TP&W Field Notes

Texas Coast Freezes February 2011

Noemi Matos | Resource Specialist | Brownsville Field Station
The Texas coastline experienced frigid temperatures between the mornings of Tuesday, February 1, and Saturday, February 5, 2011, as a...

Thermal Refuges: Protecting Fish During Arctic Fronts

Adriana Leiva, Fish and Wildlife Technician, Upper Laguna Madre Field Station
In 2005 the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a proposal giving authority to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department...

A Summer Well Spent as the Lower Laguna Madre CCA Intern

Abigail Lashbrook, Brownsville Field Station
One does not expect to come face to face with a 7 ft. bull shark (Carcharinus leucas) at 7:30 am...

My Summer Internship with Coastal Fisheries Division, TPWD

Colin Nash | Summer Intern | Rockport
I was in Marine Ecology class one morning when my professor approached me afterward and invited me into his office....

A Glimpse into a Day at Sea Center Texas

Kenneth Wethington | Summer Intern | Lake Jackson
It's early in the morning, the dew is falling off the grass and the sun has begun its slow ascent...

Tales of a Summer Intern

Allison Hatten | Coastal Fisheries Division | Sabine Lake Marine Lab | Port Arthur
When I interviewed for the internship with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division last summer, I was...

Looking Through the Seagrass

Landes Randall | Summer Intern (Technician) | Coastal Fisheries Division | Rockport Marine Lab
During my internship with the Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD), I spent time monitoring propeller scars...

The TPWD Coastal Fisheries Regulatory Process

Coastal Fisheries Outreach Specialists: Tonya Wiley and Art Morris
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) is the principle agency with legislative authority to pass state regulations that affect sport...

Hatchery Intern Experience

Jeff Long | Summer Intern (Technician) | Coastal Fisheries Division | Marine Development Center | Corpus Christi
I started my Texas adventure in the fall 2008 by enrolling in the mariculture graduate studies program at Texas A&M...

A Day in the Life of Mike Robertson

Mike Robertson | Fish and Wildlife Technician | CCA/AEP Marine Development Center | Corpus Christi
Meet Mike Robertson: "Howdy, my name is Mike Robertson. I started with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in October...

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