An innovative archaeological dig has revealed the park's original wet prairie, buried by years of farming and development.
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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.
Read More »Booming Prairie Chickens at the Attwater Refuge
An early morning visit to the breeding grounds of the endangered Attwater's Prairie Chicken.
Read More »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.
Read More »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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San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
A sister refuge of Brazoria with several, short scenic hikes, extensive wetlands and the state's largest Live Oak tree.
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Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
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Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
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Brazoria 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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Sabine Woods Sanctuary
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Smith Oaks & The Rookery
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Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary
Trails
Big Bend: Window Trail
The Window is a narrow gap in the Chisos Mountains that frames the surrounding desert and showcases spectacular sunsets.
Read More »Big Bend: Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail
The darker rhyolite and yellow breccia layers from the bluff at the ...
Read More »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.
Read More »Big Bend: Pine Canyon Trail
bottom of a 200-foot pour-off that becomes a gushing a waterfall after ...
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