Bringing students to Big Bend National Park for a field trip can be an incredibly rewarding experience. It requires, however, a great deal of preparation ahead of time. The following pages include a list of suggestions for planning your own trip.
Did You Know?
The alligator juniper is one of three species of juniper trees found in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park. Alligator juniper got its name from its bark which resembles the scaly plates, or chutes, on an alligator's back.
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