Create your own pocket prairie
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
Nature and Wildlife
Native plant sales spread sustainable gardening in DFW
Native plant sales in North Texas promote sustainable gardening, emphasizing drought-tolerant species that support wildlife. The Native Plant Society of Texas, founded in 1981, and Dr. Doug Tallamy advocate for native plants' ecological roles. Various sales occur in the region throughout April and May.
Flora and fauna is focus of Fort Worth artist's Tyler retrospective
The Tyler Museum of Art presents "Sticks and Stones," a retrospective of Fort Worth artist Helen Altman. Displaying works from 1992 onwards, the exhibit reflects Altman's fascination with nature, blending realism and surrealism with elements of nostalgia. It explores themes like artificiality and irony, on view until June 3.
Urban prairie hidden in Crawford Park
Crawford Memorial Park in Dallas features a thriving 27-acre Blackland Prairie, offering diverse ecosystems with native grasses and plants. This urban prairie, sustained by undisturbed soil, attracts naturalists and future plans include enhancing trails. The park balances developed areas with its untouched southern third, promoting ecological diversity.
Green Neighborhoods: Fort Worth Cultural District can be a walk in the park
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden is one of the green jewels found in the Cultural District. Courtesy of Fort Worth Botanic Garden.
Jan. 30, 2018
The West Fork of the Trinity River enters the far northwestern fringe of Fort Worth after being dammed for Eagle Mountain Lake and then Lake Worth. As it descends into the city, it merges with the Clear Fork from the south. In the wedge, where the two rivers meet is some of the best nature and culture the city has to offer.
Green Side of the Cultural District
Year in Review: North Texas greenies persisted in 2017
2017 was a challenging year for environmentalists. It started with the inauguration of a fossil-fuel loving President who immediately began rolling back environmentalists' gains. However, the set-backs only inspired North Texas greenies to push their eco-friendly agendas in creative ways.
Jane Goodall documentary showing in Fort Worth
When people think of Jane Goodall, most probably envision the venerable grey-haired matriarch of wildlife and environmental conservation, now 83. The National Geographic Studios new documentary Jane aims to introduce audiences to a very different version.
Mathews Prairie goes into win column for prairie preservationists
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
Turkeys enjoy new home at Dallas County wildlife center
A pair of turkeys will be dining on a rich buffet of veggies and grain at a local sanctuary this Thanksgiving instead of being the main course, thanks to a Fort Worth woman. She’d raised chickens all her life and poultry husbandry was something of a family art.
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.
Sept. 7, 2017