• Sierra del Carmen

    Big Bend

    National Park Texas

Science and Resource Management

Researchers taking population samples of the Big Bend mosquito fish.
Researchers taking population samples of the Big Bend mosquito fish.
NPS/Big Bend National Park
 
"What a beautiful laboratory Big Bend was."
 -Lon Garrison, park superintendent, 1952-55
 

Scientific research carried out in Big Bend and the other national parks benefits a wide range of people. The public benefits from the insights that provide a better understanding of the natural world. Park managers use research to make science-based decisions about managing park resources, and scientists use information to further their own research questions. Interest in conducting research at a park is a measure of the scientific significance of park resources, and with over 100 annual permits, Big Bend National Park’s research program is among the most active in the National Park System.

  • Chihuahuan Desert Network Chihuahuan Desert Network

    Learn more about inventory and monitoring programs in Chihuahuan Desert Parks, including Big Bend. Read More

  • Research Permits Research Permits

    Learn more about doing research in Big Bend Read More

Did You Know?

View from the South Rim

As planning progressed for the new Big Bend National Park in the early 1940s, one prominent proposal called for the construction of a cog railroad or monorail from the Basin to the South Rim. More...