National Park Mystery Plant 11 Revealed
Did you get this one right? The first clue might very well have been the only one you needed.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 26th, 2010 1:18pm
Big Thicket National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve Grows By 3,600 Acres Thanks To The Conservation Fund
It's time to get a new map for Big Thicket National Preserve, which recently grew by 3,700 acres thanks to the work of The Conservation Fund.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 11th, 2010 3:15am
Congressmen Honored For Work In Behalf of Public Parks and Recreation
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives is being honored for the work on behalf of the nation's parks by the National Recreation and Park Association.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 18th, 2010 2:15pm
National Park Service Revising Regulations To Better Manage Oil And Gas Exploration in Parks
Call it long overdue housekeeping, but the National Park Service is working to revise 30-year-old regulations that affect non-federal oil and gas development that could occur, or already is occurring, in some of its units. In other words, energy development within a park on lands owned by anyone other than the federal government, such as states or even private landowners. The bottom-line of the revisions is to better protect parks from energy development.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 30th, 2009 4:00am
Taxpayers Get a Nice Present on April 15th
Most taxpayers don't associate April 15th with good news, but national park supporters received a nice present on "Tax Day 2009," thanks to a major donation from the Conservation Fund at the Big Thicket National Preserve.
- By Jim Burnett - April 15th, 2009 6:11pm
Now “Thirtysomething,” Big Thicket National Preserve Has Matured Nicely
On October 11, 1974, Congress grafted a new and controversial branch onto the National Park System family tree by creating the first two National Preserves – Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. Big Thicket, like its Florida cousin, is now a nicely maturing “thirtysomething” park with a lot of visitor appeal.
- By Jim Burnett - October 10th, 2008 8:44am
Upon Further Review – A Rare Photo Op
National parks are great places to take photos, and there are some opportunities for unusual images at the Big Thicket National Preserve in southeast Texas. But even after working there as a ranger for several years I was surprised one afternoon to witness the reported sighting of a large mammal not previously known to inhabit the area.
- By Jim Burnett - October 5th, 2008 10:27am
At Big Thicket National Preserve, a Combative Drug Dealer Changes His Mind When Ranger Stafford Shows Him His Taser
At Big Thicket National Park, a man involved in a drug transaction started to resist arrest. He abruptly changed his mind when ranger Johnny Stafford drew his Taser and displayed the spark. Did the miscreant holler “Don’t taze me, bro!”?
Congressman Introduces Legislation To Double The Size of Big Thicket National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve, a rich crucible of biodiversity, would double in size under legislation introduced by a congressman from Texas.
Biodiversity Studies in the Parks Reveal Previously Unknown Species
Imagine taking the time to go into your backyard, or the nearby woods, or even a pond close to your home, to catalog all the life you found in it. Not just the deer or snakes or fish, but the birds and insects, reptiles, plants and fungi and everything else biological or botanic. Imagine how fascinating that would be. At Great Smoky Mountains National Park they've been working on just that, and what they've found has been incredible.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2008 1:23pm
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