Grassland birds are the fastest-declining bird species in the US, with a 34% loss since 1970. Native grass expert John Snowden knows how we can help! Last week in the greenbelt, a distinctive bird call caught my ear — dick-sis-sel, dick-sis-sel. The onomatopoetic call of a dickcissel, a grassland bird that’s…
Tour of Native Grasses in Creekmere Meadow with the Texas Grassman John Snowden, the Texas Grassman, is obsessed with native grasses. And quite a character! He knows more about native grasses than anyone in North Texas and provided some for us, like the line of Indiangrass in the Entry Meadow….
Eastward Ho, part 2! Discovery of the Druid, Saw Palmetto, & Big Ole Bois D’Arc by Amy Martin, Guild coordinator Earlier this month — after the Greenbelt Guild continued trail-making eastward from Steve Pickett’s re-routing of the Woods trail from the creek — Steve returned and continued their work. Find…
Eastwood Gardeners sip-and-shop plant sale Come have a fun time and help Eastwood Gardeners raise funds for the Entry Garden and other Eastwood Neighborhood Association beautification projects, such as the Vinemont Triangle and the raised bed at the blocked-off section of Whitehaven off Lake Gardens. Siip our wine, enjoy some cheese and…
by Amy Martin, Greebelt Guild coordinator A merry band of five — Hala, Katherine, Keith, Rudy, and I — gathered on Sept. 7 Sun. to work on the easternmost section of the Woods Trail. Take the Creekmere Meadow Trail from the big pecan by Overglen and as it turns left/west,…
There it was on my iCal: Total Body Lab at the gym on Friday. But the morning was blessedly cool, and pushing a deadline had me indoors all week. Removing ragweed from the beautiful blue-leaved line of Indiangrass in the Entry Meadow would be a total body workout, while salvaging…
by Amy Martin A few of us gathered to keep the entry garden looking fresh. The team has been keeping the garden watered through all this heat, so we expected a lot of weeds. And there was a bit, mainly from this beast, bindweed aka native morning glory. Alas, in…
Eastwood National Night Out 2025 Tuesday, October 7th – 5 to 7 pm Dixon Branch Greenbelt Park: 10305 Lippitt/Sylvania at Sinclair National Night Out promotes community-police partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer. Network with law enforcement from the Dallas Police Northeast Station and with Volunteers In Patrol (VIP)…
by Amy Martin, Greenbelt Guild coordinator As you walk the newly reclaimed Main Meadow Trail from the start on Creekmere between Sylvania and Overglen, you may wonder what the plants are in this summer season. Here’s what’s growing until the trail turns to follow along the edge of the creek…
By Amy Martin, Greenbelt Guild coordinator The Dixon Branch Greenbelt Guild stewards eight acres of Dallas Parks and Recreation riparian land in the Dixon Branch Greenbelt. This linear swath of riparian land flanks the Dixon Branch feeder of White Rock Lake. Located mainly along Creekmere between Peavy and Easton, our…
by Amy Martin Eastwood Gardeners team leader Sharon Holmes was insistent — we need monthly (4th Saturday) weeding sessions for the Entry Garden. I drive by the pollinator garden at Peavy and Easton all the time. Sure looks fine. But she knows what she’s talking about, so let’s do it….
By Amy Martin It was a hot and sweaty Sunday morning filled with hard outdoor work. Volunteering with six of the best people you could ever hope for, the Greenbelt Guild reclaimed a half-mile of trails with a rented brush mower, laid waste to an entry meadow seriously overgrown with…