Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has acquired a 6,900-acre tract of land in Anderson County which it has named, “Trinity River Wildlife Management Area” (TRWMA).

The TRWMA has 11.3 miles of Trinity River frontage which, with other TPWD lands, totals 25 miles of riverbank that provides corridor habitat for migratory birds.

With the Richland Creek WMA, the TRWMA provides for bottomland hardwood habitat on the entire east-west width of the Trinity River with more than 21,000 acres.  Protection of this riverine habitat will help with flood control by allowing water to spread out and slow down during floods so that sediment falls out in the floodplain.

This acquisition was due to partnerships with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Knobloch Family Foundation.  The Gragg family worked with TPWD for one and one-half years to make the TRWMA possible.  Some of TPWD’s Migratory Game Bird Stamp Funds were used to create the TRWMA.

TPWD will work with interested partners to fund habitat restoration including wetland restoration, restoration of bottomland hardwood forests along the Trinity River, and prairie restoration on uplands.  

Wildlife that will benefit from this restoration include waterfowl, shorebirds, neotropical migratory birds, butterflies, and many other species.  TPWD will allow appropriate outdoor recreation for the public like hunting, birdwatching, camping, and fishing.

If you want to find out more about the TRWMA see TPWD’s website:  https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/wma/.

This article was prepared with information found in a TPWD April 28, 2025 press release.