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 ...

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.

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 ...

15 Top Things to Do in Beaumont Texas. Art Museum of Southeast Texas. Beaumont Children’s Museum . Beaumont Sign . Bike Downtown . Fire Museum of Texas ...

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.

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 ...

In birding circles, being the top lister is like winning the Masters. It's safe to say the feat won't ruffle the feathers of longtime top birder Sandy Komito, who set a record in 1987 by scoping ...

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 ...

I realize I am in awe. Welcome to the Big Thicket, number 21 on my list of 24 Things Every Texan Should Do Before He Dies. Walk it. Paddle it. It doesn't make any difference.

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 ...