Friends of Big Bend National Park

FY2009 Projects - At the June 2008 meeting, the FBBNP Board of Directors approved $30,500 in funding for four projects requested by the park.  Click here for details.  This makes over $730,000 in gifts to the park over ten years from FBBNP!

Auditorium and Visitor Orientation Film - At the February 2008 meeting, the FBBNP Board of Directors approved a gift of $35,000 to the park to secure architectural drawings for a proposed 50-seat auditorium and visitor orientation film.  This is a much-needed visitor amenity, and FBBNP will be actively fundraising for this project over the next two years. 

Panther Junction Visitor Center — Construction is over and the park celebrated the re-opening of the visitor center with a ribbon cutting and party on May 1.  Friends of Big Bend raised over $250,000 for the new educational exhibits that grace the walls of the Visitor Center.  Want to know what it looks like?  Click here for photos of the dedication. 
FBBNP thanks the many supporters who made this project possible.  Click here to see the list of donors to this project.

Rio Grande Village Restoration - Friends of Big Bend National Park is pleased to announce a grant of $15,000 from the Brown Foundation for habitat restoration efforts at the Rio Grande Valley wetlands area.  This project aims to restore the area to its natural habitat, providing migrating birds with a welcoming environment and a buffer zone for the nearby federally endangered mosquitofish.  In 2007, FBBNP’s Board of Directors allotted $12,000 in license plate revenue to start this project, which park personnel estimate will cost $85,000.  Several grants to complete funding on this project are currently pending.