Amy Martin

Senior Features Reporter

Amy Martin, a journalist and writer for more than 40 years, is a senior reporter for GreenSource DFW. Her latest book, "Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature in and round Dallas-Fort Worth,” (Wild-DFW.com) will be released by Timber Press in July 2023. She is currently creating a biographical website (NedFritz.com) of Ned Fritz, Texas' most famous environmentalist. Her prior book was "Itchy Business: How to Treat the Poison Ivy and Poison Oak Rash, Prevent Exposure and Eradicate the Plant.”(Itchy.biz)

She was contributing editor for the national magazine Garbage (recycling and features), and has written for TheaterJones (comedy and cirque), Senior Voice (The Aging Hippie column), Dallas Morning News (recycling), Dallas Times Herald (performing arts), and Dallas Observer (music and comedy). For a dozen years, Martin also operated a popular alternative news service called Moonlady News, earning her the nickname Moonlady. She may be reached through Moonlady.com.

By Amy Martin

Aug 31 2017, AMY MARTIN

Eclipsestock! North Texas writer witnesses totality in Nebraska

A North Texas writer recounts witnessing a total solar eclipse in Nebraska. The trip, with her husband and friends, to Agate Fossil Beds National Monument near Harrison, saw nearly 7,000 attendees. Amid a festive atmosphere dubbed "Eclipsestock," they experienced awe and camaraderie during the eclipse's totality.

Aug 15 2017, AMY MARTIN

North Texas will see partial solar eclipse on Monday

North Texas will experience about 80 percent coverage on Aug. 21, during the first total solar eclipse in the U.S. mainland since 1979.

Aug. 15, 2017

Total solar eclipses are not rare. Most calendar years have two solar eclipses, according to TimeandDate.com. But the one happening on Monday is the first visible in the United States in nearly 40 years.

Jul 31 2017, AMY MARTIN

Green Neighborhoods: South Oak Cliff is green and growing

Wildflowers line the park road at Cedar Hill State Park in Cedar Hill. Courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Jul 04 2017, AMY MARTIN

DFW bunny lovers double down to help abandoned pet rabbits

If you think GSDFW rabbit stories are multiplying, Amy did a story on a wild rabbit rescue group called Rabbit Rescue in April. The following article is about the Bunny Burrow, a Fort Worth-based nonprofit that focuses on rescuing domestic pet rabbits in North Texas. Pictured: Eden and Sawyer. Photos courtesy of the Bunny Burrow.

Jun 07 2017, AMY MARTIN

Green Neighborhoods: North Oak Cliff corridor caters to urban greenies

GreenSourceDFW.org and Natural Awakenings DFW Edition are partnering in a series called Green Neighborhoods. Over the coming months, we will be exploring the eco-friendly neighborhoods in North Texas with Green Source DFW reporter Amy Martin as our guide. Amy will show readers those communities where green retail, green venues and green folks intersect. If there’s a green neighborhood we should know about, email Julie@GreenSourceDFW.org!

June 7, 2017

Apr 25 2017, AMY MARTIN

Landmark tree defended from vandal by Dallas neighbors

A vandal was stopped when neighbors noticed he was cutting up a park tree for firewood in the Dixon Branch Greenbelt last month. Photos by Amy Martin and Scooter Smith.

April 25, 2017

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way." - William Blake

Apr 11 2017, AMY MARTIN

Dallas rehabber says wild rabbit rescues multiply in spring

In 2016, Wild Rescue rehabbed over a thousand cottontails. Photos courtesy of Wild Rescue unless otherwise noted.

April 11, 2017

When it rains, it pours… bunnies. Spring deluges wash young cottontails out of their nests. Often found suffering from hyperthermia or gravely battered, they must be rushed to treatment if to survive, then raised to adulthood and released.

Apr 05 2017, AMY MARTIN

Green Neighborhoods: Bishop Arts is hip heart of Oak Cliff

Oddfellows in the Bishop Arts neighborhood features local and organic ingredients.

April 5, 2017

This is the second installment of a new series from GreenSourceDFW.org and Natural Awakenings DFW. Over the coming months, we will be exploring the eco-friendly neighborhoods in North Texas with Green Source DFW reporter Amy Martin as our guide. If there’s a green neighborhood we should know about, email Julie@GreenSourceDFW.org.

Feb 27 2017, AMY MARTIN

Rewilding the Trinity River to be explored at Dallas symposium

D Magazine has invited experts to discuss returning the Dallas Trinity River corridor back to its natural landscape. Above, wading birds in the Great Trinity Forest. Photo courtesy of Ben Sandifer/DallasTrinityTrails.blogspot.com.

Feb. 27, 2017

Feb 08 2017, AMY MARTIN

Spring Creek Forest preserves 'biological museum' in Garland

The 200-acre Spring Creek Forest Preserve features ancient trees, fossils and rich plant life.

Feb. 8, 2017

North Texas Wild logo The towering aged trees along Spring Creek are visible to thousands of people from the parking lots of the nearby big box sports store, water park, convention center and a handful of schools. Few pay attention. Just another riparian corridor spared from development by being too rugged or flood-prone.

Jan 02 2017, AMY MARTIN

Dallas' Eastlake area is known for its laid-back, eco-friendly vibe

This is a first in a series about eco-friendly neighborhoods in North Texas. Pictured, great egret at White Rock Lake. Photo by Chris Jackson, DFWUrbanWildlife.com.

Jan. 2, 2017

Dec 28 2016, AMY MARTIN

North Texas Wild: Smart phone apps enhance your connection to nature

Amy Martin has compiled the ultimate nature app guide. Photo courtesy of StarWalk. This article originally published Aug. 8, 2016.

North Texas Wild Ever seen someone out in nature with the nose to a smart phone? It may not be a case of social-media addiction. More likely they’re using an app to enhance their outdoor experience. Whatever your nature need, there’s an app for that.