April newsletter features a new partnership, a dam rebuilt, Greenbelt focus, bees and T's!

Ever wonder if your afternoon stroll around the lake could actually change the world? Welcome to citizen science, essentially "science by non-scientists" where regular community members help professional researchers study the planet.

🌿 Ever heard of a BioBlitz? It’s a fast-paced nature scavenger hunt where YOU help scientists document local wildlife! Join the global City Nature Challenge 2026 (April 24–27) by snapping photos of plants and animals and uploading them to iNaturalist. Right here in Dallas, explore the hidden biodiversity at Bachman Lake and Bachman Greenbelt—from birds and turtles to wildflowers and butterflies

April newsletter features a new partnership, a dam rebuilt, Greenbelt focus, bees and T's!

Last summer, as we admired the bees in the meadow, we decided we needed to learn more about them to make sure that the changes we made would be beneficial to insects and pollinators. Our research led us to Dr. Elinor Lichtenberg, an expert on bees, with a lab at the University of North Texas. We are so glad we talked with her as it has helped guide how we want to handle mowing in the meadow and dissuaded us from building bee houses. What did we learn? There are 200 to 400 bee