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 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…
Photo: Just a small part of the ultimate pile of brush Matt and his young gang pulled from the woods. by Amy Martin, Greenbelt Guild coordinator An impromptu work session last Saturday. Matt Cadwallader had a bit of spare time and a few younguns who needed a task or two….
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…
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…
by Amy Martin Let’s talk a bit about the entry meadow behind the garden. It’s a mess, overgrown with brome grass that’s now gone to seed because the city did not respond to pleas to mow it. According to experts, if brome grass is mowed short for a few years,…
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…
Greenbelt Guild Restoration Day The goal: Make the greenbelt riparian woods trails sing again! Wear sturdy footwear (no flipflops or Crocs) and work gloves. Long-pants preferred; overshirt suggested. Bring loppers, clippers, and shears. If you would like to get on the Eastwood Riparian list, send your email here. What’s an…
Spring Equinox Dixon Branch Greenbelt Walk March 19 Wed. – 6:30 to 7:30 pm (sunset 7:38 pm) Gather on Creekmere between Sylvania and Overglen Celebrate Spring Equinox with Amy Martin, author of Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth, a long-time Eastwood resident. She is known for leading…
Eastwood Riparian Restoration Days If you would like to get on the Eastwood Riparian list, send your email here. We will maintain the area where reforestation and establishment of native vegetation began several years ago. We will also plan maintenance of the natural wooded edges of the playground area. More…