"I stand with the Keep Big Bend Wild coalition"
I stand with the Keep Big Bend Wild coalition in their mission to secure official Wilderness designation for Big Bend National Park's untouched backcountry. This fight isn't new—the National Park Service first championed it in 1974, during my tenure as Director, and reaffirmed the call in 1978. Now, it's time for Congress to act. By enshrining permanent, statutory protection, we can ensure Big Bend’s breathtaking landscapes remain shielded from policy shifts or development threats. It's heartening to see the backing of former NPS Directors, united in our commitment to safeguarding America's wilderness legacy so future generations can continue to embrace its solitude, beauty, and ecological richness."
~ Ronald H. Walker, NPS Director 1973-1975
The Big Bend Sentinel | More questions than answers as contractors descend upon Big Bend National Park
Tensions are high in South Brewster County as federal contractor Southwest Valley Construction, a subsidiary of Nebraska-based Kiewit, moved heavy equipment into Big Bend National Park on Tuesday morning.[…]
Marfa Public Radio | Border project contractors arrive in Big Bend National Park as Texas lawmakers call for a pause
Texas Democrats in Congress are urging the Trump administration to pause its plan for widespread border security infrastructure inside Big Bend National Park, as a federal contractor working on[…]
The Travel | U.S. Customs And Border Protection Responds Over Plan To Blast Big Bend National Park Mountain
Bob Krumenaker, chair of Keep Big Bend Wild and former Superintendent of Big Bend National Park, told TheTravel in an emailed statement that the U.S. government intends to build[…]
Our Public Lands and Waters | The Bulldozers Have Arrived in Big Bend National Park
For months, the Trump administration’s border wall plans for Big Bend National Park existed mostly as contradictory maps, opaque contracts, and shifting (re)assurances. Now, however, the heavy equipment has[…]
A Billion Worlds | A Conspiracy to Murder Mariscal Mountain in Big Bend?
Posted July 29, 2026 When I saw on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s preposterously named “Smart Wall” map that the route of a new and unnecessary patrol road[…]
Texas Standard | Advocates fear Big Bend border wall will pollute Earth’s largest Dark Sky Reserve
Among the many reasons people love far West Texas is the dark skies over the Big Bend region. It’s a wide-open pool of stars, complete with the Milky Way.
Your Basin | Talarico unveils border security plan backed by Republican sheriffs, local leaders
It’s not often Republican sheriffs and a Democratic lawmaker stand behind the same podium to talk about border security, but that’s what happened Monday afternoon in Sanderson, Texas.
Marfa Public Radio | James Talarico slams ‘corrupt’ Big Bend border wall on campaign trail
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, slammed the Trump administration’s plan to build a 175-mile stretch of border wall in the Big Bend region at a campaign event[…]
Keep Big Bend Wild Does Outreach in Houston
While Keep Big Bend Wild has done significant in-person outreach in the western part of Texas, we know that there is plenty of love for wilderness in Big Bend[…]
National Parks Traveler | Traveler’s View: We Need More Wilderness
Though it's not assured of success, there's an effort under way to see nearly 720,000 acres in Big Bend National Park in Texas designated as wilderness with a capital W.
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