By Amy Martin – Aug. 27, 2019 Disneyland for nature nerds is coming to North Texas. The 20th annual Texas Master Naturalist conference convenes at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront Hotel on Lake Ray Hubbard. The conference runs from Oct. 18-20 […]
Plant museum thriving in Fort Worth Cultural District
By Amy Martin – Aug. 21, 2019 Joe Lippert captures digital images of plant specimens at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas with state-of-the-art Canon cameras. Photos courtesy of BRIT. Set in a world-class research and education center […]
Attempted Sabotage of Wild DFW by Area Naturalist
A well-known naturalist thought it justifiable to divert Wild DFW outreach intended for North Texas nature nonprofits to his own personal enterprises. The Situation The first time Wild DFW was used in public is a July […]
Matching Grant to Fund NPAT Initiative: North Texas Outreach and Stewardship Director

High Point Prairie & Wildflower Preserve in Farmersville, a pristine prairie remnant in Collin County in deserving of protection. The Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT) seeks to fund a Director of Outreach & Stewardship […]
Cyber Crafts Fair of Naturalist Pals
Cyber Crafts Fair of my Naturalist Pals Raised By Wolves acrylic nature crafts — Jamie Maraman I am passionate about sharing the tiny treasures my 2 daughters and I find while on local walks in the […]
North Texas Wild: Goodbye to a prairie: Richardson meadow slated for development

Green Source DFW reporter Amy Martin joined a final walk through Beck’s Creek Prairie in Richardson, guided by Eric Reed, the Richardson attorney who led a four-year campaign to save it from development. Photo by Amy Martin. Sept. […]
East Texan spins prairie wisdom on grassland tour

By Amy Martin People & Prairies is a three-part series highlighting people making a difference in prairie preservation. In this second installment, we meet a philosophical cattle rancher in Hopkins County. Photos by Stalin SM. July 24, 2018 Karl Ebel doesn’t […]
North Texas Wild: Tenacious Texan preserving family’s Terrell prairie

By Amy Martin People & Prairies: This three-part series highlights people making a difference in prairie preservation. Photo above by Amy Martin. In this first installment, we meet a woman whose passion for Texas and its history saved a prairie from […]
North Texas Wild: Chisholm Trail Park preserves Fort Worth prairie parcel

Green Source DFW reporter Amy Martin peruses the prairie remnant at Chisholm Trail Community Park in Fort Worth. Photo by Scooter Smith. June 18, 2018 By Amy Martin Fort Worth has been called the Queen of the […]
North Texas Wild: Dallas woman wild about Texas native cats
The mountain lion is one of five native cats under threat in Texas. Photos courtesy of Texas Native Cats. By Amy Martin ~ May 2, 2018 A Dallas woman wants to raise awareness about Texas’ native cats – not […]
Daphne Prairie: The Land of Our Bones

By Amy Martin The bus driver nimbly navigates yet one more narrow country road. B. F. Hicks and his crew greet us at the gate, along with some locals who’ve picked up the prairie passion from […]