BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, ... The bird, at 20 inches with a nearly 3-foot wingspan, is the third-largest woodpecker in the world and the biggest woodpecker north of Mexico.

BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE — Corinne Campbell stuffs her gear in waterproof sacks and then stuffs them and herself into a tiny circular cutout that marks the seat in her green kayak. After a ...

The Big Thicket is a fraction of what it once was, ... One day, while birding by a lake near the town of Warren, she spotted a piece of land she knew right away she wanted to live on.

Birding season is swooping in and Beaumont invites enthusiasts both seasoned and new to take part in the fowl furor. Advantageously located on two migratory bird flyways, the Central and ...

The Big Thicket National Preserve is one of the wildest and least accessible parts of Texas. Sprawling across more than 113,000 acres of East Texas, the mossy and mysterious expanse encompasses ...

Big Thicket joined the National Park Service as the first national preserve. It celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, with series of special events planned. The preserve is located about 90 miles ...

Children ages 8 to 12 can learn about wildlife and wilderness survival in the Big Thicket... Beaumont Enterprise Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

Fifty years ago this month, Beaumont activist Maxine Johnston helped lead the effort to create the Big Thicket National Preserve. Now 95, she's still fighting.

For a total break from the stresses of daily life, paddle down a gentle creek in the scenic Big Thicket of deep East Texas. The Big Thicket is a national preserve consisting mostly of pristine ...

Big Thicket, for example, comprises a dozen pieces of land across seven counties and claims roughly 560 boundary miles — more than Yellowstone National Park, which has 22 times more acreage.