Category:Big Thicket National Preserve

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Media in category "Big Thicket National Preserve"

The following 114 files are in this category, out of 114 total.

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  "Why, hello there!" Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) (c1747dc2-ebc4-431b-8e50-1237ac0358c6).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.8 MB
  
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  A controlled burn creeps through a young pine forest, burning the thick brush on the forest floor. (7894c9b1-95d1-4f86-a590-792aa53ad1c3).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 7.11 MB
  
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  A firefighter manages a controlled fire at the edge of a boardwalk on the Pitcher Plant Trail (2fc3d26e-815e-424f-9e7c-a5e3bd8c2668).JPG 3,264 × 2,448; 3.33 MB
  
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  A firefighter monitors a controlled burn creeping through the forest. (3f084a6b-26ee-474b-8cdf-30c40464fffb).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 8.99 MB
  
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  A firefighter stands at the ready while a controlled burn creeps through the woods (f9129a46-e3ef-44a5-b535-a7822baca41c).jpg 1,932 × 2,580; 1.76 MB
  
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  A group of friends kayaking a Big Thicket waterway (69eee3a4-5796-483d-a36c-9bbd1f6bb694).JPG 2,441 × 1,628; 1.09 MB
  
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  A herd of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (5db1cb2b-e72c-4f15-a4d1-662e91c83945).JPG 3,200 × 2,400; 1.54 MB
  
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  A researcher examining a dragonfly larva sample under a microscope (906f6f9a-a882-4ba8-b099-17cc08b7da3e).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 5.51 MB
  
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  A researcher measuring the circumference of a pine tree (755922b2-d6ab-4147-a5a1-18b4bac0cc1e).jpg 960 × 1,280; 667 KB
  
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  A scientist recording observations in the field during a forestry study (264a057b-7140-422f-b1db-6b824c563ccf).jpg 1,280 × 960; 513 KB
  
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  A scientist using an angle gauge to measure trees during a forest survey (151af77f-f979-43bd-aecc-097745c3595b).jpg 1,280 × 960; 637 KB
  
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  A young longleaf pine grows in a pine forest. When a fire moves through the area, the tree's long needles will protect its (38ee2ab5-30d7-42a7-8f07-dd60eecd2d86).JPG 1,568 × 2,352; 1.29 MB
  
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  Always check your gear before you hit the water. (cd076bfd-f177-4c8e-9b2a-c994cbf9f0f2).JPG 5,472 × 3,648; 6.74 MB
  
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  Bald cypresses growing out of the water in the Beaumont Unit (b6b7ecd0-8564-474e-9522-376e7d0b0381).jpg 3,120 × 1,752; 1.7 MB
  
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  Barn in Polk County, adjacent to Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast LCCN2015630017.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Big Thicket fire crews monitor a prescribed burn. (0e1c4cdc-c1f1-4c12-aeca-051215cbff34).JPG 5,472 × 3,648; 7.56 MB
  
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  Big Thicket Map.jpg 600 × 720; 404 KB
  
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  Big Thicket National Preserve, Lance Rosier Unit, Hardin Co. Texas, USA, 23 October 2019.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 3.2 MB
  
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  Big Thicket National Preserve, Lance Rosier Unit, Hardin County, Texas, USA (May 2020).jpg 2,100 × 1,138; 3.02 MB
  
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  Big Thicket NP (6A) Jack Gore Baygall Unit, Hardin Co. TX; 6 Nov 2019.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 2.84 MB
  
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  Big Thicket Visitor Center (ac1463fc-04f3-433a-93f3-47a15328621c).JPG 2,352 × 1,322; 984 KB
  
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  Blackwater and muddy water, Big Thicket NP. Jack Gore Baygall Unit, Hardin Co. TX; 3 Apr 2020.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 2.75 MB
  
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  Boat on the Lake (d5886206-e8d6-4975-87a0-4a161e7a57e7).JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 619 KB
  
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  Bobcat (Lynx rufus) (142ee3a2-767a-4ab8-a10f-d7303a426d01).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.78 MB
  
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  Bobcat (Lynx rufus) (7b8c84c6-99ba-4586-ba58-4f82661a6cbd).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.88 MB
  
