STATE PARKS: OUTDOOR TIPS: Tips to keep you safe and 
comfy at state parks ... details ahead on Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas

It's spring and folks are heading to state parks for outdoor 
fun. Our State Park Guide, Bryan Frazier, has tips to keep 
your family safe and comfy while outdoors. 

58 -- A modest amount of common sense can really make that trip 
safe, enjoyable, and memorable so you'll want to come back and 
do it again and again. Wear sunscreen, even in early spring; that 
old Texas sun can get pretty strong. Take extra precaution if 
you're going to be around water. The warmer weather brings out 
all sorts of water critters like amphibians, snakes and turtles - 
and we want to take photos of them and observe them, but we 
don't want to get too close. If you're going to do paddling sports, 
check the water levels before you go. We've had drought in lots of 
areas. Check for burn bans before you go on your trip; a lot of 
people want that campfire experience, so check those burn bans. 
Spring is a great time for fishing, but make sure you take 
lifejackets. There has to be a lifejacket in a watercraft for 
everyone in the boat; children always have to wear theirs when 
they're out on the water. So, keep these things in mind, and get 
outside and enjoy what spring is like in Texas.

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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