Photographer Larry Jene Fisher documented the Big Thicket and rural Texas, helping preserve its history and natural beauty.

There is a very real and present danger that we could lose our Big Thicket National Preserve and the legacy of all the people that worked tirelessly for over 60 years to “Save the Thicket.” The Big ...

A tiny but troublesome ant is creeping into Texas, and scientists are urging the public to stay alert. The Asian needle ant—small, dark, and easy to miss—has been in the U.S. since the 1930s ...

Egan noted that his colleague, Dr. Scott Solomon, is actively studying native and invasive ant populations in the Big Thicket, examining how they interact with one another and their environments.

A Houston to New Orleans road trip is a southern adventure through interesting cities, state parks and plantations.