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Dallas Parks and Recreation will begin an emergency pesticide application of White Rock Lake on Friday after several types of water hemlock, a poisonous plant, were discovered.
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The program allows Dallas teenagers to visit local attractions like the Perot Museum and the Dallas Zoo for free. Passes can be picked up at any Dallas recreation center.
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Fort Worth is looking to create more green space for residents, and to do that, it’s trying something new.
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Southeast Dallas residents who live near the former Shingle Mountain site want the city council to approve a $2 million cleanup of toxic lead and arsenic contamination.
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Fort Worth’s parks department is asking residents to approve the biggest bond proposal in the department’s history. The pot of $124 million would go towards renovating parks, rebuilding community centers and adding a pool in Stop Six.
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The construction theme park for kids has teamed up with Texas A&M University's Department of Construction
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The City of Dallas is making progress on a new 5-acre park in Oak Cliff that will reunite a part of the city that was once divided by the construction of I-35.
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Six months after losing their son to a rare, fatal disease contracted from an Arlington splash pad, Tariq Williams and Kayla Mitchell say they've reached an agreement with the city that they believe will prevent more deaths.
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The Dallas Parks and Recreation department is launching a new pilot program to help visitors find their way around the trails that surround White Rock Lake.
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The new park would replace the vacant lot of about 4 acres, where the notorious Shingle Mountain once stood. Shingle Mountain was the 100,000-ton pile of hazardous waste that loomed over the community for three years. Residents said it “stood as a vivid reminder of their worth to the city.”
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The city of Dallas has made several greenspace investments the last three years as part of the Five Mile Creek Greenbelt master plan. At one spot — the Judge Charles R. Rose Community Park — removing invasive species is among the groundwork that’s begun.
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A record increase in hiking has been reported in Texas as residents seek exercise and escape from a pandemic that is nearly a year old.