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...
Update on damage to the forest –Excerpt from September 2025 Monthly Announcements On August 28, The Society received an email from Judson Rex, Garland City Manager. It included the 10-page proposal document from Kimley-Horn, the company hired to provide recommendations and the scope of work for the sewer project. Mr. Rex stated that...
Society President David Parrish spoke with KERA News Communities Reporter Priscilla Rice: One quote from David regarding the city’s effort to work through the issue: “They're trying to ... thread the needle here, balance, you know, the needs of the preserve which is basically keeping the trees in the forest healthy, and also the creek and the...
August 1, 2025: Excerpt from the August 2025 Announcements Update on damage to the forest – both Halff Park Trail and Harris Park Area Folks, of course there is good news and bad news. The good news is that so many of you came to the City Council work session on July 21. Thank you so much. It was great for the city administration to see how much...
Comments from the Society Facebook Page as of August 4, 2025 https://www.facebook.com/groups/113504751995744 (Note: These are excerpted comments, not the full, verbatim comment. The web editor wants to keep the comments as factual, verifiable information rather than opinion.) Posted July 27, 2025 Save Spring Creek Forest – It’s not...
The City of Garland would like to extend a sincere apology following the clearing activity at Spring Creek Forest Preserve. During a briefing at the City Council Work Session on Monday, July 21, City staff addressed concerns and committed to improving communication and coordination. While the clearing was intentional to access, inspect and...
July 18, 2025 Upon hearing of the destruction in the Preserve, Amy Martin, author of "Wild DFW" in which the leading article was about the serenity of walking in Spring Creek Preserve, wrote the following: Nature lovers outraged over clearcutting in Garland old growth forest | GreenSource DFW
Preservation Society for Spring Creek ForestPreserve, Educate, Collaborate (https://springcreekforest.org)Contact the Society: springcreekforestpreservation@gmail.com July 2025 Special Update To all our friends of Spring Creek Forest and Park Preserve – an update on the destruction of more than a mile of Preserve Please come to the...
July 11, 2025, Society friend, Bill Holston, wrote an article on Spring Creek Forest for his D Magazine "Law Man Walking" column: https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2025/07/city-of-garland-accidentally-plows-through-protected-forest/
July 1, 2025 – Excerpt from the July 2025 Announcements To all our friends of Spring Creek Forest and Park Preserve – Society leaders do not yet know the full details about the devastation created in the forest just prior to June 23 along Spring Creek from Halff Park all the way to North Garland Avenue. We do know a work crew thought they had...