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Recent progress has been made recognizing the challenge and importance of sedimentation in long-term dam viability. Both the Bureau of Reclamation Subcommittee on Sedimentation and the U.S. Society on Dams recently released resolutions: The SOS encourages all Federal agencies to develop long-term reservoir sediment-management plans for the reservoirs that they... Read More
The First Annual Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance Banquet was held at the Sullivan VFW on February 23, 2019 with 100% of the proceeds going to improve the fisheries and fish habitat in Lake Shelbyville! The doors opened at 5 P.M. with 290 supporters of the resource in attendance! The... Read More
Friends of Reservoirs has partnered with Friends of Lake Livingston on several projects. A committed group of volunteers has engaged local high school students and the Ellis Correctional Unit to restore native aquatic vegetation in Lake Livingston. Read More
The Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership (RFHP) and Friends of Reservoirs (FOR) are proud to announce the winners of the annual Friend of Reservoirs Award. The awards were presented at the awards banquet at the 9th annual RFHP meeting October 6 hosted by Texas Parks and Wildlife and held at the... Read More
The Friends of Reservoirs Foundation (FOR) and King Enterprises, makers of Mossback artificial fish habitat products are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Mossback/Friends of Reservoirs Grant available exclusively to Friends of Reservoirs member organizations. Mossback has been a corporate sponsor of Friends of Reservoirs for several years and wants to work... Read More
TPWD Inland Fisheries Seeking Partners for Habitat Restoration in Texas Reservoirs Interested Organizations Invited to Habitat Workshop Oct. 6-7 in Athens AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries staff conduct dozens of habitat restoration projects each year to enhance fish habitat in Texas’ aging reservoirs. But fisheries... Read More
The Texas Master Naturalist program (TXMN) was created in 1997 opening its first chapter in San Antonio, Texas. The Texas Master Naturalist program is designed to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers who provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within... Read More
Check out the latest video from the Lake Shelbyville project. Staff from Illinois Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and numerous volunteers are placing modified Georgia Cubes (Shelbyville Cubes) at several sites in May, 2018. Note that an extra layer of pvc pipe is added to the... Read More
Lake Fork has been one of the premier bass fisheries in Texas and really for most of the country for many years. The majority of largemouth bass (65%) in Texas’ top 50 largest bass have come from Lake Fork. Fork was impounded in 1980 and is now entering middle age.... Read More
