The Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) today announced the launch of a new program, Tournaments for Tomorrow, that will provide financial support for youth fishing programs such as the mentor-based Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs program, the school-based Physh Ed angling and boating education program, and the Boys & Girls Clubs' C.A.T.C.H. after-school fishing program.

Texas Parks & Wildlife TV Program - Weekly schedule and show descriptions for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has recently been updated.

The National Wild Turkey Federation distributed nearly $250,000 in October 2009 as it continues to advance its mission of benefiting wildlife conservation and protecting hunting traditions. The dollars are distributed to states and programs through the NWTF Hunting Heritage Super Fund.

For several years, the Texas chapter of the national Children & Nature Network has been exploring ways to reconnect families and children with nature and the outdoors. The national movement grew out of Richard Louv’s 2006 book “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder.”

Parks and recreation facilities around the country received good news on Thursday when the House and Senate Interior Appropriations Conference Committee announced the allocation of $40 million to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Assistance Program for fiscal year 2010.

The Trailblazer Adventure Program will hold a Trailblazer Adventure Expo Challenge during the first annual North Texas Outdoor Expo at Elm Fork Shooting Sports in Dallas on November 14.

The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) recently announced a partnership with the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®), the fastest growing shooting sports program in the world.