Big Bend National Park

Since news first surfaced late last year that border walls could be built for the first time in the Big Bend region of West Texas, the story has been marked by shifting, unannounced changes and few clearly communicated details from the Trump administration.

Last week, a government spending website showed a new Department of Homeland Security contract would be used for a "border wall" in the national park. On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that's not actually the case, and that the money will be used for vehicle barriers, surveillance technology and "patrol roads."

As the black bear population rises, so does their chance of conflict with people.

Quercus Tardifolia hasn't been seen in Big Bend's National Park for 12 years.

The forces that have killed the river this spring aren’t likely to abate. What’s happening now could become a regular occurrence.

Wilderness areas are the most stringently protected types of public lands in the U.S. A coalition of Big Bend boosters is pushing for Congress to protect most of the park’s natural areas through a formal wilderness designation.

The national park reached a significant milestone this year. The Far West Texas destination surpassed 500,000 visitors in a calendar year — a first in the park’s 76-year history.

Beginning next year, a new trail at Big Bend National Park will take visitors on a brushy, three-mile trek around the base of Lone Mountain.

Former service members and families of those killed on active duty will have "free access to the iconic and treasured lands they fought to protect."