BREAKING NEWS
Entry to Big Bend, Padre Island National Seashore and other national parks will be free on Saturday
Read full article: Entry to Big Bend, Padre Island National Seashore and other national parks will be free on SaturdayThe National Park Service will have free entry to parks and other sites on Saturday to celebrate National Park Week and Earth Day.
Entry to Big Bend, Padre Island National Seashore and other national parks will be free on these days in 2024
Read full article: Entry to Big Bend, Padre Island National Seashore and other national parks will be free on these days in 2024The National Park Service has announced the days when visitors can get into dozens of national parks for free in the new year.
Portions of Big Bend National Park will be closed in October due to removal of non-native sheep
Read full article: Portions of Big Bend National Park will be closed in October due to removal of non-native sheepThe National Park Service will close sections of the Big Bend National Park in October due to the aerial shootings of non-native aoudad (barbary sheep).
Padre Island National Seashore considers changes to beach driving, asks for public input
Read full article: Padre Island National Seashore considers changes to beach driving, asks for public inputThe Padre Island National Seashore is asking for public input on a series of possible changes at the national park, including potentially limiting beach driving.
National Park Service makes an ‘unfortunate’ discovery at Southwest Texas lake: a new invasive mussel
Read full article: National Park Service makes an ‘unfortunate’ discovery at Southwest Texas lake: a new invasive musselThe quagga mussel — a close relative of the zebra mussel that’s already invaded 33 state lakes — was detected in Texas for the first time.
Prehistoric petroglyphs permanently damaged by vandals at Big Bend National Park
Read full article: Prehistoric petroglyphs permanently damaged by vandals at Big Bend National ParkOfficials with the Big Bend National Park said vandals destroyed ancient art with graffiti over the holidays — and most of the damage can’t be undone.
Sequoia National Park opens Giant Forest that survived fire
Read full article: Sequoia National Park opens Giant Forest that survived fireSequoia National Park is reopening its Giant Forest area, three months after extraordinary efforts saved the grove as Northern California wildfires destroyed thousands of other redwoods.