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  Bobcat (Lynx rufus) (ee147830-e83c-4a3b-86cd-5af1ea018cb9).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.88 MB
  
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  Canoes at Cooks Lake (bf5e6dcd-82ee-4a70-a41f-342f9db85b30).jpg 4,028 × 2,266; 3.6 MB
  
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  Canoes on the Beach (411f13c6-1209-460c-b199-545f9c8795b1).jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.26 MB
  
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  Canoes on Village Creek (cd670ede-fd2f-470d-b68c-73908cc5dea6).jpg 5,312 × 2,988; 6.4 MB
  
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  Canopied dirt road through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested LCCN2015630012.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Canopied dirt road through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested LCCN2015630014.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Cooks Lake, in the Beaumont Unit, is yours to explore. Get there via the Cooks Lake to Scatterman Paddling Trail. (4e05ddd4-5761-44d2-8e24-6706849a9d06).JPG 5,184 × 3,456; 6.51 MB
  
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  Coyote (Canis latrans) (1e6f0ee4-7cad-4cbf-a231-517c2d90a275).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.64 MB
  
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  Coyote (Canis latrans) (88eda92d-6337-4595-b945-3ae4d90da189).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.84 MB
  
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  Cypress slough habitat, Big Thicket National Preserve, Turkey Creek Unit, Hardin Co. Texas; 16 April 2020.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 3.05 MB
  
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  Dirt and planked pathway through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily LCCN2015630024.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Dirt road through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of LCCN2015630011.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  During fires, longleaf pine saplings' outermost needles burn while the terminal buds on the inside remain protected. (a296dc83-87f1-459f-aa87-399c576455d0).jpg 3,120 × 1,752; 2.26 MB
  
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  Evening on the Bayou (1ca881a7-a125-414a-abbd-789cb1bd8b8d).JPG 3,264 × 2,448; 4.15 MB
  
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  Fallen tree in the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of LCCN2015630022.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Fire crews start controlled burns with drip torches. (6f6fdb6a-346f-47b1-8f58-45ad5ad9539e).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 7.07 MB
  
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  Fire crews use a variety of vehicles and tools to accomplish their tasks. (3d6c719b-c718-499d-9cfb-65b3fdf27d17).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 6.15 MB
  
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  Firefighters monitor a controlled burn (48a9a079-13b8-4276-9bbf-82bf2eb3c156).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 6.89 MB
  
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  Firefighters sometimes use heavy machinery to create fire breaks, which help stop the spread of fire. (ae0b6ba3-af4b-4172-b79b-b9de502a13ac).JPG 4,032 × 3,024; 6.33 MB
  
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  Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) carrying a rabbit (19206b2f-0a3d-4886-af42-24f92fc7682e).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.9 MB
  
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  Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) (52619fd3-8014-4b5a-aa60-7922462054eb).JPG 4,000 × 2,872; 12.8 MB
  
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  Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) (b0700d44-8a44-4b6e-a91c-7302e0b24347).JPG 4,000 × 2,872; 10.51 MB
  
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  Group of feral hogs (Sus scrofa) (aa253f20-f7fa-4f60-8835-5dad83b13d45).JPG 3,200 × 2,400; 1.73 MB
  
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  Invasive feral hog (Sus scrofa) (a490824e-4414-4c1b-acca-dc408702c978).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.86 MB
  
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  Kayak in the Beaumont Unit (fe48247c-5c09-476f-887b-111336408a44).JPG 5,184 × 3,456; 4.79 MB
  
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  Knobby knees often grow at the base of bald cypress trees. Scientists think they provide stability in the swampy conditions that (c9c3ef86-e1a5-4a51-a173-7611e5450164).JPG 5,472 × 3,648; 10.35 MB
  
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  Landscape of the forest 2 weeks after a fire (f3bd5d77-0220-4d9a-84b5-f0447b675a2a).JPG 5,472 × 3,648; 12.1 MB
  
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  Long-leaf pine savannah wet-lands with pitcher plants (Sarracenia alata) in foreground, Tyler County, Texas, USA (May 2020).jpg 2,100 × 1,138; 3.1 MB
  
