Timber Press has contracted Amy Martin to write Wild Dallas-Fort Worth: Explore the Amazing Nature of North Texas. The book will cover Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties and will feature over 350 images from area photographers. […]
Austin-based land trust acquires Connemara’s holdings
Austin-based Texas Land Conservancy has acquired Connemara Conservancy’s land trust properties. Photo by Daniel Koglin. By Amy Martin / Jan. 27, 2022 Have you ever visited Oak Cliff Nature Preserve or been to Kachina Prairie in Ennis, or Cibolo Preserve north […]
Former Boy Scout camp shelters nature in urban Dallas
Twenty years ago, a poet and a lawyer joined forces to save a beloved parcel of Oak Cliff nature. Photo courtesy of Texas Land Conservancy. By Amy Martin / Jan. 21, 2022 It was 1999, and […]
chapter 1: Neck Wreck
chapter 1 — early April 2019 | 3 min. read by Amy Martin Rain. Traffic. Exit ramp. Guard rail. BAM! Everything in slow motion. Raindrops fall like dripping molten glass on the windshield. The guard […]
chapter 2: The Baylor Shuffle
chapter 2 — early April 2019 | 3.30 min read chapter 1 by Amy Martin Parking lot of the small local Baylor Scott White emergency room. Scooter opens the passenger door for a pair of […]
chapter 3: Big Baylor on a Saturday Night
chapter 3 — early April 2019 | 3.30 min read chapter 1 | chapter 2 by Amy Martin My brain awakens in a tiny room at Baylor, barely bigger than my gurney. Nearby doors open […]
Backyard feeders may provide hunting ground for hawks
A kingbird harasses a juvenile red-shouldered hawk. Photo by Nick DiGennaro. By Amy Martin / Jan. 11, 2022 Original post at https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/feeders-may-attract-raptors-hunting-bird-snack On this warm winter day, it’s busy at the bird feeders outside my office window with the usual […]
chapter 6: Post-op Re-entry
Unwritten interim: chapter 4: The Lost Sunday chapter 5: Operation Day Post-op recovery room is more accurately re-entry room. Yet it’s also like a comedy club, where unfiltered minds let loose. I remember nothing prior, […]
DeSoto nature preserve pays tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Stevie Ray Vaughan Crossing bridge at Windmill Hill Preserve was funded by the late musician’s mother, Martha. The nature preserve became the mission of Paul Dryer, a fellow musician, after a housing development failed. […]
North Texas prairies have new advocate fighting for them
Carly Aulicky is the new North Texas outreach and stewardship director for the Native Prairies Association of Texas. Photo courtesy of Carly Aulicky. Original post at https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/new-outreach-director-arrives-help-north-texas-prairies By Amy Martin Dec. 9, 2021 There’s a new prairie advocate in town. […]
Nature Made Me: Three prairie guys reflect on their roots
Brandon Belcher teaching about prairie restoration at Paul Mathews Prairie near Greenville. Photo by Justin Parker. Original post at https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/nature-made-me-prairie-guys By Amy Martin Oct. 20, 2021 As I compiled my upcoming book Wild DFW by Timber Press over […]
Learning to Live
July 16, 2019: 3 months after surgery x-ray checkup. Bone graft seems to be doing its thing in the fusion of C1, C2 and C3. Another 3 to 6 months of bone-graft nursing to go. […]
