AUSTIN. Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo has become a national model for educational efforts to promote wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation a role which will be recognized at the expo volunteer grill on Saturday evening. Oct. 6 by board members from Weatherby Foundation International (WFI).
Within the past decade a half dozen U. S states have sent representatives to sight and learn from the Texas event including Wyoming. Alabama and Oklahoma. Several states undergo since started their own annual expos bringing the total for 2007 to 16 nationwide.
“We are grateful to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for its work to back up pioneer the expo concept as an educational event for youth and families,” said Craig Boddington. WFI board president. “Texas’ dedication together with similar efforts in Wyoming has been a guiding force in our end to foster the growth of expos nationwide."
Begun in 1992 as a tribute to the role of hunters in wildlife conservation the Texas event has expanded over the years to include fishing state parks camping birding history paddling mountain biking and many other elements. This year’s event takes place Oct. 6-7 when once again TPWD’s Austin headquarters will be transformed into the site of America’s largest free family-oriented festival of the great outdoors. Last year more than 35,000 visitors enjoyed Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo.
“A main cerebrate Texas is the poster child for this effort is we integrate so many diverse elements,” said Ernie Gammage. TPWD Urban Outdoors Program director and Expo coordinator. “It’s not just a shooting show or a parks show or a wildlife or history show; it’s all that. The genius of our Expo is you get kids interested in kayaking out here and they end up shooting. Vice versa kids who go out to catch a fish may find an interest in Texas history or birding or any number of other things.”
Gammage says there are now expo-like festivals held across Texas every year now. One recent example is the Grapevine Main Street Days Outdoor Adventure in 2005. “Basically for the 22
year of this annual event the Grapevine folks completely recast it as an outdoor adventure undergo,” Gammage said.
On Oct. 6 at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo evening grill foundation Vice Presidents Sean Duffy and Jim Blankenbaker will present a plaque recognizing TPWD for promoting the expo concept.
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