The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center Gift Shop

The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center Gift Shop has a variety of fun items, from gifts for children to literature about the region, and much more! There are featured gift items made by local artists and craftsmen, lots of nature-themed items such as painted glass birdbaths and sotol walking sticks, collectible pewter horned lizard items, prickly pear jelly and honey, along with our agave syrup, handmade soap, and the newly designed Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute/Nature Center t-shirts, caps, and patches! Our nature-focused bookstore is one of the best in the region, and our thoughtfully selected children's books, along with our javelina, jackrabbit, and coyote plush, and unique toys are second to none.

Members and volunteers enjoy a discount of 10% throughout the year.  

Please contact us at 432-364-2499 for more information or for prices. All proceeds from the Gift Shop sales directly benefit our programs.

Jellies and Syrups
The Gift Shop offers a tasty assortment of sweet treats ranging from Prickly Pear Jelly to Cactus Flower Honey to  Agave and Prickly Pear Syrup. Be sure to pick up a cookbook that helps 
Creosote Bush Salve
This locally produced salve harnesses the healing properties of creosote bush, a common desert plant also known as chaparral, greasewood, and gobernadora del desierto.
Jabebo Earrings
“Inspire curiosity” with these dazzling earrings adorned with desert plants and animals.Each offers a companion set of earrings like the robin--and her nest, or the Monarch butterfly--and the caterpillar. Jabebo brand earrings are created from recycled cereal boxes. 
Desert Animal Plush
The Gift Shop offers life-like plush stuffed toys as well as  hand puppets and finger puppets representative of animals that live in the Chihuahuan Desert. 
The Best Book Selection in the Big Bend Region
We offer a large selection of books with topics ranging from cacti to woody plants to identification of grasses, bird identification, mammals, reptiles, and a general overview of the Chihuahuan Desert and the geology of West Texas.  
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center Caps, Patches,Hat and Lapel Pins, and Hiking Stick Medallions
Take home a souvenir of your visit to the Nature Center with an embroidered cap or patch, lapel and hat pins, magnets and a hiking medallion for your hiking stick. We also have beeswax and mint Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center lip balm.
Children's Books
We offer an extensive selection of children's books that will capture the imagine children and adults. 
Chihuahuan Desert
Nature Center T-Shirts
Our tees are a big hit with their "Take a Hike" message on the back!  Plus we have our "Bird Dog" and "Hiking is Cheaper Than Therapy" tees. 
The Big Bend Cookbook
Not only is this a great cookbook, it's also a look at the landscape and culture of the region with its interviews with the folk who make the Big Bend area their home. This makes a great gift, plus you'll have to get one for yourself--after all, you don't want to be left out.
Denim Shirts
Our wildly popular, long sleeved, denim shirt, is 100% cotton with the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center logo embroidered over the pocket.
Terracotta Coffee Mugs
Our terracotta flower pot mugs are great reminders of your visit to the CDRI Nature Center.
Sotol Walking Sticks
Dried sotol stalks are surprisingly sturdy. Our walking sticks are hand-crafted by our volunteers.
Cactus Mary Soaps
These soaps are crafted in El Paso and feature scents taken from the desert. Ocotillo Flower, Prickly Pear, Yucca,  Desert Blossom, Mesquite Honey, Desert Rain, and Lavender are among the many popular fragrances.
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center Mug - Gotta Have One
Out visitors just can't get enough of these mugs. These make a nice remembrance of your visit to the "Best Rural Nature Center in Texas."