Timber Press contracted Amy Martin to write Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth, to be released on August 29, 2023. The book will cover Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties and will feature more […]
Rookery thrives within Dallas medical district
UT Southwestern Medical Center surrounds a large active rookery in the heart of the Southwestern Medical District, north of downtown Dallas. Photo by Mei Ling. Original post at GreenSourceDFW. By Amy Martin — April 28, […]
Texas buckeye trail hikes kick off Saturday
Original post at GreenSourceDFW. By Amy Martin – March 24, 2023 Hundreds visit the Bonton Woods every early spring, hoping to see the Great Trinity Forest’s Texas buckeyes — radiant with conical clusters of fragrant yellow-ivory blooms. In […]
Nascent is the Spring
Photo by Randi Hausken. Wikicommons. Nascent is the Spring by Amy Martin Do you feel it, the light returning? Halfway between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, daylight swells enough to feel like days. Light returns […]
TLC Vegan Cafe serves up savory plant-based fare
Original post at GreenSourceDFW. By Amy Martin – Jan. 18, 2023 Troy Gardner loves plants: growing them, cooking them, eating them. The vegan chef’s new restaurant in Richardson, TLC Vegan Cafe, even has a whole wall […]
Moonlady’s seasonal/lunar dates for 2023
Moonlady’s seasonal/lunar dates for 2023 Jan 21 Sat — Lunar Imbolc and Chinese New Year coincide as usual and fall on a Supermoon this year. Lunar Lammas Aug 1 Tue & Lammas Aug 2 […]
Rhythms of Deep Time
by Amy Martin (c) This is the day of deep time, the kind of time that stars and planets feel, their big bass beats to our tiny staccato days and nights. Boom! Solar perihelion! […]
New urban greenbelt to improve park equity in South Dallas
Trust for the Public Land’s vision for a neglected part of Dallas recently got a funding boost. Rendering courtesy of Trust for Public Land. Original post at: https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/new-urban-greenbelt-improve-park-equity-south-dallas By Amy Martin Nov. 8, 2022 […]
Texas prairie advocates gather to share conservation tactics
Spring wildflowers are breathtaking at the hilltop prairies of Tandy Hills Natural Area. Photo by Don Young. See original post at: https://www.greensourcedfw.org/articles/texas-prairie-advocates-gather-share-conservation-tactics By Amy Martin Nov. 4, 2022 Jeff Sargent’s words sounded grim: “North Texas […]
Ned Fritz Scholarship winner inspired by Arlington nature center
Heather van Waasbergen accepts her certificate at the award ceremony conducted by Nancy Bateman, right, in July. Photo courtesy of First UU of Dallas. By Amy Martin Sept. 9, 2022 Original post at https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/ned-fritz-scholarship-winner-inspired-arlington-nature-center […]
Hiker’s guide to dirt trails in DFW
Walkers explore a prairie at Spring Creek Forest Preserve in Garland. Photo by Adam Cochran/Wild DFW. By Amy Martin Aug. 18, 2022 Original post at https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/hikers-guide-dirt-trails-dfw Local cities invest millions in paved paths, yet largely ignore the public’s passion for […]
Dirt trails lead to close encounters with nature
A trail traces through wildflowers on a slope at Tandy Hills Natural Area. Photo by Don Young/Wild DFW. By Amy Martin Aug. 18, 2022 Original post at https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/dirt-trails-lead-close-encounters-nature A few years ago, I shattered […]
