Nature

Mar 28 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

Earth Day celebrated all month in North Texas

The Bluebonnet Trails festival in Ennis features 40 miles of bluebonnet trails, bluebonnet souveniers and children's activites.

March 28, 2017

Starting Saturday, Earth Day festivals will be popping across North Texas all through April. While organizers of Oak Cliff Earth Day are taking a year off, there are plenty of fests to partake of, as more than 20 environmentally themed events are spread out across the month.

Mar 14 2017, Kiah Collier

Scientists say Trump's border wall would devastate wildlife habitat

Scott Nicol, co-chair of the Sierra Club’s Borderlands Campaign, stands in front of the border fence in Hidalgo in far South Texas. This section, which sits atop a levee, runs between a national wildlife refuge and a local nature center. Photo by Callie Richmond/The Texas Tribune.

March 14, 2017

From the Texas Tribune

Feb 21 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

LLELA prepares for its closeup with bioblitz planned on April 1

LLELA is seeking volunteers for its inaugural bioblitz to be held at the 2,600-acre nature preserve in Lewisville in April. Above, a yellow warbler is one of the birds already documented at LLELA. Photos courtesy of LLELA.

Feb. 21, 2017

Feb 20 2017, MINNIE PAYNE

Back to the Garden: Fort Worth herbalist's personal care business springs from her rural roots

Stephonia Roberts of Mrs. Jack's Body Food uses natural ingredients from her garden for her soaps, lotions and bath salts.

Feb. 20, 2017

Native Americans and our other ancestors cured ailments and promoted health naturally by using plants and herbs. Fifty-three-year-old Stephonia Roberts, founder of Fort Worth-based Mrs. Jacks Body Food, says her natural personal care products do the same thing.

Feb 14 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

Why the Great Backyard Bird Count is a hoot

Feb. 14, 2017

The first year my husband and I participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count, we were prepared to count birds and take names. On the weekend of the worldwide citizen scientist event, our canopied backyard deck in Fort Worth was our bird blind. Binoculars? Check. Bird guides? Check. Checklists? Check.

Me looking through binoculars: “OK, we’ve got 5, 10, no wait 13....uh....BROWN birds over here.”

Jan 20 2017, MARSHALL HINSLEY

Comanche marker trees in Texas chronicled by Dallas tree expert

Comanche marker trees, threatened by disease and development, are chronicled in Steve Houser's book, "Comanche Marker Trees of Texas," which verifies their existence. The book, resulting from over 20 years of research, provides a taxonomy of marker trees and seeks to document them before they disappear.

Jan 10 2017, JULIE THIBODEAUX

Ecosystem's survival tied to prevalence of native plants, author says

Dr. Doug Tallamy, the nationally-acclaimed author of Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, will be speaking at the Bringing Nature Home event in Lewisville on Saturday, Jan. 14. Photo courtesy of University of Delaware.

Jan. 11, 2017

Jan 09 2017, Julie Ryan

Dallas tree advocates say city's new urban forestry unit is 'big deal'

The creation of a staffed forestry division in Dallas is the dream of city’s Urban Forestry Advisory Committee. Photos courtesy of Urban Forestry Advisory Committee.

Jan. 9, 2017

Dallas launched its new Urban Forestry Division Jan. 1, joining Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston, all cities with professionally staffed forestry programs or departments.

Dec 20 2016, RITA COOK

Every Mavericks’ three-pointer plants another tree in Dallas

Trees for Threes volunteers planted trees at Reverchon Park in Dallas this spring.

Dec. 20, 2016

Every time the Dallas Mavericks score a three pointer, the city of Dallas gets a little greener. That’s because since 2010, Trees for Threes, a partnership between the Mavs, PWC, a Big Four accounting and consulting firm; Arbological Services; and the Dallas Independent School District, plants one tree for every three point basket.