30 a.m.; reservations required, deadline January 17, 2007, contact David Veale, Neasloney WMA manager at (830) 424-3407. [Events at the Same Site] [Events in the Same Region] [More About M.O. Neasloney WMA] [More About WMAs]
January 20, 2007 — M.O. Neasloney WMA — Prescribed Burning Workshop — In this workshop, we will discuss the benefits of application of prescribed fire and demonstrate to landowners and managers how to apply it safely to their property. Weather permitting, participants will conduct a prescribed burn on the wildlife management area. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; reservations required, deadline January 12 (830) 424-3407. [Events at the Same Site] [Events in the Same Region] [More About M.O. Neasloney WMA] [More About WMAs]
February 1, 2007 — Chaparral WMA — Prescribed Burning Seminar — A primer for landowners and managers on procedures and effects of burning in the western Rio Grande Plains. There will be an opportunity for hands on experience, weather permitting. Call for times and fees; reservations required (830) 676-3413. [Events at the Same Site] [Events in the Same Region] [More About Chaparral WMA] [More About WMAs]
February 20–21, 2007 — Abilene, Texas — 2007 Abilene Farm, Ranch & Wildlife Expo — We will have a variety of wildlife topics for Abilene and the surrounding area. Experts from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Agriculture Extension Service will present programs on a variety of topics of interest to landowners and managers. Held at the Taylor County Expo Center. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., (325) 795-2238. [Events at the Same Site] [Events in the Same Region]
February 22–24, 2007 — Sonora, Texas — Advanced Prescribed Rangeland Burning — Landowners participating in this workshop will learn to plan a prescribed burn so it will be safe and effective to meet their goals. Workshop held at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at the Sonora Research Station. Fee $395 per person. For more information, contact the Academy for Ranch Management, e-mail ranchmanagement@yahoo.com, fax (979) 845-6430 or call (979) 845-5580. [Events at the Same Site] [Events in the Same Region]
February 27–March 1, 2007 — Houston, Texas — Ranching and Wildlife Expo — As a compliment to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Texas Southwestern Cattle Raiser's Association commercial bull and heifer events and sales, this Expo features wildlife-related exhibits from Texas Parks and Wildlife. White-tailed deer research from Kerr WMA; alligator information and live alligators from J. D. Murphree WMA; Laser Shot interactive systems from Hunter Education; Operation Game Thief trailer; Texas Big Game Awards and Becoming an Outdoors Family, as well as a variety of other groups presented. The event also showcases presentations from experts in the field with a wide range of topics of interest to landowners, land managers and anyone interested in wildlife management. Topics include Feral Hog Management, Managing Land for Wildlife and Cattle, Ageing Deer on the Hoof, Successful Wildflower Planting, Habitat Management for Nongame Birds, Successful Wildscapes, Assessing Land for Its Wildlife Potential, High Fence/ Low Fence Management and Providing Supplemental Food for Wildlife. Held at the Reliant Arena. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; entry fees apply; for more information, see flyer or call (979) 968-6591. [Events at the Same Site] [Events in the Same Region] [Featured Events]
This calendar lists items sponsored by TPWD or in which TPWD is a participant.
Symbols and Abbreviations
- = Featured Event
- SP = State Park
- SHS = State Historic Site
- SP&HS = State Park and Historic Site
- SFH = State Fish Hatchery
- SNA = State Natural Area
- WMA = Wildlife Management Area
Calendars on Other Sites
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744