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Don’t know what to buy for a loved one who has everything? Consider gifting them classes, hikes or festive outings. This is the first in a four-part series by Andrea Ridout comprising our 2025 Green Gift Guide.

Professors from across disciplines at the University of Arlington at Texas are crisscrossing the state and country to the South Texas Gulf Coast and as far as California to study air samples, changing fault lines and more. 

GrowOn at AGFarm in Bryan, Texas, started by Sharon Wells in 2013, grows fresh produce using aquaponics while empowering individuals with disabilities through volunteer work. The farm, operating sustainably without synthetic chemicals, sells produce directly and trains volunteers in various skills to foster mental and physical growth.

Fort Worth City Council members accepted a $12,000 donation from the nonprofit Fort Worth Mountain Bikers Association to fund the installation of security lights along the mountain bike trail that circles North Z. Boaz Park. The group, which seeks to advocate for and sustain Fort Worth-area trails, developed the park’s 4-mile trail in April 2023.

A program of Greenspace Dallas, the Lone Star Trail Building School is a two-day course held bi-annually at a Texas nature preserve. Participants learn all aspects of trail building, including design concepts, corridor flagging and construction. The fall session will be held Nov. 8-9 in Buescher State Park in Smithville, Texas.

A family of vultures is being observed by a group of students at the University of North Texas in Denton. The project leaders say their mission is to help people see past vulture stereotypes, learn what they’re up to in their daily lives and help protect them.

Green Source DFW officially relaunched this week as Green Source Texas with expanded statewide coverage.

The Village Creek Drying Beds in Fort Worth closed to the public due to oil cleanup efforts, affecting local bird-watchers. While officials reported no public threat from the spill, residents worry about wildlife impacts.

Tucked behind the Dallas Zoo, the Native Plant Propagation Center, launched in 2022 by the Texas Conservation Alliance and the Dallas Zoo, promotes biodiversity by propagating over 30,000 native plants. It supports restoration projects, educates the public, and fosters partnerships to integrate native plants and ecological awareness into urban settings.

The Sustainability Coalition of Texas (SCOT) introduces sustainability through networking and education in North Texas, founded by environmental professionals. SCOT emphasizes networking events to boost sustainability awareness.