Seeds of Inspiration
BIG THICKET, CIRCA 1940
he Big Thicket of Southeast Texas is one of Earth’s most biodiverse regions, home. As a member of conservation groups including the Big Thicket Association, Rosier was an original advocate for creating a national park to protect the Big Thicket from development by the timber and oil industries. Given his expertise, botanists and politicians called on Rosier for tours as they studied the region and considered conservation measures. Rosier died in 1970—four years before Congress created Big Thicket National Preserve. The preserve’s Lance Rosier Unit, the largest of its 15 units, memorializes his dedication to the thicket he loved.
