"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
Newsweek | Big Bend Border Construction To Resume, Texas Conservationists Vow To Fight
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has allowed a temporary pause on border construction projects in the Big Bend region of Texas to expire, clearing the way for work[…]
Our Public Lands and Waters | DHS Lifts Big Bend National Park Construction Pause, Remains Vague About Its Border Plans
On August 17, after bulldozers and excavators had spent several days plowing their way through pristine native vegetation and wildlife habitat along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, U.S.[…]
ABC News | Trump administration considers scaling back border project in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
The Trump administration is considering reducing the scope of a planned border project through Big Bend National Park in Texas, a contentious undertaking that has drawn bipartisan opposition over concerns it[…]
The Guardian | Trump administration pushes on with construction of controversial Big Bend border wall
The Trump administration is pressing forward with construction on the controversial border wall in the Big Bend region of west Texas, even as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faces furious backlash from local leaders and landowners for its[…]
The Big Bend Sentinel | Head of Homeland Security was a no-show for planned meeting with county judges
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin had invited border county judges to a Wednesday meeting to discuss border wall projects, but he didn’t show up, instead leaving staff[…]
The Big Bend Sentinel | Head of Homeland Security to meet with area officials today on border wall issues
Update: Two judges report Mullin was a no-show.
NYTimes | Satellite Images Contradict Border Agency on Construction in Big Bend
Customs and Border Protection claimed that construction on a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas was limited to “survey and design” work. Visual Investigations’ satellite[…]
Across the Americas | Watch: Texas Senator on the Indigenous lawsuit to stop CBP from building through Big Bend
Texas state senator Roland Gutierrez, one of the attorneys in a lawsuit filed on Friday to halt U.S. Customs and Border Protection construction at Big Bend National Park, spoke[…]
Across the Americas | CBP bends to public pressure on Big Bend, Abbott takes credit
All border security construction inside Big Bend National Park is being temporarily suspended, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott posted to X on Monday. Hours later, Gov.[…]
A Billion Worlds | How Planned ‘Border Patrol Roads’ Will Devastate Big Bend National Park
The Billion Worlds newsletter was created to help open my eyes and yours to worlds of hopeful possibilities we may not have known were there. Sadly, in recent months[…]
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