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The Meadows Center at Spring Lake Hall houses the Texas Stream Team, a volunteer program that monitors the water quality of freshwater systems throughout the state. The center was established in 1994 when Texas State, formerly Southwest Texas University, purchased land that was previously used as an amusement park, including Spring Lake, then ...
Area 1: Panhandle/High Plains Wildlife District [1] [2] includes five WMAs; Area 2: Prairies and Lakes [3] Area 3: Pineywoods [4] Area 4: Gulf Coast [5] Area 5: South Texas Plains [6] Area 6: Hill Country [7] Area 7: Big Bend Country [8] There is some confusion as there are also listed eight Wildlife Management Areas [9] that roughly coincide ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the reservoir in 1952 to provide a refuge for migratory waterfowl, a public fishing lake and a fish hatchery. It opened in 1955 as the Sheldon Wildlife Management Area. The hatchery closed in 1975, and the land began to revert naturally to forest, ponds and marshes.
Caddo Lake State Park IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) Saw Mill Pond Location of Caddo Lake State Park in Texas Location Harrison County, East Texas, Texas, United States Nearest city Karnack, Texas Coordinates 32°41′27″N 094°10′45″W / 32.69083°N 94.17917°W / 32.69083; -94.17917 Area 484 acres (196 ha) Elevation 237 ft (72 m) Established June 1933 ...
LCRA's water and community services operations have grown through the years. LCRA began programs in the 1970s and 1980s to control water pollution and monitor water quality. It expanded its parks operations beginning in the 1990s to increase public access to the Highland Lakes and lower Colorado River.
Fairfield Lake State Park is a closed state park located in Freestone County, Texas, United States, northeast of Fairfield on the shores of Fairfield Lake, the subject of a contentious battle between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) (which leased and operated the park until June 2023) and a private developer (who purchased the land from the prior owner).
The park has facilities for picnicking, fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing, nature study, hiking, wildlife observation, horseback riding, camping, and disc golf. There are tent and RV campsites, as well as a pavilion and about 5 miles (8.0 km) of hiking trails.
Area: 3,026 acres (1,225 ha) ... 1992: Operated by: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Visitors: 141,175 (in 2022) [1] Cooper Lake State Park is a Texas State Park ...