Caddo Friends

05/26/2026

Dear Board Members and Friends,

Our Friends of Caddo Lake NWR Board Meeting will be this Thursday May 28 at 3:00 pm at the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in Karnack.

Attached are the Agenda, Minutes of the last meeting and the Treasurer’s report.

I hope you can join us.

Best regards,

John Fortune, President

05/19/2026

Dear Board Members and Friends,
Due to the predictions of heavy thunderstorms this Thursday, I am rescheduling our Friends of the Refuge meeting for Thursday of next week, May, 28.
Please let me know if you have a preference of meeting at 3:00 or 6:00.
Best regards,
John Fortune

05/18/2026

Dear Board Members and Friends.
Our May Board Meeting will be next Thursday, May 21 at the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in Karnack at 6 pm.
I will send the agenda, minutes of the March meeting and the financial report in the meantime.
John Fortune

03/20/2026

There is still a threat of the sale and lease of large amounts of water to the DFW area from upstream of Caddo Lake.

As Texas faces growing water challenges, the donation to the Texas Water Trust — a little-known conservation tool created nearly 30 years ago — was the first in two decades.

03/17/2026

Dear Board Members and friends,

Our March Board Meeting will be this Thursday, March 19, at 3:00 pm in the Refuge Headquarters in Karnack.

I am attaching copies of the Agenda, Minutes of the January meeting, the Financial Report and a copy of our signed agreement with the Protect East Texas Water Coalition.

If anyone has any stories or photos of past activities and events of the Friends Group that could be used in a newsletter, please share them with me by replying to this email or through my email, [email protected]

Best regards,
John Fortune, President

03/16/2026

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03/16/2026

https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/feedback/meetings/2026/0326/agenda/?utm_campaign=March2026commission&utm_medium=email&utm_source=commission

Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission Meeting, March 25-26, 2026

03/12/2026

All done at Shady Glade. Come see it and the one at Johnson's Ranch in person on 4/18 at the 14th annual Earth Day Paddling Flotilla!! That's where your ticket fees go.