Preserve the Last Frontier

Do you love Big Bend as much as we do? Do you want its rugged desert beauty to last as a gift to future generations? These programs all provide ways for you to get involved in preserving one of the last, true wildernesses in America.

Texas Master Naturalist Program - a statewide organization dedicated to the development of a corps of well-informed volunteers who provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities. FFOC will soon provide it's own Big Bend Naturalist program.

Big Bend Natural History Association - their goal is to educate the public and increase their understanding and appreciation of the Big Bend Area and what it represents in terms of our historical and natural heritage.

Museum of the Big Bend – Housed in nearby Alpine, TX, at Sul Ross State University, it's home to artifacts and exhibitions of the 11,000 year history of the vast, Big Bend region.

Become a Far Flung Guide

Another way to make sure that everyone who comes to Big Bend grasps the significance of this natural wonder is to become a Far Flung Guide.

If you love sleeping under the stars, find joy in sacrificing your own comfort for others, can't rest until everything's clean, like adapting to unforeseen challenges, know how to take orders, tell great stories around a campfire and think hard, physical labor is fun, email us with your qualifications. Don't even think about contacting us if you show up late or think that serving people should take a backseat to how you feel at the moment. We only take the best river guides and turn them into Far Flung guides.