Conservation

Texas Parks and Wildlife and CCA Texas Partner on 180 Acre Oyster Reef Restoration Project

John Blaha
Across the world it is estimated that 85% of oysters have been lost since the late 1800s. Oysters are an...

CCA Texas Enjoying Another Strong Year

John Blaha
After enjoying a short break through July, CCA Texas volunteers and staff have picked up the pace once again to...

Habitat Today for Fish Tomorrow Projects Enhancing and Restoring Texas Coastal Habitat

CCA Texas Staff
CCA Texas' habitat initiative, Habitat Today for Fish Tomorrow (HTFT) continues to move forward with habitat restoration and creation up...

CCA Texas Funds $225,000 for New Southern Flounder Annex Building

CCA Texas Staff
Background: Courtesy of David Abrego and Shane Bonnot Sea Center Texas Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) has initiated an...

Federal Management of Gulf Red Snapper Grinds to Historic Low

CCA Texas Staff
Broken system produces 11-day season for recreational anglers The impact of a recent federal district court ruling in favor of...

CCA Texas Activities

CCA Texas Staff
CCA Texas volunteers and staff have already had a busy first third of the year. By the time this May...

New Flounder and Trout Regulations for Texas Anglers

Everett Johnson
The greatest challenge for resource managers lies in the crafting of regulations beneficial to the resource while simultaneously pleasing user...

Cedar Bayou Dredging Ready to Begin

Story by CCA Texas Staff / Photos by Lisa Laskowski
For the first time since they were bulldozed closed in 1979 due to the Ixtoc-I oil spill, Cedar Bayou and...

CCA Texas Takes Active Role in Stabilizing and Restoring Eroding Marshes and Shorelines

CCA Texas Staff
Over time, Texas' coastal marsh and estuarine shorelines are subjected to erosion from wave and wake action, created by wind...

CCA Texas Participates in Smooth Cordgrass Seed Harvesting for Dickinson Bayou Wetlands Restoration

Kim Ogonoski
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Dickinson Bayou Wetlands Restoration Project will utilize a previously proven technology and conservation...

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