Chisholm Trail Park preserves Fort Worth prairie parcel
Green Source DFW reporter Amy Martin peruses the prairie remnant at Chisholm Trail Community Park in Fort Worth. Photo by Scooter Smith.
June 18, 2018
North Texas
Monarch gardens give wings to classroom lessons in Denton
STEAMGrown Gardens, a Denton nonprofit founded by Jen Bailey, aims to bolster monarch butterfly habitats at underfunded schools while aligning with Texas's STEAM curriculum. The initiative involves grants and volunteer support for creating wildflower gardens that serve as educational tools and help boost student engagement and ecological knowledge.
Dallas requires apartments to offer recycling by 2020
Dallas City Council voted unanimously to mandate recycling access for all multi-family complexes by 2020, catching up with Fort Worth’s 2014 policy. Advocates, backed by grassroots support, praised the decision, emphasizing equality in city services and aiming to extend recycling standards to businesses.
Eco-friendly hotel to open in renovated building in Dallas
The eco-friendly Element hotel is opening in a LEED renovated building across from Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas in the fall. Courtesy of Atlantic Hotels Group.
June 12, 2018
A LEED-certified renovated building in the Dallas medical district will soon reopen as an environmentally friendly boutique hotel.
Don't get stung by false claims of bee removal companies
Kristi Comuzzi faced a bee infestation in her yard and, due to severe allergies, sought eco-friendly removal services. She discovered many companies falsely claim to relocate bees but use pesticides instead, which can damage property. She consulted the Texas Honeybee Guild, finding trustworthy services like Honey Bee Relocation.
Indigenous knowledge should be protected from modern day pillaging
The quest for medicinal knowledge and the delivery of new pharmaceuticals is a multibillion-dollar industry often leading to bio-piracy and the pillaging of ancient indigenous knowledge.
June 7, 2018
EPA to share environmental justice success stories at Dallas forum
The EPA Region 6 Environmental Justice Forum in Dallas will showcase successful collaborations from June 12-13. It aims to highlight results of government, industry, and community partnerships, focusing on topics like air and water quality improvements and disaster responses, and fostering inter-state engagement.
Buoyant Memnosyne director helped revive Oak Cliff Earth Day
Coke Buchanan, director for three centers at Green Source DFW's parent nonprofit, the Memnosyne Institute, died Monday at the age of 66. Above, Coke at the Memnosyne booth at Oak Cliff Earth Day in 2012. Photos courtesy of the Buchanan family.
June 5, 2018
New Arlington library is study in sustainable design
Grand opening of the new George W. Hawkes Downtown Library in Arlington is June 16. Images courtesy of city of Arlington.
June 4, 2018
With a sweeping metal exterior, solar panels and rooftop gardens, Arlington’s new George W. Hawkes Downtown Library is poised to write a bold chapter in eco-friendly urban planning in North Texas.
Grand Opening for the 70,000 square-foot, three-story innovation is June 16, followed by days of get-acquainted community events called Discover Your Story.
Laura Bush aims to spur Texas conservation
Former First Lady Laura Bush inspects the monarch station at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, a project of her nonprofit Texan by Nature. Photos courtesy of Texan by Nature.
May 25, 2018
Lady Bird Johnson was an advocate for conservation who inspired the Highway Beautification Act and founded the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Now a fellow First Lady from Texas is following in her footsteps.