A significant effort was made to preserve a portion of the wilderness in Southeast Texas. Congress took action to create the Big Thicket national preserve, aiming to protect the area.

The preserve is a result of a long-standing fight to conserve a part of the 3.5 million-acre wilderness in the region. Details about the preserve and its creation are available from news outlets.

Further information about the Big Thicket national preserve and the efforts to save the Southeast Texas wilderness can be found through KFDM.