JULY MAGAZING PREVIEW: The July issue of Texas Parks and 
Wildlife magazine focuses on the state of water ... details 
on Passport to Texas ... 
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PTT ... from TPWD and the Wildlife Restoration Program 

The July issue of Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine, on 
newsstands now, focuses on the immense value of 
wetlands. Managing Editor Charles Lohrmann.
 
Every July we produce a special water issue. And in past years we've 
focused on rivers, springs and bays. This year we're focusing our water 
issue on wetlands. Many people think wetlands are just swamps - 
stinky, smelly, mosquito infested places that should be avoided at all 
costs, or maybe even filled in. But, the reality is, wetlands are essential 
for wildlife and for our water supplies. They provide essential habitat. 
They filter and clean our water. They also act as a sponge and provide 
flood control in the eastern part of the state. In fact, they even can 
protect against a hurricane storm surge. One of the most interesting 
and really amazing articles we have is about the Bahia Grande 
restoration project in extreme South Texas where very diverse 
communities are coming together to preserve a 10-thousand acre 
wetland and really realize a community vision that's going to bring a 
complicated wetland ecosystem back to life. :60

That's our show. The Wildlife Restoration Program 
supports our series and provides funding for wetland 
conservation through the Private Lands Enhancement 
Program.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.