Palo Pinto Wilderness, Texas
Research Natural Area

Palo Pinto County, Texas, retains some of the most extensive areas of old-growth woodlands left in the Western Cross Timbers of northcentral Texas. Excellent examples can be found in upland positions in the vicinity of Lake Palo Pinto. Dr. Krista Peppers mapped and analyzed remnant old-growth woodlands in the Western Cross Timbers for her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Arkansas.

Click here for a .pdf copy of Dr. Peppers dissertation (9.38 MB).