Green Tip Guy: Celebrate bats this Halloween
Jason talks to guest Ginger about the many eco-friendly benefits of bats.
Nature and Wildlife
Earth Day Texas launches expedition series at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
Earth Day Texas is hosting a trip to John Bunker Sands Wetland Center on Oct. 15. Photo courtesy of John Bunker Sands Wetland Center.
Oct. 4, 2016
Earth Day Texas brings environmental programs to North Texans yearround not just on Earth Day. Now they’re hoping to get more people out in nature with the new Earth Day Texas Expeditions series.
North Texas monarch fests celebrate butterflies on their way to Mexico
A monarch tagged with a Monarch Watch identification tag. The tags are used by citizen scientists to help researchers gather information about monarch migration. Courtesy of the Texas Butterfly Ranch. Read more about tagging monarchs.
Sept. 19, 2016
Texas environmental atlas maps out state’s ecological legacy
There's plenty of Texas lore to read in The Texas Landscape Project: Nature and People but environmentalists, Texas history buffs and geography lovers alike will enjoy just perusing its maps, aerial views and historic photos. The richly illustrated 500-page environmental history atlas was published by Texas A&M University Press in June.
WHO you gonna call? Blackland Prairie Raptor Center provides ER for birds of prey
Barred owl at the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center in Lucas. This is first in a series of North Texas Wild columns about wildlife rescue centers in North Texas. Photos courtesy of BPRC.
Aug. 30, 2016
State offers new grant for monarch butterfly 'ranches'
On May 2, the Texas State Soil and Conservation Board began offering grants for Monarch habitat restoration on rural land and public butterfly gardens in cities. Courtesy of National Wildlife Federation.
July 15, 2016
Home, home on the range is not the same when the monarchs don’t play.
Feral pigs find home at Ellis County sanctuary
Feral hogs are the animal outlaws of Texas. The nonnative animals were introduced by early settlers. Domesticated pigs were released or escaped and became feral over the generations. Today an estimated 1.5 million feral pigs roam throughout much of the state.
Fort Worth Nature Center offers window into region’s wild past
The Fort Worth Nature Center's bison herd is one of its biggest draws. Photos courtesy of Fort Worth Nature Center unless otherwise noted.
June 7, 2016
Dallas author's poison ivy book offers relief for the itchy
Green Source DFW columnist Amy Martin recently published a book on poison ivy called Itchy Business. In this interview, Martin talks about the plant that inspired her to write the book and what she learned over the years from coping with it.
Two coop tours give North Texans bird's-eye view of urban farming
Tour de Coop will be held on April 30 in McKinney followed by A Peep at the Coops May 1 in Dallas. Courtesy of McKinney Tour de Coop.
April 25, 2016