April 20, 2025 Dallas-based EarthX is gearing up to host its annual week long conference, ranked one of the top ten sustainability events in the U.S. by Sustainability Magazine. This year’s event will ...

Feb. 11, 2022 The Dallas Zoo has partnered with Fort Worth recycler, Silver Creek Materials, to convert tons of manure annually from the Zoo’s elephants, giraffes, hippos and other herbivores into ...

April 20, 2023 Looking for a way to spend Earth Day weekend? Check out the event that bills itself as the world’s largest green expo — the 13th annual EarthX. The free three-day Earth Day celebration ...

Master Naturalist and urban foraging expert Bob Richie will lead a two-hour walk through the native prairie meadow and woods at the 78-acre Kiest Conservation Area in Oak Cliff. The Texas prairie ...

Above, Hunter and Knox Roy explore Maxwell Creek in Murphy. The waterway is a playland for area kids, but could change if a nearby wastewater treatment plant is approved. Photo courtesy of Sylvia Roy.

MICHAEL SMITH Michael Smith is an Arlington-based writer and naturalist. He is author of two books on reptiles and amphibians and a book on mindfulness in Texas nature. He is retired after a 35-year ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center surrounds a large active rookery in the heart of the Southwestern Medical District, north of downtown Dallas. Photo by Mei Ling.

Sept. 8, 2023 Black-tailed jackrabbits are a familiar sight on Texas ranchland But in Denton, a group of wild hares have watched their rural home shrink as the city grew around it. Today, the ...

By Haley Samsel, Fort Worth Report July 28, 2023 Following five hours of arguments on July 26, a Tarrant County district court judge refused to grant a court order preventing the city of Arlington ...

May 13, 2022 A group of activists gathered outside TEEP Barnett, the Fort Worth headquarters of TotalEnergies, yesterday to protest the gas driller’s investments in Russia. TEEP Barnett, which took ...

We recently polled Green Source DFW readers to find out their favorite environmental books. Their choices included many of the classics but also a variety of new titles and less well-known authors you ...

Opolis Optics makes biodegradable sunglasses from plants. They also sell shades made from recycled plastic.