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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Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
The refuge's maze of ponds, sloughs and marsh attracts one of the area's most diverse bird populations.
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Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
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Attwater Prairie Chicken 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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Boy Scout Woods Bird Sanctuary
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Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary
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Smith Oaks & The Rookery
Trails
Big Bend: Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail
The darker rhyolite and yellow breccia layers from the bluff at the ...
Read More »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.
Read More »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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