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Devils River State Natural Area: Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area: Edwards 1,859.7 acres (752.6 ha) 1985 Dinosaur Valley State Park: Somervell 1,524.72 acres (617.03 ha) 1972 Dinosaur Valley State Park: Eisenhower State Park: Grayson 463.1 acres (187.4 ha) 1954 Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: Llano 1,640.5 acres (663.9 ha) 1978
Texas Wildlife Management Areas are divided into seven regions of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department with the goal of managing and conserving the natural and cultural resources of Texas. There are 714,094 acres (288,984 ha) under management of the Division of Wildlife often referred to as a WMA.
In 1983, the Texas legislature passed the Wildlife Conservation Act, giving the department the authority for managing fish and wildlife resources in all Texas counties. The department operates 95 state parks and historic sites , 51 wildlife management areas, eight fish hatcheries, and numerous field offices statewide.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department currently owns or leases over 640,000 acres of land which constitute 89 state parks, historic sites and natural areas, according to its website.
The Professional Soil Scientists Association of Texas has recommended to the State Legislature that the Houston Black series be designated the State soil. The series was established in 1902. [14] National Parks in this area are the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park and the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. [12]
In 1993, a hiking, biking, and equestrian rail trail opened that stretches through the park through Floyd, Briscoe, and Hall counties. The trailway was created after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired 64.25 miles (103 km) of right-of-way from the abandoned Fort Worth and Denver Railroad's lines between Estelline and South Plains. [3]
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired part of the natural area from the Nature Conservancy in 1985 [1] and the rest from a private individual in 1988. Honey Creek opened in 1985 with access by guided tour only. [2] Since Honey Creek is designated a "Natural Area" rather than a "State Park", the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's ...
Hill Country State Natural Area (HCSNA) preserves 5,369 acres (21.73 km 2) of rugged, relatively pristine Hill Country terrain in Bandera County, Texas. [2] It was opened to the public in 1984. Since HCSNA is designated a "Natural Area" rather than a "State Park", the first priority of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is the ...