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The Big Thicket [3] is the name given to a somewhat imprecise region of a heavily forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States. This area represents a portion of the mixed pine-hardwood forests or "Piney Woods" of the Southeast US. [4]
Palmetto-oak flats habitat in the Pine Island Bayou basin. Big Thicket National Preserve, Hardin Co. Texas (October 2019) The Pine Island Bayou drainage basin is the very heart of the Big Thicket. The basin is sometimes referred to as the "Traditional Thicket" or "The Old Bear Hunters' Thicket" and it has a high diversity of flora and fauna.
One National Preserve, the Big Thicket National Preserve, in the southern part of the Texas portion of the Piney Woods region, currently consists of fourteen named, non-contiguous units scattered across a wide area bounded roughly by Pine Island Bayou in Hardin County, Texas to the south, the Neches River bottom to the east (units on both sides ...
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Big Sandy Creek is a stream in Texas, United States. It rises in Polk County before flowing approximately 40 miles (64 km) southeast into Hardin County where it merges with Kimball Creek, forming Village Creek. [1] [2] Long sections of the creek pass through the Big Thicket National Preserve.
English: Mixed Shortleaf Pine P. echinata, Longleaf Pine Pinus palustris, and Loblolly Pine P. taeda, in upland habitat five months after a fire.Big Thicket National Preserve, Hickory Creek Savannah Unit, Tyler Co. Texas (ca. 30.5450°N, 94.4131°W, 43 m. elev.); 20 August 2020
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In 1974 the Texas Big Thicket National Preserve of 84,550 acres (342.2 km 2) was created by Congress. The preserve actually consists of 12 distinct units of forest land that are protected from lumbering activities. [13] These and other preservation efforts have helped to stabilize parts of the Texas woodlands. [35]