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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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: Former Dallas rehabber uses care with animal invaders
Squirrels and raccoons are the most common critters to make their way into homes. Photos courtesy of Bonnie Bradshaw. By Amy Martin Dec. 6, 2017 Saving animals is addictive. We rarely are privy to the full impact […]
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 […]
North Texas Wild: DFW bunny lovers double down to help abandoned pet rabbits
By Amy Martin July 4, 2017 If you think GSDFW rabbit stories are multiplying, Amy did a story on a wild rabbit rescue group called Rabbit Rescue in April. The following article is about the Bunny Burrow, a Fort Worth-based nonprofit that focuses […]