A stretch of rugged land just outside Big Bend National Park in Texas is now in public hands following a landmark conservation deal that expands access and safeguards a rare ecosystem along the Rio ...

Popular sites outside the basin, such as Santa Elena Canyon, Balanced Rock, and Rio Grande Village, are likely to get more traffic. But park officials remind visitors that Big Bend is far more ...

Heath Canyon Ranch was purchased by the Nature Conservancy in Texas and will be part of the Black Gap Wildlife Management ...

The Nature Conservancy in Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department purchased Heath Canyon Ranch, a 671-acre property located just outside Big Bend National Park.(Braden Echols / Provided ...

Heath Canyon Ranch, one of the few access points for boating in the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande, will be managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife.

The Nature Conservancy in Texas (TNC) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced the purchase of a 671-acre ...

It will be managed by TPWD as part of the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, which contains about 103,000 acres in the Big Bend area. The acquisition of Heath Canyon Ranch protects vulnerable ...

DeAndrade is on a mission to scout wildlife in some of Big Bend’s hard-to-reach places in the GMC Canyon AT4. To begin his day, DeAndrade wades into the Rio Grande, the mighty river that runs ...

The cliffs of Santa Elena Canyon rise above the river in Big Bend National Park along the Rio Grande River on the United States border with Mexico, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Rodger Mallison ...