A survey stake on land in the center of the National Butterfly Center where the border wall will be built. Photo courtesy of Marianna Trevino-Wright/National Butterfly Center.
Aug. 11, 2017
At the end of July, workers arrived unannounced and started marking a 150-foot clearing zone at the National Butterfly Center in South Texas, in preparation for Trump’s border wall.
The Julia Burgen Linear Park, named for the former city council member and early environmentalist, was dedicated in Arlington in May.
July 25, 2017
In the world of ecology, sometimes moving forward means looking around.
In 1995, Arlington’s city council had a big decision to make for flood control of Johnson creek. One path was to follow the Army Corps of Engineers idea for a massive concrete ditch through the city.
Senate Bill 14 and House Bill 70, ban cities, counties and even HOA from restricting property owners’ removal of trees or other vegetation.
July 24, 2017
Bills to pre-empt local ordinances protecting trees throughout Texas are being pushed through the legislature right now, unless public opposition stops them. More than 100 cities in Texas that already have tree ordinances would be affected.
Texas Historic Tree Coalition president Mary Ann Graves rebuts those who want to overturn local tree ordinances. Above, a tree is protected by wood planks during construction at a private residence in Austin on June 12, 2017. Austin Price/The Texas Tribune.
July 24, 2017
Texas Land Conservancy is launching an interactive map for the Oak Cliff Nature Preserve that can be accessed with a smart phone. Photos courtesy of TLC.
May 29, 2017
The buckeye butterfly was one of the most observed species during the DFW iNaturalist bioblitz held last month. Photo by Meghan Cassidy.
May 8, 2017
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
Dallas-Fort Worth is among 14 U.S. cities competing to post the most observations on the citizen scientist site April 14-18. Above, a straggler daisy, aka horse herb, observed at Tandy Hills Natural Area in Fort Worth by Sam Kieschnick. Courtesy of iNaturalist.org.
April 4, 2017
North Texas nature lovers are encouraged to grab their smart phones and head outside for a DFW-wide bioblitz on Easter weekend.