More Color for the Creekmere Meadow
Maximilian sunflower.
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Woods Trail Now Complete from Peavy to Lippitt/Sylvania!
by Amy Martin, Greenbelt & Gardens coordinator TOBs for the win! It was a small but mighty restoration crew last Wednesday, just Hala and me, both of us of… a certain age. I call us the Tough Old Broads. And wow were we! Knocked out the final 20 yards of…
Greenbelt Guild 2026 Restoration Days
Our restoration days are the Sunday before the bulk pick up. We’ll play it by ear for the hot weather months — sometimes we do get cool spells. In cold weather, we may shift to afternoons. Mark your calendars! We always meet somewhere on Creekmere between Peavy and Sylvania. Look for the parked…
Whitehaven Garden: Ready for Spring!
by Amy Martin, Gardens & Greenbelt Coordinator Shown in photo, from left: Charlie of Coleridge, Eileen of Sylvania, Francis Shaner and Keith Marcom of Eastwood Gardeners, and Katherine Trotter of the Greenbelt Guild. We came, we shovelled, we conquered! You’ve read the story of the Whitehaven Garden: how it came…
DWU meeting on Dixon Branch flooding – Mar. 5 Thurs
It’s bound to be fascinating and impactful. Dallas Water Utilities’ Stormwater Project Management department is sharing the results of an extended study of flooding along Dixon Branch between Easton and Bucker Blvd. That’s us! March 5 Thursday, from 6 to 7:30 pm, at the Lochwood Library (in the Black Box…
Playground Woods Undergoing Renaissance
by Amy Martin, Greenbelt Guild coordinator One of our Greenbelt Guild members, Cade Lobo, has a toddler and is developing two ideas for the woods around the playground at Dixon Branch Greenbelt Park: Today, Cade and I started work on the Toddler Nature Trail behind the playground. There is currently…
Volunteers In Patrol class on March 7 Sat
Volunteers In Patrol Keep crime down in Eastwood Eastwood’s Volunteers In Patrol (VIP) seeks more participants. Some have moved and others stepped aside due to health. Time commitment for VIP is very flexible. Simply attend a one-time training session and then sign up for 90-minute patrol shifts as often as…
All Shovels on Deck — We Need Your Dirt!
Feb 22 Sun at 1 amWhitehaven at Lake Gardens Join in the rebirth of the Whitehaven bed. It’ll be fun and easy. Bring as big a shovel as you’ve got. Dallas Parks & Recreation delivered a large load of compost. It’s in a pile in front of the raised bed….
Rebirth of the Whitehaven Garden
by Amy Martin, Eastwood Gardeners coordinator While the entry garden is dormant, Eastwood Gardeners’ project in February and March will be the raised garden bed at the closed block of Whitehaven next to the apartments, located off Lake Gardens between Sylvania and Easton. When speeding traffic entering the apartments’ Whitehaven…
Full Moon Seeding & Planting of the Woods Trail
What a grand time Francis, Hala, Katherine, Keith, and I of the Greenbelt Guild had on the last Full Moon beautifying the Woods Trail around The Knoll. (Greenbelt map). Enter at The Knoll and go left to see most of our work, primarily on the left/upper side of the trail.
Eastwood State of the Neighborhood Gathering – Nov 20 Thur
Eastwood State of the Neighborhood Gathering Thursday, November 20th – 7 to 8 pm Central Lutheran Church, 1000 Easton at Forestgrove Get updated on the state of the neighborhood and all the cool things the Eastwood Neighborhood Association has been doing for our neighborhood. Elect our ENA officers for 2026….
Greenbelt Guild: Dams & Druids
By Amy Martin, Greenbelt coordinator A great day in the greenbelt! What a superb team! A beautiful, cool morning last Sunday. We continue to extend the Woods Trail eastward. We are now just one house away from Sylvania/Lippitt! Making the Erosion Dam The idea of an erosion dam is to…