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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Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Egrets, herons and marsh birds abound on the slow drive around Shoveler's Pond.
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McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
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Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
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Aransas 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 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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bottom of a 200-foot pour-off that becomes a gushing a waterfall after ...
Read More »Big Bend: Grapevine Hills
The hike to Balanced Rock follows a wash lined with tall spires and delicate desert flora.
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