The Urban Prairie: Tandy Hills Natural Area
It's Giving Tuesday...Tandy Hills and other Natural Areas need your help!
Don and Debora Young have been spreading the word about this amazing remnant prairie in east Fort Worth for several decades and when oil and gas exploration activity came to Fort Worth, they wanted to do something to protect this special place. Thus, Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area was formed. Through the years the group has put together a decade of Prairie Fests as well as other outings for groups to get to know Tandy Hills and the unique flora and fauna that reside in this urban prairie landscape.
My parents grew up in a nearby neighborhood but it wasn’t until 2010 that I really became familiar with the park and the treasures residing within it. As an avid reader of Don’s Prairie Notes newsletter, I keep tabs on the goings on of the park every month. Today’s post is a replay from my gardening podcast in which I interview Don and Debora about the impetus to protect the property they lived across from, which is owned by the City of Fort Worth. You can listen to the episode up at the top of this post!
Being as it is Giving Tuesday, when considering where to donate, and I know there are so, so many, please consider giving to smaller organizations that could really use the boost of that extra $25-$100. And since this is a Texas natural history newsletter, maybe find an organization like Friends of Tandy Hills to donate to where you are locally.
This won’t be my only newsletter about Tandy Hills and I’ll share more about it in the future!