'Be worried, be very worried': Lines show chaos at Big Bend National Park
Hikers shared a video that showed a long line forming at Big Bend National Park following Trumps slash of the National Park Service.
Today on Texas Standard: Troops may return to Big Bend National Park
For the first time in nearly 30 years, active-duty military personnel could patrol Big Bend National Park. Talks between park leaders and the Department of Defense’s Northern Command are stirring concerns with locals and some onlookers.
Meet the 'Wooly Devil,' the new plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park
A new fuzzy plant species called the "Wooly Devil" has been discovered amongst the arid landscapes of Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Texas park rangers discover new plant species at Big Bend National Park
A new plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park last year has a name. It's affectionately known as the "wooly devil."
New Species Alert: Previously Undiscovered Plant Found At Big Bend National Park
Meet the wooly devil, a newly discovered plant that was found in Big Bend National Park in Texas in 2024. But it's not just a new species of plant. It's an entirely new genus of daisy not previously documented.
A 'wooly' new plant species has popped up at Big Bend National Park
A new plant species, Ovicula biradiata, also known as "Wooly Devil," was discovered in Big Bend National Park, marking a new genus in the Daisy family.
New 'wooly devil' fuzzy plant species discovered in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
Meet "wooly devil," a fuzzy new plant species discovered at a national park in Texas is a brand new species. Botanists are excited to watch it grow this spring.
New plant species discovered in Big Bend National Park after 50 years
In Big Bend National Park, a tiny plant previously unknown to science has been discovered by two park staff members. This is the first discovery of a new genus and species of plant in a U.S. national park for nearly 50 years.
Big Bend National Park Staffers Discover Entirely New Plant Species
Spanning 801,165 acres and featuring a mix of riparian ecosystems, desert bajadas, and sky island woodlands, Big Bend National Park is a biodiversity treasure. Other cool finds here recently include the fossil of a new duck-billed dinosaur species ( Malefica deckerti) and the rediscovery of an oak ( Quercus tardifolia) once thought extinct.
New plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas
The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata​, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in Big Bend National Park in Texas in March 2024.
New 'wooly' plant species discovered at Texas' Big Bend National Park
The small plant, officially named “Ovicula biradiata" and more affectionately called “wooly devil,” was first spotted in March 2024, sprinkled among
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The military might start patrolling Big Bend National Park for the first time in decades
Active-duty military personnel could return to patrol Big Bend National Park for the first time in nearly three decades, ...
Video captures significant rock slide in Utah’s Zion National Park that shuts down roadway
A video captured a major rock slide in Utah’s Zion National Park, forcing the closure of the scenic drive of the main canyon.