North Texas

The Constellation of Living Memorials’ inaugural symposium is set for Dec. 2 in Dallas. The Dallas-based nonprofit hopes to encourage thought leaders across the state to transform forgotten historic cemeteries into beautiful native landscapes and places of respite.

GrowOn at AGFarm in Bryan, Texas, started by Sharon Wells in 2013, grows fresh produce using aquaponics while empowering individuals with disabilities through volunteer work. The farm, operating sustainably without synthetic chemicals, sells produce directly and trains volunteers in various skills to foster mental and physical growth.

Fort Worth City Council members accepted a $12,000 donation from the nonprofit Fort Worth Mountain Bikers Association to fund the installation of security lights along the mountain bike trail that circles North Z. Boaz Park. The group, which seeks to advocate for and sustain Fort Worth-area trails, developed the park’s 4-mile trail in April 2023.

Reporter's carpet research uncovers environmental hazards of modern materials.

A program of Greenspace Dallas, the Lone Star Trail Building School is a two-day course held bi-annually at a Texas nature preserve. Participants learn all aspects of trail building, including design concepts, corridor flagging and construction. The fall session will be held Nov. 8-9 in Buescher State Park in Smithville, Texas.

A family of vultures is being observed by a group of students at the University of North Texas in Denton. The project leaders say their mission is to help people see past vulture stereotypes, learn what they’re up to in their daily lives and help protect them.

The Green Thistle Emporium, east of downtown Fort Worth, celebrates zero-waste ethos with refillery, handmade upcycled products.

Usefull has helped divert more than 7,300 plastic bottles from landfills, since it started as a pop-up store in 2018. The brick-and-mortar shop opened in Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District last year.

This week, Fort Worth City Council green-lighted a data center next to historic Weston Gardens retail center and demonstration gardens.

The historic Weston Gardens in semi-rural Fort Worth is in jeopardy of losing its tranquility now that a company wants to build a data center adjacent to the property.