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Welcome from Friends of Big Bend National Park!
Tourism Cares awards grant to FBBNP:
Tourism Cares Worldwide Grant Program has chosen FBBNP as one of only six grant recipients worldwide for its 2008 grant program. This $10,000 is for the Rio Grande Village Wetlands Restoration project. Our thanks to Tourism Cares for selecting this project - the only site chosen in Texas! To find out more about the Tourism Cares grant program please log onto their website at www.tourismcares.org.
Trull Foundation awards grant to FBBNP:
The Trull Foundation has awarded the Friends a grant for the Rio Grande Village Wetlands Restoration project. This $6500 grant will go toward rehabilitating the area to it’s pre-agricultural state, providing birds with nesting habitat and a buffer zone for the federally endangered mosquitofish. Our thanks to the Trull Foundation for their support of this project!
Dallas Member Event a Success:
Superintendent Bill Wellman and Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services David Elkowitz joined the Friends of Big Bend National Park board in welcoming over 75 guests at our member event on June 21st. After Bill and David gave the crowd an overview of the park’s activities, and answered all the crowd’s questions, Board President Jack Lamkin announced that earlier in the day FBBNP’s board voted unanimously to fund four projects for the park - a gift of over $30,000. This latest gift pushes FBBNP’s total giving past $730,000. The board looks forward to reaching the $1 million mark soon!
Thanks to Energy Transfer for hosting this fun evening!
Panther Junction Visitor Center Re-Opening:
Friends of Big Bend National Park had the distinct honor to be included in the May 1 grand re-opening ceremony for the Panther Junction Visitors Center. The remodeled center features full length exhibit panels along the walls (paid for by the Friends), accessible restroom facilities and an expanded bookshop. You will truly enjoy your stop there at your next visit to the park. Thank you to the park staff for inviting the Friends to participate in this fun, historic event for the park. Visit our Projects page for more photos of the event.
Big Bend Coffee Roasters Promotion:
Friends of Big Bend welcomes a new partner - Big Bend Coffee Roasters in Marfa, Texas. Big Bend Coffee Roasters will be donating 1% of its sales of the Big Blend of Texas to FBBNP. Click here to learn the details about this great promotion. You can find this coffee all over Texas, in the park at the Chisos Mountain Lodge and on their website at www.bigbendcoffee.com. Thank you to this organic, fair-trade company for supporting the park with this generous donation!
Peregrine Hill Winery Promotion:
Once again Peregrine Hill Winery is doing a promotion for Friends of Big Bend National Park. This summer, Peregrine Hill wine bottles will come with a special tag, which will contain an entry form for a drawing. The winner will receive a special bronze sculpture of a peregrine falcon titled “The Prize”, from artist Bob Coffee’s Big Bend Wildlife Series. Peregrine Hill Winery donate a portion of their proceeds to Friends of Big Bend during this promotion, and the tags will include information on these special, threatened birds. Thank you Peregrine Hill Winery for your continued support of Friends of Big Bend National Park!