BARTON WARNOCK CENTER: On the border of history ... 
details on Passport to Texas.

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

The Barton Warnock Environmental Educational Center in 
Terlingua is where the region's 570 million year history 
comes alive. 

It was first the Lajitas Museum and Desert Garden. In 1990, the 
state of Texas bought it and it became the eastern entrance to 
the Big Bend Ranch State Park system. :11
 
David Long is an interpretive ranger at Barton Warnock. 
While West Texas has a mystique that's hard to define, 
the center takes on the challenge.

The exhibits focus on the geology of the area and the natural 
history of the Big Bend area. Geology brings together the 
vegetation, the biology, and all the natural resources here, and 
the culture in this whole area. :13

The cultural history of this region is just as fascinating as 
its geological and natural histories.

'Terlingua,' the name itself means 'tres linguas,' and the three 
different languages, three different cultures that combine here 
are the Anglos, the Spanish, and the Indian cultures. These 
cultures have combined and created a unique border community. 
We call it the 'borderlands,' or if you're in Mexico, you'd call it the 
'frontera.' :20
 
Whether you call it the borderlands or frontera, the Barton 
Warnock Environmental Education Center in Terlingua is 
open to visitors who want to know more about this 
fascinating region. Find information about the center on 
the Texas Parks and Wildlife web site.

That's our show for today ... with research and writing 
help from Loren Seeger ... For Texas Parks and 
Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti