Lost Pines Trail at Ray Roberts Lake State Park was the setting for a forest bathing walk led by Laurence Turcios. Photo by Denise Thompson, courtesy of Wild Dallas-Fort Worth. By Amy Martin April 14, 2022 Read original […]
Where to see bald eagles in North Texas
Nick and Nora were spotted at White Rock Lake the day their nest blew down. Photo by Robert L. Goodman, Jr. (c) 2022. By Amy Martin March 16, 2022 Read original feature at: https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/where-see-eagles-north-texas Even non-birdwatchers […]
Eagles rebuild at White Rock Lake after nest crashes
A bald eagle swoops through trees at White Rock Lake. A nesting pair at the lake recently made headlines. Photo by Adam Velte. By Amy Martin March 16, 2022 Read original feature at: https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/eagles-rebuild-white-rock-lake-after-nest-crashes Birdwatchers noticed the pair […]
Local success stories in the fight against privet
Some large post oaks at Sheri Capeheart Nature Preserve in Arlington were engulfed by privet. See how volunteers freed one of the oak trees in photo at the end of article. Photo by Jim Frisinger. By Amy […]
How North Texas natural areas are battling privet
Doug Guiling and Stephanie Timko take a break as other North Texas Master Naturalists pile cut privet at Twelve Hills Nature Center in Dallas. Photo courtesy of North Texas Master Naturalists. How North Texas natural […]
Activists rally to preserve Duncanville natural area
Advocates want to see a 40-acre parcel become Duncanville’s first nature preserve. Pictured, Ten Mile Creek in the fall. Photo by Mark Graham. Activists rally to preserve Duncanville natural area By Amy Martin Feb. 25, 2022 […]
Residents got rid of Shingle Mountain. Is a park in their future?
The Floral Farms neighborhood in South Oak Cliff seeks to create a community green space on a former industrial dump site. By Amy Martin Feb. 18, 2022 Read original feature at: https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/residents-got-rid-shingle-mountain-park-their-future Marsha Jackson and advocates for her South Oak […]
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 […]