The big thicket association's

Awareness and conservation: the association promotes awareness of the big thicket national preserve and the need to protect the natural resources and natural beauty of the big thicket. neches river adventures: the association operates the "ivory bill", a covered excursion boat on the neches river for school field trips, social events and nature classes. Public tours are conducted most saturdays between late march and early november. The "ivory bill" is also available for private tours all year. During the year ended december 31, 2017, the "ivory bill" conducted approximately 30 private charters and 20 public tours. thicket of diversity: the association, in partnership with the big thicket national preserve, the nature conservancy, and other entities, administers and coordinates the all taxa biodiversity inventory (atbi). The atbi is undertaken to enhance the ability of the national park service management by identifying every living species inhabiting the big thicket national preserve and surrounding areas. As part of atbi, the association administers and disburses grant funding received from the texas com field research station: the association, under an agreement with the big thicket national preserve and rice university, with the big thicket national preserve and rice university, with the big thicket national preserve and rice university, with the big thicket national preserve and rice university, with the big thicket national preserve and rice university, with the big thicket national preserve and rice university,