This is the first article in a three-part series about the benefits of nature education.

The almost 5,000-acre Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, located halfway between Abilene and Fort Worth off Interstate-20, is set to open March 1.

Earlier in February, the city of Dallas brought in about 300 goats to clear away privet. The goats will be at White Rock Lake through Sunday, March 1. Johnson said that on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. they will be hosting a Privet Removal Party at the Bath House Cultural Center as a follow up treatment. 

Ever wonder what happens to e-waste? Green Source Texas reporter John Kent toured Universal Recycling Technologies in Fort Worth, the largest electronics recycling operation in the Southwestern U.S. The nearly 200,000 square foot plant diverts 10 million pounds of e-waste per year.