Living with Coyotes
Contact the following for assistance with wildlife: Photo by Karin Saucedo of the Canid Project.
In the Greenbelt Woods: Making the Trail Sing Again
by Amy Martin Great restoration day last Saturday. Cade Lobodzinski dispatched the dangerous limb blocking the trail. Basically, the entire top of a large tree, probably from the high winds a while back. Then he tackled the hanging limb at the trail entrance at the knoll. Now you can see…
In the Greenbelt Meadow: mid-June edition
by Amy Martin, author, Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth The greenbelt is still looking good in late spring, but a few issues, too. Flowering Beauties The reigning flower at present is Carolina woollywhite, Hymenopappus scabiosaeus. You need to look at this one up close. The flowers are…
In the Greenbelt Meadow: Wildflowers!
STOP! Just stop! Pull over and get out of your car. Take a quick amble through the greenbelt off Creekmere between Overglen and Creekmere Cir. The beauty you see close up is incomparable to what’s visible on foot. In full disclosure, there are bitey bugs in the grass, so take…
Perking up the Playground Plants
The newly rejuvenated Eastwood Riparians met for a workday led by Michael Parkey at the Dixon Branch Greenbelt Park on Lippitt. Check out what they did! The main focus was on the reforestation area and pollinator garden near the picnic table on the mound. A giant tree had fallen there…
Eastwood Riparian triples size of greenbelt bluebonnet patch
Members of Eastwood Riparian gathered to work on Saturday in the Dixon Branch Greenbelt. Their hot and sweaty efforts tripled the size of World Famous Eastwood Bluebonnet Patch. On hand were Van Jewell, Amy Martin, Michael Parkey, Francis Shaner, and Scooter Smith. The seeds used were gathered from greenbelt plants…
Get wet & cool down! Dixon Branch Creek Crawl — June 24 Sunday
June 24 Sunday — 1 to 2 pm Meet at Playground Park (Lippit/Sylvania at Sinclair) Escape from the heat in the cool rushing water of Dixon Branch, a significant feeder of White Rock Lake that flows all year. It’s waist-deep in many places, enough for children and dogs to swim. You can…
Eastwood Riparian: community day at the Creekmere Greenbelt – June 16 Sat
Do you enjoy the beauty as you drive down Creekmere? Is walking or biking the greenbelt a part of your routine? Do you patronize Playground Park? Then you need to be a part of Eastwood Riparian! Date: Saturday, 16 June Time: 9 to 11 am Meet at: Playground Park (Lippitt/Sylvania…
Eastwood Riparian: Park Prep for Easter Egg Hunt + exciting naturalist news!
Eastwood Riparian just wrapped up a Sunday workday at Playground Park (Lippit/Sylvania at Sinclair), getting it ready for the Easter Egg Hunt on March 25 Sunday, 1 to 2 pm (NEW TIME). We picked up litter, cut any noxious plants we could find and marked places eggs should not be hidden. So we are…
Arborists’ report on the Peavy landmark tree
by Amy Martin Eastwood Riparian Committee The landmark tree at Peavy and Lake Highlands, often referred to as the “Indian marker tree,” was visited by two of Dallas’ top arborists after being vandalized. The gist of their reports is: The tree lost around 50% of its canopy. Not much leafage…
Celebrate Earth Day with a Wildflower Walk
by Michael Parkey, ASLA On Sunday April 23 (the day after Earth Day) at 1 pm we will take our annual Eastwood Wildflower Walk. Do you wonder what all those flowers are, but have never had time to learn their names? Take a short leisurely hike through the meadows…
Eastwood Riparian: Fighting fallen trees & poison ivy to clear the trail
The Eastwood Riparian Committee convened at the park last Sunday with two tasks: reduce poison ivy along the trail and clear a cedar tree which had fallen to block the trail. Stellar year for poison ivy, especially along the lush Woods & Wildflower and Hidden Meadow Trails. But Eastwood is…