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Halloween in State Parks, 1

Friday, October 21st, 2011
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Fall is a great time to visit a state park. In addition to festivals, our SP guide Bryan Frazier says visitors can also experience the darker side of the outdoors at State Parks this Halloween season.

And so we have some events at Estero Llano Grande SP. It’s their 6th annual spooky science fest. And they do crafts for the kids and interpretive programs with park rangers, and talk about some of the things that people are a little bit uncomfortable with maybe at night.

But really in a park environment—a lot of these animals are nocturnal. We’re able to show them some of these animals: some of the birds and the bats and the mammals and things. And really let’s children, in particular, be a lot more comfortable with what’s happening in the dark.

Because, life goes on in a park after dark. In fact, a lot of animals only come out at night. And so it’s a great chance to see and experience and talk about some of those things they may not get a chance to [otherwise]. But we’ve got a lot of events; there’s Halloween at the Hatchery, and that’s at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, and then the Halloween Fun and Games event at Lake Texana SP in Edna, Texas.

So check our calendar of events for Halloween and Fall festival events in State Parks.

Thanks, Bryan!

That’s our show for today…with funding provided by Chevrolet, supporting outdoor recreation in Texas; because there’s life to be done.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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Toyota Texas Bass Classic

Monday, October 17th, 2011
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The Fifth annual Toyota Texas Bass Classic Tournament returns to the Lone Star Convention & Expo Center in Conroe, October 28th through the 30th. Lenny Francoeur (Fran-Koor) is tournament director.

31—First and foremost, the Toyota Texas bass Classic raises funding and awareness for the Texas Parks and Wildlife.

This is a world championship professional bass fishing tournament. It’s a world class country music festival. And we’ve got a huge exhibit area, an interactive component of the event. There truly is something for everyone. And it’s absolutely free.

So, you can come out with as many friends and family as you want to bring. Get your tickets in advance, and come out at the end of October and see some world class fishing and world class country music artists.

Francoeur says listeners may be able to obtain a pair of free tickets by going to the Bass Classic website and signing up for their newsletter …

08— …Until we have distributed the full quantity of tickets we have allotted.

Once the free tickets have been distributed, others will be available, says Francoeur, at a nominal charge.

06—We allow kids seventeen and under to get in free as long as they’re with a ticket adult. And we’re looking forward to seeing everyone in October.

Find a link to more information at passporttotexas.org.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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Fall Foliage at State Parks

Friday, October 7th, 2011
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Historically people associate fall foliage in Texas with Lost Maples State Natural Area.

01— And rightfully so…

Our State Park Guide, Bryan Frazier.

51—It is a unique place. You’ve got the big Sawtooth maple trees that are holdovers from the last ice age. Someone forgot to tell the trees they shouldn’t be there. But they’re there, and they’re there and they’re beautiful and people love it and flock to that park in late October and early November to see that. But one of the overlooked places for fall foliage is NE Texas.

You’ve got places like Lake Bob Sandlin SP, and Daingerfield SP, and Caddo Lake SP and Atlanta SP, Tyler SP, and all these places that have mixed amongst the big pine trees are hardwoods like sweet gum and elm, and ash and they turn and mix with that background of green pine—it’s absolutely beautiful. Not to be overlooked is the NE TX fall foliage trail.

You can actually find that out on our website texasstateparks.org/foliage, and we’ll do the fall foliage reports. And hopefully this year it will be good.

Thanks, Bryan!

We always knew Texas was a colorful place, and the fall foliage in NE TX is simply further proof.

That’s our show for today…with funding provided by Chevrolet, supporting outdoor recreation in Texas; because there’s life to be done.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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ShareLunker Club Tournament

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

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The annual Toyota Texas Bass Classic tournament raises funds and awareness for the work of Texas Parks and Wildlife. This world class bass fishing competition takes place Halloween weekend on Lake Conroe. Tournament Director Lenny Francoeur says if you can’t make it to the Lake, and you have an internet connection, you can still keep track of the action.

11— They can still check it out online and we’ll have a real time scoring function as well. So, you can check the website, and see exactly up to the second how every angler is doing and what
weight they have for that day. So, it’s a neat little feature.

Francoeur says there’s a special competition currently underway as a lead up to the Bass Classic, and a kick off to the ShareLunker season, which began October 1.

25— The TTBC has created the ShareLunker Club Tournament. It’s only on Lake Conroe and it’s going to be for three weeks. Anyone who’s interested in catching a bass over 13 pounds, and signs up
to be a member of the ShareLunker Club—it’s a hundred dollars, but you get tickets to the event and parking and other benefits—the largest ShareLunker caught on lake Conroe between October 1
and October 21 will win a hundred thousand dollars cash.

Find a link to more information at passporttotexas.org.

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For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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Cedar Hill Anniversary and Fall Festival

Friday, September 30th, 2011

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If you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, or need a reason for a road trip, our State park guide Bryan Frazier recommends a day at Cedar Hill State Park.

That park is really a neat place. It sits on Joe Pool reservoir, and it borders on Dallas and Tarrant county; you’re across the lake from the city of Grand Prairie.

You can actually see the new Dallas Cowboys football stadium from inside Cedar Hill SP.

And not only do we have lots of improvements, we have full hook-up loops and camping there with sewer connections. But we’re also going to do the 20th Anniversary and Fall Harvest Heritage Festival coming up October 22.

There’s going to be food and drink vendors, a musician, lots of outdoor activities from climbing to mountain biking to kayaking and fishing. There will be tours of Penn Farm, which is a historic site within the park there. And that’s going to start at 11 AM and go to 6 PM on Saturday, October 22. And adult entrance fees will be lowered to three dollars and children ages 12 and under are always free at state parks.

So, check out the harvest heritage festival and 20th Anniversary celebration coming up in October—put it on your calendar.

Thanks, Bryan!

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For Texas Parks and Wildlife I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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