Big Thicket National Preserve

Free permits to trap feral hogs in Big Thicket

Big Thicket Preserve staff will issue free feral hog trapping permits at the visitor center beginning Monday, Feb. 6, at 9 a.m. Permits will be issued first-come, first-served until all 50 have been claimed. A Texas hunting license is required for trapping in the preserve.

Up the creek – with a paddle

Explore the Big Thicket with a guided canoe trip to experience the waterway of the preserve from a new angle. The free adventure targets the casual and novice paddler. Canoes, life jackets and paddles are provided. Visitors are asked to bring water, snacks and water shoes.

Big Thicket hosting volunteer planting events

Big Thicket National Preserve is expanding the volunteer longleaf pine planting efforts to ecosystem-wide planting events this winter. Volunteers can join park staff and partners to plant longleaf pine and native grasses this winter.

Thicket allowing hunt to ‘dispatch’ alien deer

Due to an unexpected introduction of an exotic deer species, Axis deer, Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) is allowing hunters who already have a Big Sandy Creek Unit hunting permit to dispatch any Axis deer that they find.

End of Summer Destinations

Though summer doesn’t officially end until Sept. 22, or so says your handy wall calendar, Labor Day usually reminds us that it’s really the last holiday to enjoy those outdoor activities, especially at the beach.

Neches River Rally

Registration is now open for the ninth annual Neches River Rally, which will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, at 8 p.m. Cost is $20 for those 12 and under, and $40 for those 13 and up. With no payments being made the day of the event, patrons are asked to do so online at bigthicket.org.

Big Thicket canoe trip

Join park rangers for a guided canoe trip on the waters of the Big Thicket National Preserve on Saturday, June 25, at 10 a.m. The program targets the casual and novice paddler, but canoes, life jackets, and paddles will be provided. Visitors are asked to bring water, snacks, and water shoes.

Sandy Creek hunting closed

Big Thicket National Preserve issued two temporarily closures of approximately 566 acres in the center of the 10,688-acre Big Sandy Creek Unit hunting area, ending on Jan. 20, to facilitate an important resource management survey and study at these two locations.

Sandy Creek hunting closed

Big Thicket National Preserve issued two temporarily closures of approximately 566 acres in the center of the 10,688-acre Big Sandy Creek Unit hunting area, ending on Jan. 20, to facilitate an important resource management survey and study at these two locations.

Conservation group secures historic trail through Big Thicket

Earlier this holiday season, the Big Thicket Natural Heritage Trust, secured the future of a public trail that winds through the beauty of Big Thicket’s rich woods.