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 increasing water...

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 species but they...

The Dallas Trails Coalition (DTC) is an informal group made up of the leaders of friends groups that help with the various trails in Dallas. Jeff Kitner helped start the group over 3 years ago and we’ve all appreciated the collaboration and sharing of knowledge. Represented in the DTC are the following trail groups: Katy, Northaven, Sopac, Trinity Strand, Bachman, Coombs, White Rock Creek, Santa Fe, Preston Ridge, Marni Kaner, and Lake Highlands. In addition, Bike DFW, the Dallas Bicycle...