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Big Bend National ParkVisitors contemplate the Chihuahuan Desert from Balanced Rock
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For Teachers
Big Bend has a wealth of opportunities for teachers, scout and youth leaders. Whether you're planning a park visit for your students, looking for lesson plans or other resources to use in your classroom or home, or hoping to have a ranger visit, we've got it.

Think of your National Parks as off-site classrooms!  There are many ways to utilize America's treasures as teaching tools.  After all, we have "the real thing," and we love to work with you to teach students the importance of the special places we all work together to preserve and protect for the future.

 
Teacher's Workshop: Mercury Mining Resources and Environmental Impacts..."It's Elementary, Watson!" October 7-9, 2009. Register
Soldiers near Boquillas, 1941  

Did You Know?
In 1942 soldiers from Fort Bliss installed a machine-gun emplacement along the Rio Grande pointed at Boquillas, Mexico. This was done due to fears over border security and a possible Japanese invasion through Mexico.

Last Updated: August 09, 2009 at 15:24 EST