The Big Thicket region is centered in Hardin County but includes land in Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Polk, Liberty, Orange, and Jefferson Counties as well. Changes to the dense forests of the thicket began
Living off the landhunting, fishing, and farming, along with a range of specialized crafts that provided barter or cash incomewas a way of life that persisted well into the twentieth cent
Lorraine G. Bonney and her husband were founding members of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, which worked to establish a national park in the Big Thicket region of Texas. This work combines g
