Originally posted August 24, 2026
“This decision will be remembered by generations of Texans—and all Americans—as a waste of our money and an assault on not just our iconic desert but on the values that our national parks epitomize,” said Bob Krumenaker, former Big Bend National Park Superintendent and current chair of Keep Big Bend Wild.
Massive public outcry, universal bipartisan opposition, passionate protests, and widespread news coverage forced CBP to “pause” the project. Last Wednesday, August 19, the bulldozers and excavators began leaving the park.
According to Keep Big Bend Wild, the pause, as it currently stands, will be in effect through August 31. That’s only one more week from today.
“We hear the Commissioner is considering abandoning construction of all new roads in the national park, and that everything is negotiable,” the nonprofit wrote on Instagram.
Read the full story on Our Public Lands and Waters Substack.
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