A popular mountainous section of Big Bend ... National Park Service said, so the park plans a new building on the same footprint. The new building will also have improvements to energy and water ...

with light pollution in North America getting worse at a rate of 10 percent per year. READ MORE: New "fuzzy devil" plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park. Hummel described some things ...

“The Marufo Vega Trail winds through extremely rugged desert and rocky cliffs within the hottest part of Big Bend National Park. No shade or water makes this strenuous trail dangerous to attempt ...

Park representatives are now reminding people how dangerous trails with no shade or water can be in afternoon heat. “Big Bend National Park staff and our partners are saddened by this loss ...

The park is also grappling with environmental issues that were barely on the horizon fifty years ago: Air pollution ... national parks and a state park system struggling to keep up with demand ...

The year-round campground has 56 sites with access to flush toilets, running water ... bird watching. Big Bend is also said to have the least light pollution of any national park in the lower ...

A 14-year-old boy died after hiking with his stepfather and brother in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in Texas on Friday. The stepfather died in a car crash after he hiked back to their ...

Park Rangers advise those who hike the trail to carry plenty of water, salty snacks, and to plan on being off desert trails by the afternoon. Big Bend National Park reported 6 deaths in the last ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Known as one of the ...