Amy Martin

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.  

Full-time eco-activist Scott Parkin has worn many hats in the environmental movement. Currently he works for the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of Wildplaces.Net.

July 23, 2014

Scott Parkin wants you to raise a ruckus. Maybe even break a few laws.

Photos by Scooter Smith 

April 16, 2014

March 11, 2014

The John Bunker Sands Wetland Center sits like a jewel on the East Fork of the Trinity. Abundant with fish and wildlife, it’s fine hunting ground for large birds of prey, including a pair of bald eagles, who built a nest in one of the gigantic electric towers that march across the preserve. 

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

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