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Big Bend National Park
Newspaper Archive
Five years of park newspapers
NPS/Big Bend National Park
Covers of the Big Bend Paisano from 2002-2007.
 
Back Issues of The Big Bend Paisano

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 their 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]

CHANGE  

Did You Know?
Elevation is everything at Big Bend National Park. Air temperature changes by five degrees for every 1,000 feet of elevation you gain or lose; temperatures in the high Chisos Mountains can be 30 degrees cooler than temperatures along the Rio Grande.
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Last Updated: August 23, 2009 at 16:43 EST