Big Bend State park (TX) expanding offering new amenities

from the Houston Chronicle (11/23):

Big Bend state park expands boundaries
With a conservancy's recent acquisition of the 7,000-acre Fresno Ranch, backcountry enthusiasts will have more to explore and a new entry point
By MATTHEW TRESAUGUE
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Nov. 23, 2008, 11:17PM

"Big Bend Ranch State Park, considered by many the best wilderness experience Texas has to offer, will gain thousands of acres of unspoiled desert backcountry as part of a deal intended to increase public use of the land.

The agreement between the state and a conservation group ends years of speculation over the fate of the 7,000-acre Fresno Ranch, which represents the largest piece of privately held property remaining within the boundaries of Texas' largest state park.

The Nature Conservancy of Texas recently purchased the land for $2.6 million from the estate of a Houston artist for the purpose of transferring it to the state Parks and Wildlife Department, officials said." ...

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