Outdoor News Daily

Since Texas Parks and Wildlife Department launched a statewide appeal in early December for donations to aid a financially strapped Texas State Parks system, more than $1 million has been raised.

In an update provided to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission this week, TPWD staff reported that since the awareness campaign’s launch on Dec. 6, donations to state parks have topped the $1 million mark, bolstered by three large contributions and smaller donations from more than 1,000 individuals.

“We’re off to a very promising start in what is just the first stage of what is an ongoing state park fundraising campaign,” said Carter Smith, TPWD executive director. “This shows that the people of Texas truly care about their state parks and want to see them stay open and accessible for all to enjoy.”
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Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Secretary Collin P. O’Mara and Department of Agriculture (DDA) Secretary Ed Kee today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved amendments to Delaware’s Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) regulations.

“Delaware’s CAFO regulations build on more than a decade of stewardship in the agricultural sector through the state’s nutrient management law and commission,” said Secretary O’Mara. “This would not have been possible without the collaboration and support of so many people – the Delaware Department of Agriculture, DNREC, the EPA and Delaware’s Nutrient Management Commission.”
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No one welcomed the recent storms more than California’s 70,000 waterfowl hunters. Rain and wind in California’s central valley has salvaged what was an extremely slow hunting season for waterfowl. All of the central valley wildlife areas and national wildlife refuges with hunt programs reported increased hunter success averages last weekend.

The vast majority of hunters in the field were law abiding and ethical. But wardens cited three Butte County men and one San Jose man who stepped far out of bounds by shooting a total of 108 ducks in two days.

California regulations provide for a duck hunting limit of seven ducks per day with 14 in possession if taken over two or more days. Collectively, the four men had an overlimit of 52 ducks, with additional individual species violations.
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Over the next month, more than 50 archery teams and close to 1,000 students in grades 4-12 will compete at one of five 2012 National Archery in the Schools Program-GA Regional Tournaments.

The regional sites and tournament dates are:

● Jan. 28 – Regional 1, Loganville High School, Loganville, GA

● Jan. 30 – Regional 2, Peach County High School, Fort Valley, GA

● Feb. 4 – Regional 3, Lee County Elementary School, Leesburg, GA
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