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WASHINGTON – As a result of unprecedented commitments to voluntary conservation agreements now in place in New Mexico and Texas that provide for the long-term conservation of the dunes sagebrush lizard, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the species does not need to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. “This is [...]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – At the historic Mission Concepción, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Department of the Interior has officially authorized the San Antonio Franciscan Missions for nomination to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. Secretary Salazar’s visit to the urban parks of San [...]
Fee-free National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Picture yourself at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument for free! During National Park Week, April 21-29, ALL 397 of your national parks offer free admission, all week long. The staff at Gila Cliff Dwellings invites you to enjoy the 1-mile roundtrip [...]
A mountain lion attack occurred on February 5th in the Chisos Basin area of Big Bend National Park. A six-year-old boy received non-life-threatening injuries during the attack. Once the report was received, park rangers closed the high Chisos Mountain trails into the area at approximately 8:00 a.m., February 6th, and began patrols for the animal. [...]
The U.S. Forest Service will deploy four airborne firefighting systems on Department of Defense C-130s to Austin, Texas, to support wildland firefighting efforts beginning Sept. 10. The Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) are portable fire retardant delivery systems that convert C-130s into airtankers. Each can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in [...]
Inciweb report: Texas is currently battling its worst fire season in state history. Texas Forest Service and local firefighters have responded to 16,169 fires that have burned a record-setting 3,449,397 acres since fire season began on Nov. 15, 2010. Six of the state’s 10 largest wildfires occurred in April 2011. Texas Initial Attack crews and [...]
Tapping what has become a global network of ongoing geocache events, Texas State Parks is hosting a statewide Texas Geocache Challenge on Saturday, June 4, with 89 state park locations (dividing the state into eight regions) scheduled to participate as host sites. Each park in the Texas Geocache Challenge will have a special hidden “cache” [...]
Morning Wildfire Update – May 4, 2011 (10:45 a.m.) Current Situation: Critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the Panhandle and into the Permian Basin. Elevated fire weather conditions are expected across the rest of West Texas, as well as parts of South and Northwest Texas. Fire numbers: Since fire season started on Nov. [...]
Current wildfire status – April 29, 2011 Extreme fire weather conditions are predicted in West Texas today with red flag warnings in effect. Recent response: · Texas Forest Service responded to no new large fires yesterday (Thursday, April 28). · The PK Complex is 100 percent contained at 126,734 acres. · We’re currently working on [...]
Current wildfire status – April 27, 2011 Recent response: · Texas Forest Service responded to seven new large fires yesterday (Tuesday, April 26). · 213 of the 254 Texas counties are reporting burn bans. · We’re currently working on 17 major fires burning more than 573,500 acres New large fires from Tuesday: SCOTT RANCH, Irion [...]
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