TP&W Field Notes

Fish and Wildlife Technician

Luis Uballe, Jr. - Fish and Wildlife Technician - Aransas Bay Ecosystem Team
There is many a time that someone asks me, What do you do for a living? If I were to...

South Bay Seagrasses

William E. Thompson, Natural Resource Specialist, and Mark Lingo, Ecosystem Leader, Brownsville
Does the following scenario sound familiar to you? It is one of those picture perfect days. The sun is just...

Electronic Logbook Study in Port Aransas

Alice Best | Program Specialist, Rockport
If you're a regular at one of the many recreational docks in Port Aransas, you may have seen me, or...

Sharks for a Mile

Bobby J. Johnson, Summer Intern, Rockport Marine Lab
The adventure began at 6:00 a.m. May 28, 2010. Winds were calm and waves were non-existent. I was aboard the...

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...

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