BEAUMONT, Texas — The Big Thicket National Preserve will mark its 51st anniversary with Big Thicket Day on the Neches this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Collier's Ferry Park. The free community ...

KOUNTZE, Texas — The ongoing federal government shutdown has forced the Big Thicket National Preserve in Hardin County to close its gates and furlough employees, leaving visitors turned away and ...

I’d been bent at the hip like a cartoon detective, snooping around the trail’s edges, for over an hour. Covered in streaks of my own blood, courtesy of the recently satiated mosquitoes I swatted off ...

KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: October 2, 2025 | Last updated: October 2, 2025 The federal government shutdown has closed the Big Thicket National Preserve, impacting local economy and ...