Parks & Trees
Fort Worth officials have been making investments in the city’s protected green space, securing 16 acres of adjacent land to expand the Tandy Hills Natural Area between I-30 and Lancaster Avenue. Comprising some 160 acres a few miles east of the central business district, Tandy Hills is known for its rolling hills and views of…
White Rock Lake, one of Dallas’ most treasured recreational landmarks, got some love last Thursday from dozens of volunteers who turned out to help clean up its shores. As part of its community service initiative, the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas (AAGD) got roughly 100 people out to assist municipal personnel in beautifying parts of…
The Lemmon Avenue Streetscape Project, a City of Dallas project to bring more trees, landscaping, and trails to the neighboring communities around Dallas Love Field, has really taken shape in the past month, and the end result will be a transformation of the road that separates the airport from residential neighborhoods such as Bluffview and…
“Trees are generational,” said District 6 Dallas Park Board Member Tim Dickey. Dickey spent a lot of time at Bachman Lake Park when he was a boy. He remembers groves of Post Oak trees all around the park when he would attend the Kiwanis Camp during the summers. The construction of the Bachman Lake Aquatic…
A surprise move by the City Plan Commission to reduce fees that developers pay the city caused consternation at the most recent Dallas Park & Recreation Board meeting, with board members claiming the reduction could imperil the city’s ability to buy land for new parks. Admittedly, the intricacies of the controversy are a little convoluted…
