/tags/big-bend-national-park Big Bend National Park en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:01:00 GMT /environment-nature/2023-09-01/are-texans-ready-to-live-in-bear-country As the black bear population rises, so does their chance of conflict with people. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:01:00 GMT /environment-nature/2023-09-01/are-texans-ready-to-live-in-bear-country Michael Marks /environment-nature/2023-07-23/san-antonian-finds-texas-oak-tree-thought-to-be-extinct Quercus Tardifolia hasn't been seen in Big Bend's National Park for 12 years. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 02:13:40 GMT /environment-nature/2023-07-23/san-antonian-finds-texas-oak-tree-thought-to-be-extinct Jack Morgan /energy-environment/2022-05-08/the-rio-grande-goes-dry-in-big-bend-revealing-a-river-system-in-crisis The forces that have killed the river this spring aren’t likely to abate. What’s happening now could become a regular occurrence. Sun, 08 May 2022 18:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2022-05-08/the-rio-grande-goes-dry-in-big-bend-revealing-a-river-system-in-crisis Nature Notes | Marfa Public Radio /energy-environment/2022-05-03/in-far-west-texas-conservationists-revive-a-decades-old-push-for-a-big-bend-wilderness-designatio Wilderness areas are the most stringently protected types of public lands in the U.S. A coalition of Big Bend boosters is pushing for Congress to protect most of the park’s natural areas through a formal wilderness designation. Tue, 03 May 2022 16:10:32 GMT /energy-environment/2022-05-03/in-far-west-texas-conservationists-revive-a-decades-old-push-for-a-big-bend-wilderness-designatio Travis Bubenik /environment-nature/2021-12-15/big-bend-national-park-number-of-visitors-reaches-all-time-record The national park reached a significant milestone this year. The Far West Texas destination surpassed 500,000 visitors in a calendar year — a first in the park’s 76-year history. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:20:16 GMT /environment-nature/2021-12-15/big-bend-national-park-number-of-visitors-reaches-all-time-record Marfa Public Radio /news/2021-01-25/big-bend-national-park-maps-out-new-trail-for-2022 Beginning next year, a new trail at Big Bend National Park will take visitors on a brushy, three-mile trek around the base of Lone Mountain. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:00:24 GMT /news/2021-01-25/big-bend-national-park-maps-out-new-trail-for-2022 Carlos Morales | Marfa Public Radio /news/2020-11-10/veterans-and-gold-star-families-granted-lifetime-passes-to-national-parks Former service members and families of those killed on active duty will have "free access to the iconic and treasured lands they fought to protect." Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:00:39 GMT /news/2020-11-10/veterans-and-gold-star-families-granted-lifetime-passes-to-national-parks Vanessa Romo