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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Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Egrets, herons and marsh birds abound on the slow drive around Shoveler's Pond.
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Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
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Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
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Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
Sanctuaries
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Boy Scout Woods Bird Sanctuary
During the spring and fall migrations hundreds of birders flock to this small patch of forest on High Island.
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Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary
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Sabine Woods Sanctuary
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Smith Oaks & The Rookery
Trails
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 Ranch: Hoodoos Trail
The Hoodoo Trail takes you past a gathering of impassive natural rock monuments overlooking the banks of the Rio Grande in the southern arm of Big Bend Ranch State Park.
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Big Bend Ranch: West Rancherias Canyon Trail
The West Rancherias Canyon Trail climbs slowly through the flowering Chihuahuan desert, ...
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Guadalupe Mountains: Dog Canyon-McKittrick Canyon
Rolling hills and sweeping valleys give way to rugged peaks on this ...
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