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Mountain lion on the Juniper Canyon Trail, April 2006
Matt Barfield
Mountain lion on the Juniper Canyon Trail, April 2006
 

The National Park Service makes every effort to keep the public informed about news events, accomplishments, employee recognitions, special and re-occurring events which occur within and around the units of the Park Service.

Big Bend National Park publishes The Big Bend Paisano park newspaper which provides visit planning information and contains articles on various resource-related topics.

Big Bend provides news releases to local and regional newspapers; current and past news releases can also be found here on the park web site.

For all press inquiries, call the park's Public Information Officer at (432) 477-1108 or by email.

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Big Bend News
Official news releases from the park.
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Cover of a recent issue of the park newspaper
Park Newspaper
Help plan your visit with the Big Bend Paisano!
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Big Bend's RSS news feed
Big Bend News Feed
Get the latest news and updates from Big Bend delivered right to your computer.
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Big Bend National Park Daily Report
The Daily Report
Weather, campground updates, river levels and other information about what's happening in the park
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Cooper's Store, 1940s  

Did You Know?
Local legend Hallie Stillwell once said,“Cooper’s Store was the clearing house for information; travelers always stopped to find out what had happened ahead of them.” The old store building retains this role today as the Persimmon Gap Visitor Center at the north entrance to Big Bend National Park.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST