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A rare treat awaits bird-watchers at this Richmond refuge. Why Grass Pond Preserve is special
The purchase protected forested wetlands that absorb stormwater and protect groundwater. The property east of Wilbur Hill ...
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RGISC partners with Monte Mucho Audubon Society for final Loving Laredo Hike
The Rio Grande International Study Center is hosting the final Loving Laredo Hike of the spring season on May 10, just in ...
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Groups remove decades-old trash from Rio Grande Gorge south of Taos
A crew of climbers hauled out old appliances, mattresses and other junk people have tossed into the Rio Pueblo de Taos Gorge ...
Texas just saved land that's home to species found 'nowhere else on Earth'
Heath Canyon Ranch, located just outside Big Bend National Park, was bought and donated to the TPWD, including an access ...
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Texas Parks and Wildlife adds more than 650 acres near Big Bend National Park
Heath Canyon Ranch was purchased by the Nature Conservancy in Texas and will be part of the Black Gap Wildlife Management ...
Why Texans will get access to a pristine ranch in the Big Bend area
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.
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State lawmakers want to ‘rein in abusive practices of middlemen in pharmaceutical supply chain’
State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham. (Photo credit: Victoria College) AUSTIN, Texas – An alarming number of pharmacies have closed in Texas in the past two years – a net closure of at least one ...
Ranch near Big Bend National Park will now be managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife
A West Texas ranch near Big Bend National Park was recently purchased for $1.2 million and will be managed by TPWD.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquires 671-acre property in West Texas
The Nature Conservancy in Texas (TNC) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced the purchase of a 671-acre ...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department adds 671 acres of land near Big Bend National Park
Heath Canyon Ranch, which encompasses more than 600 acres near Big Bend, will now be managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife ...
New purchase expands access near Big Bend National Park
Heath Canyon Ranch, a 671-acre property nestled between Big Bend NP and Black Gap National Wildlife Management Area, has been ...
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This Private West Texas Ranch, Just Saved From Development, Is About to Be Public Land
Heath Canyon Ranch, home to crucial access to the Rio Grande for river users, will now become part of Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, thanks to a donation to Texas Parks and Wildlife by the Nature ...