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
North Texas will experience about 80 percent coverage on Aug. 21, during the first total solar eclipse in the U.S. mainland since 1979.
Aug. 15, 2017
Total solar eclipses are not rare. Most calendar years have two solar eclipses, according to TimeandDate.com. But the one happening on Monday is the first visible in the United States in nearly 40 years.
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 on rescuing domestic pet rabbits in North Texas. Pictured: Eden and Sawyer. Photos courtesy of the Bunny Burrow.
In 2016, Wild Rescue rehabbed over a thousand cottontails. Photos courtesy of Wild Rescue unless otherwise noted.
April 11, 2017
When it rains, it pours… bunnies. Spring deluges wash young cottontails out of their nests. Often found suffering from hyperthermia or gravely battered, they must be rushed to treatment if to survive, then raised to adulthood and released.
D Magazine has invited experts to discuss returning the Dallas Trinity River corridor back to its natural landscape. Above, wading birds in the Great Trinity Forest. Photo courtesy of Ben Sandifer/DallasTrinityTrails.blogspot.com.
Feb. 27, 2017
The 200-acre Spring Creek Forest Preserve features ancient trees, fossils and rich plant life.
Feb. 8, 2017
The towering aged trees along Spring Creek are visible to thousands of people from the parking lots of the nearby big box sports store, water park, convention center and a handful of schools. Few pay attention. Just another riparian corridor spared from development by being too rugged or flood-prone.
Amy Martin has compiled the ultimate nature app guide. Photo courtesy of StarWalk. This article originally published Aug. 8, 2016.
Ever seen someone out in nature with the nose to a smart phone? It may not be a case of social-media addiction. More likely they’re using an app to enhance their outdoor experience. Whatever your nature need, there’s an app for that.
Enjoy the holidays with Solstice celebrations, natural decorating, outdoor lighting, green gifts, winter hikes and bird counts. Photo from the Interlochen Holiday Lights in Arlington.
Dec. 6, 2016
Peekaboo, a rescued Egyptian fruit bat, front, and friends hanging out at Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford. Photos courtesy of Bat World Sanctuary.
Oct. 26, 2016
Louis Dorfman greets Louis, a Bengal tiger at International Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Wise County. Photos by Scooter Smith.
Oct. 17, 2016