Two Fort Worth families compete to get greener by Earth Day
The Green-Off contest, hosted by the city of Fort Worth, kicked off last week.
Photo courtesy of Keep Fort Worth Beautiful
Nature
New Children’s Adventure Garden promotes environmental awareness at Dallas Arboretum
The Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum opened in September. Photos courtesy of the Dallas Arboretum.
Nov. 19, 2013
Green building certification comes in various shades of green
Rendering courtesy of Living-Future.org.
UNT students discover natural beauty in new dye garden
Fiber students at The University of North Texas created a dye garden on campus in October.
Photos courtesy of UNT
Oct. 31, 2013
Horses 'make hay' at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
The Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth has brought in a colorful herd of quarter horses to clean up their restored prairie. Photos by Karl Thibodeaux
Oct. 29, 2013
Southwest Nature Preserve in Arlington holds grand opening
The view from atop what was once called 'Kennedale Mountain' at the newly opened Southwest Nature Preserve in Arlington. All photos courtesy of the Arlington Parks and Recreation Department
Oct. 22, 2013
March Against Monsanto makes an encore in Dallas
Oct. 14, 2013
Photos by Phillip Shinoda and Julie Thibodeaux
Second March Against Monsanto to be held in Dallas Oct. 12
March Against Monsanto May 25, 2013 in Dallas. Photo: Phillip Shinoda.
Oct. 10, 2013
EcoScape contest winners demonstrate how to beat the heat in Tarrant County
This summer, Fort Worth joined other cities, including Dallas and Coppell, in promoting water-conservation with landscaping competition.
Arlington Ecofest makes green living look easy
By Julie Thibodeaux. Photos by Karl Thibodeaux
Ecofest Arlington couldn’t have planned better weather on Saturday. The mild sunny day drew a record crowd of about 18,000, according to Heather Dowell, organizer for the fest.