Travel

Fort Worth-based Go Green Smokeless Oil International has created a biodegrable nontoxic motor oil. 

Nov. 10, 2014 

By Rita Cook 

Oct. 6, 2014

When a meandering prairie river runs through your city, should you straighten its curves into a glorified drainage ditch, force a for-profit whitewater park in one of its few natural places (and fail at it), allow businesses to decimate its forests, and have your park department generally ignore it? 

Aug. 25, 2014 

Summers in Texas extend deep into September, even October. Months after the longest day, the ground continues to absorb and radiate heat.

Trapped in our air-conditioned caves for too long, we need relief! Here is a selection of nature places to go green while cooling off.  

This year 25 U.S. high schools will be competing at the Solar Car Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway July 21-22. A two-day cross country trip to Austin follows. Photos courtesy of the Solar Car Challenge.

July 15, 2014

High school students from across the country may be modeling the cars of the future at Texas Motor Speedway next week.

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all 

- Emily Dickinson

Elmer W. Oliver Nature Park in Mansfield features an area of exposed rock with notable geologic features.

Photos courtesy of the city of Mansfield

We're launching a new series by Dallas-based writer Amy Martin. She'll be your guide to the natural landscapes that surround the Metroplex through public land conservation. 

Jan. 13, 2014

Oak Cliff resident and bicycle enthusiast
Joel Quintans takes a break at Rusty Tacos.