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Big Bend Paisano Issues

NPS/Big Bend National Park

 

Back Issues of The Big Bend Paisano

2011

• Volume 31, Number 1
  "Any Time You Need A Friend" Articles in this issue focus on park partners and their contributions to the park.

2010

• Volume 30, Number 2-Anniversary Edition 2010
  "Big Bend After 75 Years" More on Big Bend's 75 years as a park.
• Volume 30, Number 1-Anniversary Edition 2010
  "Big Bend at 75" Articles in this issue focus on the making of Big Bend National Park.

2009

• Volume 29, Number 1-Spring/Summer 2009: "Wake of the Flood" Articles in this issue focus on the massive flood of the Rio Grande in September of 2008 and its aftermath.

2008

• Volume 28, Number 2-Fall 2008/Winter 2009: "Little, Humble, and Overlooked" Articles in this issue focus on the role of change in a national park like Big Bend. [2.7mb PDF file]
• Volume 28, Number 1-Winter/Spring 2008: "Expect Change" Articles in this issue focus on the role of change in a national park like Big Bend. [3.36mb PDF file]

2007

• Volume 27, Number 2-2007: "A Checkered Past" Articles in this issue focus on the complex history of the Big Bend region. [1.91mb PDF file]

2006

• Volume 27, Number 1-Summer/Fall 2006: "An Emerald Isle in a Red Sea" Articles in this issue focus on the Chisos Mountains. [1.83mb PDF file]
• Volume 26, Number 3-2006 Winter: "Written in Stone" Explore the fascinating geology of Big Bend in this issue. [1.91mb PDF document]

2005

• Volume 26, Number 2-2005 Fall: "Life and Death" Explore life and death in the desert in this issue. [1.75mb PDF document]
• Volume 26, Number 1-2005 Spring/Summer: "Off the Beaten Path" Take the path less traveled in this issue. [2.46mb PDF document]

2004

• Volume 25, Number 3-2004 Winter: "Beyond Boundaries" Discover the trans-boundary protected areas of the Big Bend in this issue. [1.99mb PDF document]
• Volume 25, Number 2-2004 Fall: "Texas' Gift to the Nation" 60th Anniversary of Big Bend National Park; Discover the history of Texas' first National Park in this issue. [2.55mb PDF document]
• Volume 25, Number 1-2004 Spring: "The Rio Grande" Learn more about issues facing the Rio Grande in this issue. [2.73mb PDF document]

2003

• Volume 24, Number 3-2003 Fall/Winter: "Passport to Adventure" Biking Big Bend, Floating the Rio Grande, Backpacking [2.17mb PDF document]
• Volume 24, Number 2-2003 Spring: "Desert Beauty" Wildflowers, Plant Habitats and Diversity [2.11mb PDF document]
• Volume 24, Number 1-2003 Winter: "Voices from the Past" Oral History Project, Park Historic Sites including the Mariscal Mine, Hot Springs, Dugout Wells, and Castolon. [1.85mb PDF document]

2002

• Volume 23, Number 2-2002 Summer/Fall: "Discover Big Bend!" Backcountry Road Explorations, Floating the Rio Grande, Backpacking. [2.36mb PDF document]
• Volume 23, Number 1-2002 Summer/Fall: "Nature's Last Resort" Discover rare species protected in Big Bend in this issue.[4.12mb PDF document]