Friends of Big Bend National Park

Welcome to Event Registration!  The following events are available for online registration by clicking below.

2010 National Public Lands Day
September 24-25, 2010

Join us for National Public Lands Day, a public volunteering opportunity at Big Bend National Park.  The draft schedule is as follows:
Friday, September 24
4PM-7PM:                  Registration (Chisos Mountain Lodge Patio)
6:30PM:                       Root beer float party (Chisos Mountain Lodge Patio)

 Saturday, September 25
7:30AM-8:30AM:        Registration, Breakfast and Welcome (Chisos Mountain Lodge)
9:00AM-12:30:            Volunteer projects (Persimmon Gap Visitors Center)
(There will be different groups doing different projects)
12:30-1:30:                  Sack Lunch picnic on-site
1:30PM-4PM:              Behind the scenes discussion of Fire Management by Jim Kitchens.  A demonstration burn will be conducted for the education of participants. 
4PM-8:30PM:              Break and Dinner on your own
8:30PM:                       Dessert and paleontology program (Basin amphitheatre, dessert provided)

Register online by clicking here!

We are pleased to thank this year’s sponsors for National Public Lands Day:
Bill Miller BBQ
Culligan Southwest
Forever Resorts
Saint Arnold Root Beer
Shirley’s Burnt Biscuit

2010 Ride for Trails
October 15-16, 2010
Stay tuned for details about this year’s Ride for Trails motorcycle rally, which will take place in Terlingua.   Event information and online registration coming soon!

2011 Big Bend Ultra Run
Please join us on Sunday, January 16, 2011 for the Big Bend Ultra Run.  This is a great opportunity to see the park in a new way, as you run along the River Road at 10K, 25K or 50K distances.  Click here to download a PDF registration form, or click here to be taken to a secure site for online payment.  You can get lodging information, race details and the event schedule at www.bigbend50.com.

Want to know more about training for the run, details on the racecourse or have other questions?  Join Race Director Carroll Voss for the following workshops, hosted by Whole Earth Provision Co.:

6pm, Thursday, August 5th
Whole Earth Provision C0.
The Quarry, San Antonio, TX

6pm, Thursday, September 9th
Whole Earth Provision Co.
Westgate, Austin, TX