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In April, the South Rim Fire burned about 1,300 acres in Big Bend National Park’s Chisos Basin.
The park’s deputy superintendent, David Elkowitz, told Texas Standard that the fire is contained but still burning in some areas.
The fire forced park rangers to close down several trails, a campsite and other attractions to visitors. It caused “minimal” damage to some archaeological sites, and one firefighter suffered an injured finger. In places where the fire burned longer and hotter – which Elkowitz estimates was about 20% of the land burned – the vegetation there will take longer to recover. But fire is also essential to Big Bend’s ecology.
Campsites, trails to reopen after wildfire in Texasâ Big Bend National Park With the South Rim Fire at 80% containment and no longer deemed a threat to developed areas, the NPS has scheduled the reopening of the parkâs popular Chisos Basin area on Friday, April 23. (Source: National Park Service) By Tom VandenBerg | April 21, 2021 at 3:22 AM CDT - Updated April 21 at 3:34 AM
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (News release) - With the 1341 acre South Rim Fire at 80% containment and no longer deemed a threat to developed areas, the National Park Service (NPS) has scheduled the reopening of the parkâs popular Chisos Basin on Friday, April 23rd at 11:00 a.m.