Program support comes through the U.S. Department of State. The Man and the Biosphere program is beneficial because it provides a wider reach of scientific knowledge made available through the international community. Natural processes have influenced the region over the millennium. The last Ice Age brought a character change on the natural systems found here. Baldcypress swamps are a short distance from upland pine savannahs and sandhills.
Roadrunners watch eastern bluebirds fly to and from their nests in nearly trees.
When you visit the Big Thicket, there will be no grand vistas or majestic mountain ranges to tantalize your eyes. This is the place called The Big Thicket .