Trinity River

Work has started on the Harold Simmons Park along the Trinity River floodway. The project's "overlooks" could be ready in just three years.

Conservationists say not enough people think about the importance of the environment when they step into their polling place. Dallas' own Trinity River is one example of an ecosystem that could be impacted by local, state and even presidential politics.

Despite public and private fundraising efforts, Fort Worth is still struggling to find enough dollars to build its long-awaited “trash wheel” — a water wheel capable of removing up to 50,000 pounds of floating waste each day from the Trinity River.

Freshwater mussels can pump and filter eight to 15 gallons of water a day, cleaning rivers and streams. Six of the 50 mussels that call Texas home are federally protected by Monday’s listing.

The 89-year-old Arlington resident shares his passion with others as a coach and founding member of the Fort Worth Rowing Club. The nonprofit, which promotes rowing for recreation, fitness and competition, has expanded to about 50 members since its establishment.

The mix of grant funding and financing from the state’s Flood Infrastructure Fund will go towards removing and demolishing old water pumps, renovating and adding new pump stations and improving structural controls in the sump system. The funding will also be used to construct new levees.

The City of Dallas, Remembering Black Dallas and the Dallas County Justice Initiative unveiled a plaque commemorating William Allen Taylor.

"Wild DFW" author and naturalist Amy Martin's new book is a guide to the rich biodiversity of the area: "The urban ecosystem is where the future lies."

Originally the 'gateway to Dallas,' Dealey Plaza became the site of a national tragedy, President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Now it's a jumbled urban space: traffic bottle-neck, tourist site, neglected park. Here's one plan to fix it.

Brent Brown, who’s been leading the effort to build a huge park in the Trinity River basin near downtown Dallas, announced Friday that he's stepping down…