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Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth<\/strong><\/em> by naturalist and journalist Amy Martin<\/a> engagingly explores the nature of North Texas (Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties) from ancient history to the present with facts, philosophy, and personal insight. The imaginatively laid-out book features more than 30 detailed maps and over 350 stunning photographs by area naturalists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 6000 coies sold in North Texas alone in a little over two years! Winner of the 2024 Carroll Abbott Award from the Native Plant Society of Texas. Ranked as a best seller by Amazon and Barnes & Noble. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Backyard bobcat photo by Karin Saucedo.
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This marvelous review<\/a> from North Texas Trails<\/a> offers a clear idea of what the book is like. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature is more than someplace we visit \u2014 it’s where we live. Discover North Texas’s rare prairies, diverse bottomland forests, limestone escarpments, wetlands, and more, as well as the river that defines us, the Trinity. Learn how this area arose from a primordial inland sea, how its varied layers of bedrock create its diversity, and how it serves as an ecotone linking eastern forests to western plains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the reviews<\/a>! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click the Buy<\/a> tab for North Texas retail outlets carrying the book, or the Talks & Walks<\/a> <\/a>tab for events where you can buy signed books directly from the author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch videos<\/a> of talks! Amy’s talks are mega popular \u2014 find out why!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the media coverage<\/a>! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Wild DFW is about far more than the landscape. The book comes alive with a community of people who are devoted to preserving and appreciating the land where they live. Many found deep healing through nature. Others found their life\u2019s true purpose. Their stories will inspire you. Through them, you\u2019ll discover the issues facing the urban environment and how you can help while having a great time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amy and Wild DFW<\/strong> <\/a>on Fox Good Day<\/a>. . . on CBS Texas news<\/a>… on KERA News<\/a>. . . in D magazine<\/a>. . . in GreenSourceDFW<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Header Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Backyard mallards by Karin Saucedo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Daphne Prairie by Stalin SM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bunker Sands boardwalk by Daniel Koglin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Texas spiny lizard by Michael A. Smith.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bird watchers by Bruce Stewart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Trinity River kayakers by Teresa Patterson.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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