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Big Thicket National Preserve
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School children enjoying a walk with a ranger

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School children on a hike with a ranger in Big Thicket.

Curriculum-based educational programs

The Preserve offers a wide range of curriculum-based programs for school age children pre-K through 12th grade. These programs are offered at no charge and only by reservation to our regional schools.

For more information, contact the preserve at 409-951-6700.

Project WILD

Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program that emphasizes wildlife and the environment. Big Thicket National Preserve staff are certified as Project WILD instructors and can both lead programs and teach others to lead them. The suite of Project WILD programs includes Project WILD, Project WILD Aquatic, Project WILD Science and Civics, and Growing up Wild. For more information about these programs, please call the Preserve at 409-951-6700, or email Mary_Kay_Manning@nps.gov.

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Last Updated: March 24, 2011 at 11:00 MST