Scenes from the March 31, 2026 Ribbon Cutting Celebration marking the completion of the Bachman Lake Dam and Spillway Rehabilitation Project Did you know the Bachman Lake Dam was originally built in 1901 to provide water for the City of Dallas? This early infrastructure played a crucial role in the city's development, but as Dallas grew rapidly, the dam’s capacity quickly became insufficient. That led to the construction of the larger White Rock Lake Dam, designed to meet the

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

A (Lunar) new year, the privet's gone (but not forgotten), the pool water's not ready, the dam water is. See the amazing transformation at the Greenbelt. All in this month's newsletter!

Each quarter, our regular newsletter edition will focus on the Bachman Lake Greenbelt, since the restoration of this section of the park east of the lake, long hidden from many, is a vital part of our mission. Friends of Bachman Lake is taking the restoration of the Bachman Greenbelt to a whole new level in 2026. Thanks to a very generous donation at the end of last year, we are looking to get all the invasive privet removed by March! This is truly a transformational effort!

Each quarter, our regular newsletter edition will focus on the Bachman Lake Greenbelt, since the restoration of this section of the park east of the lake, long hidden from many, is a vital part of our mission. Friends of Bachman Lake is taking the restoration of the Bachman Greenbelt to a whole new level in 2026. Thanks to a very generous donation at the end of last year, we are looking to get all the invasive privet removed by March! This is truly a transformational effort!

North Texas Giving Day is coming; Bachman Rec Center to be temporarily closed; new art along Lemmon Avenue Trail; DWU responds to water quality questions ...

by Michael Cintron The City of Dallas Planning & Development department is in the middle of a zoning reform initiative that, in its words, looks to "align City code with the realities of today and ensure it supports the kind of future Dallas wants to create." The department has collected a series of public comments and has posted them online . Friends of Bachman Lake attended a recent public review of the Zoning Reform presentation and asked questions about areas of concern

North Texas Giving Day is coming; Bachman Rec Center to be temporarily closed; new art along Lemmon Avenue Trail; DWU responds to water quality questions ...

Jami Johnson , Public Service Specialist, City of Dallas | Dallas Public Library – Bachman Lake Branch The Bachman Lake Branch library is just around the corner! We have plenty of places to sit and take a break, a large collection of books, DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks for all ages, and a variety of fun programs. We would love to have you stop by and see us to make a library card or pick up a program calendar. Our programs [for all branches] can also be found at https://dallas