GSDFW reporter Amy Martin shares the thrill of becoming a certified nature expert via the Texas Master Naturalist program. Photo by Amy Martin. by Amy Martin It’s the last class of the North Texas chapter’s Texas Master […]
Celebration founder remembered as protector of Brazos
Ed Lowe, 1949-2018, died last week doing what he loved, exploring Big Bend. Photo by Nick Dornak. By Amy Martin Nov. 12, 2018 Ed Lowe’s paddle went all over the Brazos as he fought for the river […]
Petite Palace: The Circus Goes On
The original location for The Petite Palace on the Bath House grounds flooded, but this delightful show has moved to higher ground. Go see it. by Amy Martinpublished Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Dallas — “It’s a perfect […]
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 […]
Moonstruck
by Amy Martin (c) www.moonlady.com The night was dark. The cats slipped easily about the blackness in pursuit of phantom prey. As I moved back and forth between the house and garage, the air […]
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 […]
Coke Buchanan: Buoyant Memnosyne director helped revive Oak Cliff Earth Day
Coke Buchanan, director for three centers at Green Source DFW’s parent nonprofit, the Memnosyne Institute, died Monday at the age of 66. Above, Coke at the Memnosyne booth at Oak Cliff Earth Day in 2012. Photos courtesy […]
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 […]
