An innovative archaeological dig has revealed the park's original wet prairie, buried by years of farming and development.
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Wild Texas
Out with the new, in with the old: prairie restoration at Sheldon Lake
A fierce battle is under way to vanquish invasive grasses and restore the prairie's native landscape.
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Booming Prairie Chickens at the Attwater Refuge
An early morning visit to the breeding grounds of the endangered Attwater's Prairie Chicken.
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Jupiter and its moons at McDonald Observatory
On a visit to the McDonald Observatory in West Texas, I gazed at Jupiter and the Orion Nebula and traveled in the footsteps of Galileo.
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Big Bend Ranch: West Rim Overlook Trail
The Fresno Rim trail offers a taste of a solitary desert hike - without the difficulties of most of Big Bend Ranch's more primitive routes.
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Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge has taken an usual path - a heavily developed property being returned to the wild.
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McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
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Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
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Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Sanctuaries
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Smith Oaks & The Rookery
The Rookery is a tenement for birds, where they gossip, fight and raise their families.
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Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary
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Boy Scout Woods Bird Sanctuary
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Sabine Woods Sanctuary
Trails
Big Bend: Santa Elena Canyon Trail
With the tall walls and narrow pathway between them, the trail is ...
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Big Bend: Lost Mine Trail
The most picturesque short hike in the park, with a top-of-the-world view at the end of the trail
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Big Bend: Window Trail
The Window is a narrow gap in the Chisos Mountains that frames the surrounding desert and showcases spectacular sunsets.
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Big Bend Ranch: Closed Canyon Trail
The Closed Canyon Trail offers a rare escape from the heat that bakes most of the trails in Big Bend Ranch State Park.
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