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  Long-leaf pine uplands, Big Thicket National Preserve, Polk County, Texas, USA (May 2020).jpg 2,100 × 1,138; 3.11 MB
  
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  Longleaf pine upland habitat, Big Thicket National Preserve, Turkey Creek Unit, Tyler Co. Texas; 1 May 2020.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 1.03 MB
  
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  Map of the Pine Island Bayou drainage basin in southeast Texas.jpg 479 × 480; 216 KB
  
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  Marysee Prairie Preserve in the Big Thicket region of southeast Texas. Liberty Co. Texas; 1 May 2020.jpg 1,800 × 1,203; 997 KB
  
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  Meadow in Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast Texas LCCN2015630088.tif 7,360 × 4,912; 206.9 MB
  
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  Meadow in Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast Texas LCCN2015630089.tif 7,360 × 4,912; 206.9 MB
  
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  Meadow in the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast LCCN2015630015.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.5 MB
  
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  Mother and fawn white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (fdb42b95-9937-4eaa-8e86-11212364bdb3).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.86 MB
  
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  Much of this longleaf pine sapling was burned but it shows a hint of green on its innermost needles. (11ea446c-bfd3-4daf-880b-68c50337517d).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 8.01 MB
  
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  National Parks of Texas (a9441efe-23c9-44e2-adf3-c106ebe6e027).jpg 1,650 × 1,100; 394 KB
  
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  Neches River, Orange County, Texas, USA (October 2016).jpg 2,100 × 1,050; 1.18 MB
  
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  Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) (b50b52cb-ce41-4871-af41-c55670530b76).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.85 MB
  
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  North American beaver (Castor canadensis) (3dfe84e0-29eb-4039-afec-95d92c513338).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.84 MB
  
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  Park bench for resting along a path through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a LCCN2015630006.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Park bench for resting along a path through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a LCCN2015630008.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Park bench for resting along a path through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a LCCN2015630009.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Park bench for resting along a path through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a LCCN2015630018.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Park bench for resting along a path through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a LCCN2015630021.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Path and footbridge in Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast Texas LCCN2015630457.tif 7,360 × 4,912; 206.9 MB
  
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  Path through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of LCCN2015630004.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Path through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of LCCN2015630020.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) (f007a1b5-e97d-4a55-b009-caee2d8c5441).JPG 3,200 × 2,342; 7.43 MB
  
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  Pine savannah wetland habitat, Big Thicket National Preserve, Turkey Creek Unit, Tyler Co. Texas; 1 May.jpg 1,800 × 1,203; 1.02 MB
  
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  Pine uplands after a fire, Big Thicket NP, Hickory Creek Unit, Tyler Co. TX; 23 Mar 2020.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 2.72 MB
  
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  Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia alata), photographed on 1 May 2020, Tyler County, Texas, USA, by William L. Farr.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 1.39 MB
  
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  Planked pathway through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner LCCN2015630007.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Planked pathway through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner LCCN2015630019.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Poem about sundews written by a junior ranger (b2dacb97-947b-45eb-afe6-31e50d4b4f50).png 1,200 × 1,200; 3.38 MB
  
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  Prescribed fires, AKA controlled burns, are conducted routinely as part of Big Thicket's fire management plan. (e16a3071-0bdd-417f-921c-d4b40ac2a29d).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 5.72 MB
  
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  Raccoon (Procyon lotor) (b1a4f5ee-4691-419c-8cd6-34c45451e255).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.79 MB
  
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  Raccoons (Procyon lotor) (88ef1e6a-ca4d-49b3-af90-6d7c4561b61c).JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 852 KB
  
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  Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) (1b1d95b5-fbfc-46b1-9b78-b2d3d7155bdf).JPG 3,200 × 2,400; 1.41 MB
  
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  Reindeer lichen can tolerate extreme heat and cold, and in alpine environments they are a primary source of food for reindeer (7e91862c-dea5-4485-b2fb-e58446f20cd5).JPG 3,264 × 2,448; 3.9 MB
  
