Sam Houston National Forest: Phelps Hike Trail New Waverly, TX. The Sam Houston National Forest is one of four national forests in Texas. It contains more than 163,000 acres and is located between Huntsville, Conroe, Cleveland, and Richards. Archeological evidence that dates back 7,000 years has been found in a number of sites in the […]
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East Texas Snappers: Say No To Snapper Soup!
East Texas Snappers: Say No To Snapper Soup! Anyone who has spent a little time around ponds, slow-moving creeks and rivers, lakes, or the swamps and marshes of East Texas has probably seen a snapper. A snapping turtle that is. Snappers generally do not leave the water to venture out on to land. Traveling turtles […]
Lake Livingston
Lake Livingston is located west of Livingston and 50 miles north of Houston in Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties. The dam is located in Polk and San Jacinto counties. The lake is 90,000 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 77 feet. Native emergent plants are limited to the upper areas of […]
15th Annual Neches River Rendezvous
15th Annual Neches River Rendezvous LUFKIN- Ready for some adventure? Mark your calendar for June 2, and take a 10-mile scenic canoe trip down the last wild river in Texas! This nature tourism event is designed to promote outdoor wilderness adventure in East Texas by framing a day of paddling with the panoramic Neches River and surrounding forests. Hurry! […]
Caddo Lake State Park
Caddo Lake State Park Caddo Lake State Park is located on the only natural lake in the Lone Star State. The lake was eventually dammed in the early 1900s when oil was struck and for flood control. Caddo Indian legends tell of a giant flood that gave way to the formation of the lake. Some […]
Fairfield Lake
Fairfield Lake Fairfield, TX. Fairfield contains an easy day hike through woods and fields above Fairfield Lake.As you approach the entrance station, the Dockery Trail is on the right and parking for the Big Brown Creek Primitive Camping Area is on the left. This trail allows hiking and mountain bikes and ends at primitive tent […]
Huntsville State Park
Huntsville State Park is a 2,083.2 acre recreational area, located six miles southwest of Huntsville, in Walker County. During the early 1930s, the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce proposed the creation of a large public recreation place to the Texas State Parks Board. The board in turn informed the land would have to be donated […]
Bevilport Paddling Trail
Bevilport Paddling Trail If you are looking for a paddling trail in the Pineywoods that can take you back in time, take the Bevilport Paddling Trail. The trail begins at Bevilport Ramp, a historic riverboat landing site and the location of the first cattle drives in Texas, all within the Martin Dies, Jr. State Park. The Bevilport Paddling […]
Deer Management Workshop Offered at Engeling Wildlife Management Area
Deer Management Workshop Offered at Engeling Wildlife Management Area ATHENS—The Henderson County Wildlife Committee will sponsor a white-tailed deer management workshop at the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area on Saturday, September 24 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Ongoing Drought Affecting Urban Wildlife
Ongoing Drought Affecting Urban Wildlife July 29, 2011 Texans are seeing more wildlife in the city because of the ongoing drought, but it’s something of an urban myth that wild animals are coming to the city from the country in search of food and water. “Actually, the animals people are seeing already live in the […]
1877 Tall Ship Elissa Seamanship Training Begins
Galveston Island, Texas– Galveston Historical Foundation’s Texas Seaport Museum is seeking hardy volunteers to learn the ropes on board the 1877 iron barque ELISSA and help maintain the National Historic Landmark tall ship. “Sail training on ELISSA gives the participants the once in a lifetime chance to sail onboard an historic sailing ship from 1877 […]
THC Historic Sites Free Day
THC Historic Sites Free Day AUSTIN- The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) annual Historic Sites Day will offer FREE admission to all 20 state historic sites on Sunday, May 13. THC is the state agency for historic preservation. THC staff consults with citizens and organizations to preserve Texas’ architectural, archaeological and cultural landmarks. The agency is recognized nationally for […]
Game Warden Field Notes
Game Warden Field Notes November 18, 2011 The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Wife bags her first buck…Not! Terrell County Game Wardens Saul Aguilar and Kenneth Stannard entered a hunting camp on Oct. 5 and noticed a tagging violation on a hanging 10-point white-tailed buck. As […]
Sam Houston National Forest: Kelly Hike Trail
Sam Houston National Forest: Kelly Hike Trail New Waverly, TX. The Sam Houston National Forest is one of four national forests in Texas. It contains more than 163,000 acres and is located between Huntsville, Conroe, Cleveland, and Richards. Archeological evidence that dates back 7,000 years has been found in a number of sites in the […]
Solid White, A Scary Sight!
Photo by Noah Reams Solid White, A Scary Sight- Most East Texans have heard the popular rhyme to assist with the identification of poisonous snakes in the Pineywoods, “Red on yellow, kills a fellow. Red on black, friend of Jack.” But what about solid white? Solid white, a scary sight! Noah Reams captured this image of what is believed to […]
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June Programs at Mission Tejas State Park
Weches, Texas- Mission Tejas State Park will have outdoor fun on tap throughout the month of June! These events are informative and fun for the whole family. Get outside and enjoy beautiful East Texas! June 6, 2015: Fish with a Ranger! Let’s kick off National Fishing Week together! Join a ranger and learn the basics of […]
Attoyac Bayou
Attoyac Bayou- Attoyac Bayou, formed in southeast Rusk County near the town of Mount Enterprise, flows approximately 58 miles southeast into the Angelina River and Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Forming the boundary between Nacogdoches, Shelby, and San Augustine Counties for much of its course, Attoyac Bayou flows through forested hardwood bottomlands, the majority of which are […]
Neches River
Neches River Formed in Van Zandt County of East Texas, the Neches River flows southeast for approximately 416 miles and empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Port Neches. A drainage area of 10,011 square miles and abundant rainfall over the entire Neches Basin results in a flow near the Gulf of approximately 6,000,000 acre-feet […]
Lone Star Hiking Trail
Lone Star Hiking Trail Houston, TX. The trail, under the care of the U.S. Forest Service, is maintained by volunteers from the Lone Star Hiking Trail Club, Inc. Trail mileage is marked by 4×4 ground posts with mileage on top and by red and white metal plates nailed to trees. The trail periodically crosses gravel […]
Slough Trail
Slough Trail Jasper, TX. Martin Dies Jr. State Park hugs the shores of the 15,000-acre B.A. Steinhagen Reservoir on one side and borders the Angelina–Neches–Dam B Wildlife Management Area on the other. Its location makes it an ideal place to spot some amazing birds such as herons, cranes, bald eagles, painted buntings, and the Swainson’s […]
Relax & Enjoy Lake Striker
Relax & Enjoy Lake Striker REKLAW – Summer is officially here and many of you will be heading out to nearby lakes for some fun in the sun. Others will be wagging their travel trailers, pop-up campers, tents, and boats around the Pineywoods to visit different lakes and state parks. East Texas is home to […]
Autumn Glory On Caddo Lake
By Dana Goolsby Uncertain, Texas- It’s hard to say which season I love photographing Caddo Lake the most. Every season offers unique views, and natural beauty is at its peak year round. But during the fall, when the mighty cypress tree forest turns yellow and orange, being on Caddo Lake is a mystical experience unmatched […]
Martin Creek Lake
Martin Creek Lake is located three miles southwest of Tatum, in Rusk County, on Texas Highway 43. The lake has 4,981 surface acres, with an average depth of 35 feet. There is very little aquatic vegetation in the lake. Habitat in Martin Creek Reservoir consists of standing timber, creek channels, and minor stands of lily […]