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 […]
Seeds of Abundance
by Amy Martin (c) for Autumn Equinox 2009 It was one of those brilliant autumn in days North Texas. The strident summer Sun had mellowed to just the right brightness, yet it was still t-shirt […]
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 […]
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 […]
North Texas Wild: Create your own pocket prairie
By Amy Martin Amy Martin offers tips for creating a mini-prairie wildscape in your backyard. Above, the Native Texas Park at the George Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. Photo by Scooter Smith. April 3, 2018 Pocket prairies, small […]
North Texas Wild: Urban prairie hidden in Crawford Park
Little bluestem grows on the 27-acre Blackland prairie remnant in Crawford Memorial Park. Courtesy of iNaturalist/Tania Homayoun. By Amy Martin Feb. 13, 2018 Are you a vertical snob, impressed only by the tall? Does nature have to […]
North Texas Wild: Mathews Prairie goes into win column for prairie preservationists
By Amy Martin The Native Prairies Association of Texas raised $60,000 this fall to purchase and maintain the 100-acre Mathews Prairie outside of Greenville. Photos courtesy of Amy Martin. Dec. 12, 2017 Every day a few […]
North Texas Wild: Funds needed to save Blackland Prairie parcel in Hunt County
The Native Prairies Association of Texas aims to raise $50,000 to buy the Paul Mathews Prairie in Hunt County. Photos courtesy of NPAT. By Amy Martin, Sept. 7, 2017 When less than 1 percent of an ecosystem remains, a […]