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  Reindeer lichen can tolerate extreme heat and cold, from the arctic to southeast Texas. In alpine environments they are a (59d14f28-dacc-473a-bc84-84a6eb6c5cb5).JPG 3,648 × 5,472; 9.28 MB
  
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  Resting bench along the trail in Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast LCCN2015630086.tif 7,360 × 4,912; 206.9 MB
  
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  Resting bench along the trail in Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast LCCN2015630453.tif 7,360 × 4,912; 206.9 MB
  
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  River otter (Lontra canadensis) (5f5ce9db-2d2f-4ed0-a712-c85b8c32f389).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.83 MB
  
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  Singed longleaf pine after a fire (72476280-804d-4637-ad65-3a6a2366bc8b).JPG 3,168 × 4,752; 8.73 MB
  
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  Smoke rises from a controlled burn in a pine forest. (9271e137-48d0-4ba4-b4eb-4595b1fe956c).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 6.15 MB
  
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  Smoke rising from the edge of a prescribed fire in a pine forest (6055e018-5a55-4d9b-9ed4-b68b73787c91).JPG 4,032 × 3,024; 5.92 MB
  
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  Sphagnum Bog, Big Thicket NP, Turkey Creek Unit, Tyler Co. TX; 1 May 2020.jpg 1,800 × 1,203; 863 KB
  
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  Spring flowers in Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast Texas LCCN2015630467.tif 7,360 × 4,912; 206.9 MB
  
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  Spring flowers in Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast Texas LCCN2015630468.tif 7,360 × 4,912; 206.9 MB
  
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  Swampy section in the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the marshy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of LCCN2015630001.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Swampy section in the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the marshy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of LCCN2015630005.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Swampy section in the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the marshy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of LCCN2015630013.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Swampy section in the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the marshy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of LCCN2015630016.tif 8,964 × 6,716; 344.51 MB
  
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  Swampy section in the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the marshy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of LCCN2015630025.tif 8,084 × 6,112; 282.75 MB
  
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  Teel Road Cypress Swamp (8d344161-d92d-499c-b964-799e66bd20e4).JPG 5,472 × 3,648; 12.25 MB
  
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  The butterwort (Pinguicula pumila) has a sticky substance on its leaves that attract and trap insects for the plant's (b4ae0f02-7eb7-4f64-99dd-f8681569eb7b).JPG 3,648 × 5,472; 8.86 MB
  
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  The divisions of the geologic time scale are organized stratigraphically, with the oldest divisions at the bottom and the (1fe00ccc-04ce-4cc9-9cdf-8b105d979f02).jpg 2,110 × 2,430; 908 KB
  
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  This drone, flown by the fire crew, gives them an overhead view of the burn area. The mosaic pattern of burning is intended to (a3cbb8f2-5f42-445d-88d5-c6d31a5c48fc).JPG 4,608 × 3,456; 4.62 MB
  
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  This longleaf pine fared well during the fire, with only its outermost needles burned. New needles will grow to replace the dead (5c1b3b7b-a013-43e8-ae07-13cc94357e8d).JPG 3,168 × 4,752; 8.47 MB
  
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  This longleaf pine was lightly burned during a fire and is showing healthy signs of survival. (45208be3-97af-40ec-b93d-1d29526414f2).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 6.8 MB
  
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  Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) (d8797eb9-e960-479d-947e-44d5b30421d5).JPG 3,200 × 2,400; 1.67 MB
  
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  Two firefighters monitor a controlled burn in a pine forest (8a486aef-81c4-4f80-b451-2ec5355ce8c6).JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 6.11 MB
  
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  Village Creek floodplain. Roy Larson, Sandyland, Hardin Co. TX ; 30 Apr 2010.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 3.21 MB
  
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  White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (6a3c2881-9549-4b32-9f91-f8eeb0c729de).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.85 MB
  
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  White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (b68a433d-67aa-4c7a-afa5-cdf1b81e77f1).JPG 3,200 × 2,400; 1.29 MB
  
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  White-tailed deer fawn (Odocoileus virginianus) (6abcf87b-a900-498b-a319-caa3aac6553c).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.87 MB
  
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  Wood ducks (Aix sponsa) (a557702f-eab3-43fd-bef4-837c129b7775).JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.92 MB