Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest Preserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org) Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com Update on damage to the forest – Thoughts from Dana Wilson and Barbara Baynham As stated below in Section 2, bullets 2 and 3, in the coming weeks, the Garland Parks department...
Thoughts from Dana Wilson and Barbara Baynham As stated below in Section 2, bullets 2 and 3, in the coming weeks, the Garland Parks department staff will go into Halff Park to carefully mulch and spread out piles of downed trees and foliage. This will reduce the size of debris piles and promote speedier decomposition of dead plant material, help...
Update on damage to the forest – Work is Progressing on Pipeline Project 1. Wastewater Interceptor Inspection ACE is continuing to CCTV laterals and is expected to continue for another ~2-4 weeks. MSI inspection has begun and is expected to be completed close to the end of April. Data processing to take ~6 weeks following field inspection...
Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest Preserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org) Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com Update on damage to the forest – Work is Progressing on Pipeline Project 1. Wastewater Interceptor Inspection ACE is continuing to CCTV laterals and is expected to continue...
Update on damage to the forest – Assessment Work is Progressing on Pipeline Project Wastewater Interceptor Inspection: Contractor Ace Pipe Cleaning is continuing with CCTV inspections. This is expected to continue for another 4-6 weeks. Main Sewer Inspection (MSI) has been delayed and is scheduled to start next week. A part was required for their...
Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest Preserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org) Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com Update on damage to the forest – Work is Progressing on Pipeline Project Wastewater Interceptor Inspection: Contractor Ace Pipe Cleaning is continuing with CCTV...
Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest Preserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org) Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com Update on damage to the forest – Work is Progressing on Pipeline Project After many months of examinations of how and why extensive damage was done in the Halff Park...
Work is Progressing on Pipeline Project After many months of examinations of how and why extensive damage was done in the Halff Park section of Spring Creek Forest Preserve and an internal audit of city communications, work has begun on Phase I (of 4 phases of work) to address the damage done to the property and to find solutions for maintaining...
Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest Preserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org) Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com Rescheduled due to probable bad weather – The 4th Sunday Nature Walk originally scheduled this weekend on January 25 is rescheduled to Sunday, February 8. Same Time, Same Place...
Did you know that Dallas County Open Spaces owns our Preserve here in Garland? Of the approximately 230 acres that we like to call “our” Preserve, Dallas County owns about half, and the city of Garland owns about half. That is, if you include both the area designated Preserve and the also very important area called Greenbelt. The greenbelt may be...
Preservation Society for Spring Creek ForestPreserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org) Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com Update on damage to the forest – Kimley-Horn started the environmental and drainage assessment and the sub-consultant, SCI, began the topographic survey. Assessment of how...
Assessment of how the maintenance of the sewer line project through the Preserve and greenbelt has begun. The assessors pledged to access the creek with as little damage as possible using drones and cameras where possible. The Society feels they will follow through with this pledge as best they can. Below is one photo showing the difficulty they...
On December 1, 2025, we received the Garland Audit Department’s report on the entire debacle. The Audit Department has spent several months interviewing employees, contractors, the Society Executive Committee, folks from Dallas County Open Spaces, and more to find out the sequence of events that led to the destruction. They also reviewed hundreds...
Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest Preserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org) Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com Update on damage to the forest – Meeting with Kimley-Horn regarding condition assessment procedure The Assessment Procedure project is the foundation for the next months /...
The Assessment Procedure project is the foundation for the next months / years of work. Kimley-Horn can now begin to discover the details of how to inspect and repair the sewer line while protecting the Preserve and creek integrity. The first priority is to discover and fix any weakness in the sewer line that would both contaminate the creek and...
Fixed Point Photography Stations for Environmental Analysis Scout – Andrew Owen, Troop 57-B, Garland Fixed Point Photography Stations provide photographic images of a single point in the landscape to observe the change of the environment over time – changes such as receding riverbanks, wildflower fields through the seasons, or tree lines...
Replace Two Eastern Screech Owl Nest Boxes Scout – Kathryn Tate, 1857G This Eagle project is a great example of youth leadership in action and helping out the owls that call our Preserve home. Kathryn led a conservation project to build and install new Eastern Screech Owl nest boxes in Spring Creek Forest Preserve. After old boxes became...
Preservation Society for Spring Creek ForestPreserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org) Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com Update on damage to the forest – City Council approved scope of work proposal Excerpt from a message from Judson Rex, Garland City Manager on October 21, 2025: “The Garland...
On Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Annual Camelot Neighborhood Association Picnic, the Society was honored to receive the Association’s Excalibur Award. The Award is given to a person or organization “For exemplary civic duty and community involvement on behalf of the citizens of Garland and Camelot.” Camelot neighborhood is near the western...
October 4, 2025: Dana Wilson led a group of special volunteers. And what a productive day! We now have almost 100 rescued plants in the greenhouse, storing up energy to bloom along the recovered hiking trail at Halff Park come spring. Volunteer energy, interest, and sharing of muscles and shovels and pickup trucks makes it happen. ...
Excerpt from a message from Judson Rex, Garland City Manager on October 21, 2025: “The Garland City Council unanimously approved a request to enter into a professional services contract with Kimley-Horn for the condition assessment of the Spring Creek Forest Preserve and wastewater interceptor [sewer line]. This milestone marks the...
Congratulations to the Garland Parks & Recreation Department! It has been recognized for meeting the rigorous national standards of CAPRA Accreditation, a reflection of its excellence in enhancing the quality of life for all residents through parks, programs, and community services. On Sept. 17, the department was honored at the National...
Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest Preserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org) Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com Update on damage to the forest – City Council Work Session will discuss scope of work proposal The Society received the updated proposal from Kimley-Horn which outlines...
Excerpt from October 2025 Monthly Announcements: The Society received the updated proposal from Kimley-Horn which outlines phase 1 of how to inspect and repair the sewer line in Spring Creek with the least harm to the Preserve. (Folks, there is still likely a lot of harm that will have to be done.) However, within that proposal is a...