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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Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
The refuge is a collection of largely primitive stretches of forest and wetlands that roughly follow the Trinity River.
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Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
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Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
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San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
Sanctuaries
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Sabine Woods Sanctuary
Sabine Woods Sanctuary, an isolated stand of trees on the coastal plains between Sabine Pass and Bolivar Peninsula, is a haven for neotropical migratory birds.
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Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary
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Smith Oaks & The Rookery
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Boy Scout Woods Bird Sanctuary
Trails
Big Bend: Ernst Tinaja Trail
The Ernst Tinaja Trail follows a dry wash past colorful, uplifted limestone walls to a deep, dark pool carved in the canyon floor.
Read More »Guadalupe Mountains: McKittrick Canyon Trail
The McKittrick Canyon Trail is two trails in one. The first is ...
Read More »Big Bend: Santa Elena Canyon Trail
With the tall walls and narrow pathway between them, the trail is ...
Read More »Guadalupe Mountains: Dog Canyon-McKittrick Canyon
Rolling hills and sweeping valleys give way to rugged peaks on this ...
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