The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.

The Rio Grande Valley was once covered in forest. One man is trying to bring it back. The Tamaulipan thornforest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border with Mexico.

It says the fire danger in the Grande Prairie Forest Area remains very high at this time. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2025. Advertisement Advertise With Us.

Progress was made on the weekend to contain the wildfire near Grande Prairie, however officials feared dry conditions on Monday could create crossover conditions.

Today, less than 10 percent of the forest that formerly blanketed the Rio Grande Valley still stands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has restored 16,000 acres since the 1980s in a bid to ...

The Rio Grande Valley was once covered in forest. One man is trying to bring it back. The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border.

Developers began clearing the land in the early 1900s, and Dale's own father bulldozed some of the last coastal tracts in the 1950s.Today, less than 10 percent of the forest that formerly ...

The Tamaulipan thornforest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border with Mexico. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.