Chapter Meeting

Join us the 3rd Thursday of the month for our chapter meeting!

Location:  Denton County Administrative Courthouse

Presentation Title: The Trinity River: The Watery Tie that Binds North Texas

Presentation Description: There is only one river in North Texas: the Trinity. Once rejected and forgotten, paid attention to only when it floods, the Trinity is transforming from a place of refuse to refuge. First, a short romp through our river follies, like when the West Fork was called River of Death and the insane attempts to turn the river into a barge canal. Then we’ll take a tour of the Trinity’s four forks—Clear, East, Elm, and West—exploring each one’s unique characteristics, plus the nature preserves and attractions they are home to. Learn why the Elm Fork is the absolute heart of the Trinity. This riverine network is home to the Trinity River Paddling Trail, a National Park Service recreation trail with over 120 miles of floating fun.

Bio: A journalist and writer for over 40 years, Amy Martin is the author of Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth (Wild-DFW.com) on Timber Press, a phenomenally popular book in North Texas.  She also wrote Itchy Business: How to Treat the Poison Ivy and Poison Oak Rash, Prevent Exposure and Eradicate the Plant (Itchy.biz). She is senior features writer for Green Source DFW (GreenSourceDFW.org). A current project is Ned Fritz Legacy (NedFritz.com), a biographical website of Ned Fritz, Texas’ most famous environmentalist. Find her writings at Moonlady.com. Martin sits on the board of Dallas County Open Space’s Trails and Preserves Program (https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/plandev/openspaces) and Friends of Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (FriendsofLLELA.org).

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