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Nature and Wildlife

7 best places for long hikes in DFW 

Oak Cliff Nature Preserve in Dallas offers 8 miles of trails on 120 acres. Courtesy of Texas Land Conservancy

North Texas Wild April 1, 2016

Escape from the urban stress and get in shape on some of the wildest trails in North Texas

Texas Smartscape Plant Sales kickoff March 19

Texas Smartscape plant: Blackfoot DaisyNeed some plants that can thrive in the Texas heat without pesticides or fertilizers and less water? Check out the Texas Smartscape Plant Sales. The events will be held at garden retailers throughout North Texas, starting March 19.

Dallas artist digs into nature themes with ceramics

Lynn Wilkes Armstrong's work will be featured in Artscape at the Dallas Arboretum April 22-24. Above, Forest Teaset by Lynn Wilkes Armstrong. Photos courtesy of the artist.

March 14, 2016

Dallas artist Lynn ArmstrongDallas native and artist Lynn Wilkes Armstrong finds inspiration for her pottery right in her own backyard.

Protested Big Bend pipeline now closer to approval

A sign opposing the Trans-Pecos pipeline hangs in a neighborhood near where the pipeline could run near Alpine. Photo by Cooper Neill/Texas Tribune.

Texas Tribune

Jan. 6,  2016

A coalition of ranchers, environmentalists and disgruntled landowners has suffered a major setback in its battle to block a proposed pipeline that would carry natural gas beneath 143 miles of largely untouched Big Bend-area land.

Year in Review: How green was North Texas in 2015?

Monarchs were a hot topic for Green Source DFW readers with stories about monarchs among the most popular of 2015. And monarch enthusiasts here and around the state were thrilled to hear that the National Wildlife Federation appointed Grace Barnett as Texas first' Monarch Czar.

Bike riders to ‘bomb’ Fort Worth trails with milkweed for monarchs

The bees and Monarchs have been battling for survival lately and Jillian Jordan of Keller decided she couldn’t sit on the sidelines any longer. Instead she’s launching a whimsical offense to help these iconic beneficial insects – a fundraising bike ride called the Great Seed Bomb.