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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.

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.

Fort Worth is looking to create more green space for residents, and to do that, it’s trying something new.

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.

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.

The construction theme park for kids has teamed up with Texas A&M University's Department of Construction

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.