Park Planning

Always leaf your eyes open to see some of the Big Thicket's smaller sights.

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Planning in the Preserve

The National Park Service (NPS) prepares a variety of planning and environmental documents to help guide it in managing park resources. These documents can range from site-specific impact analyses on facility locations to broader park-wide plans for future use and management of a site.

Big Thicket National Preserve projects

Visit our projects page on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment site to learn about current planning efforts in the preserve.

Final General Management Plan / Environmental Impact Statement

The General Management Plan provides the preserve with a clearly-defined direction for resource protection and visitor use. It focuses on what resource conditions and visitor experiences should exist in the preserve.