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The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center Gift Shop

The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center Gift Shop has a variety of thoughtfully selected nature-based items both to inform and as a souvenir of your visit to the Nature Center. 

We offer many different and unique items with the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center logo, including t-shirts, caps, tote bags, bandanas, patches, stainless steel water bottles,  lip balm, emergency flashlights and whistles.  Our Take a Hike coffee from Big Bend Coffee Roasters is the perfect addition to a CDRI logo coffee mug or metal camp cup.  

Our book selection is one of the most extensive, nature-based collections in the region. We also offer nature-themed children's books, along with our javelina, jackrabbit, and coyote plush.  


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.


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​Jellies and Syrups
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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.  


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Jabebo Earrings


​Created from recycled cereal boxes (box labels are visible on the backside) each pair of earrings represents a companion set of critters, for instance, a robin and her nest, a male and female painted bunting, a mama and her baby javelina. These are definite conversation starters.

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Stainless Steel Drink Bottle


​No more need to add plastic bottles to the landfills. These light-weight, stainless steel drink bottles have a wide-mouth opening which makes it easy to drop in an ice cube or two. Plus, it comes with a handy carabiner clip. 

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​Desert Animal Plush
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The Gift Shop offers life-like plush stuffed toys by Wildlife Artists, as well as Folkmanis hand puppets and finger puppets representative of animals that live in the Chihuahuan Desert. 

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​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.  

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Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center Caps, Patches, Hats, Lapel Pins, and Hiking Stick Medallions

​Take home a souvenir of your visit to the Nature Center with an embroidered cap in khaki or denim color, patch, lapel/hat pin, decorative magnet,  walking stick medallion, or a brightly colored bandanna. We also have CDRI SPF-15 lip balm.

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Children's Books

​These are just a few of the many  children's books that will capture the imagine of both children and adults.

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Chihuahuan Desert
Nature Center T-Shirts
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Our CDRI logo 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. 

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​The Big Bend Cookbook
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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.

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Denim Shirts & Bandannas

​Our wildly popular, long sleeved, denim shirt, is 100% cotton with the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center logo embroidered over the pocket. We also have 100% cotton logo bandannas in bright yellow.

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Kei & Molly Dish Towels

​Over-sized, 100% cotton, hand-screened dish towels make great gifts for all of your friends back home.

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​Terracotta Coffee Mugs
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Our terracotta flower pot mugs are great reminders of your visit to the CDRI Nature Center.

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​Sotol Walking Sticks
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Dried sotol stalks are surprisingly sturdy and lightweight. Our walking sticks are lovingly hand-crafted by our volunteers.

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Cactus Mary Soaps


​Crafted in El Paso, these handcrafted soaps feature scents taken from the desert. Ocotillo Flower, Prickly Pear, Yucca,  and Desert Blossom are among the many popular fragrances.

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Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center Mug - Gotta Have One


​Our 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." 

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"Take a Hike" Coffee

​Fresh, ground coffee from Marfa's Big Bend Coffee Roasters is a crowd favorite.


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