Engineers recommend that the Sabine River Authority of Texas, Lake Fork Division, make minor repairs to the soil cement along the Lake Fork Dam, some of which are currently located underwater. Recent wave action dislodged numerous small sections of the soil cement along the upstream side of the embankment, which protects the earthen portion of the dam. To facilitate these …
TPWD Article: Turtles Return to Texas
Twenty-one adult (and six juvenile) alligator snapping turtles were recently released back into the wild in East Texas after being seized in an illegal wildlife trafficking attempt five years ago. See full article here.
Texas Watershed Steward Workshop
The Texas Watershed Steward program is a free, educational workshop designed to help watershed residents improve and protect their water resources by getting involved in local watershed protection and management activities. The workshop will provide an overview of water quality and watershed management in Texas, including a discussion on the Sabine River basin and local bayous. Pre-register for the workshop …
SRA-TX Featured in USFWS Article
The Sabine River Authority Natural Resources Management Program was featured in a recent USFWS web article. The article, entitled “Protecting Water, Conserving Wildlife in Texas’ Sabine River” featured SRA’s efforts to survey certain threatened or endangered species in the Sabine River Basin in Texas.