{"id":242481,"date":"2025-09-20T22:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/242481\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T22:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:42:15","slug":"tarrant-water-officials-to-bring-more-trees-to-trinity-river-trails-with-help-from-20k-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/242481\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarrant water officials to bring more trees to Trinity River trails with help from $20K grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North Texans can expect to enjoy more tree canopy along the Trinity Trails thanks to thousands in funds from state officials.<\/p>\n<p>Tarrant Regional Water District board members approved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TRWD-September-2025-Board-Agenda-Packet.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$20,000 matching grant<\/a> from the Texas A&amp;M Forest Service in their Sept. 16 meeting. The grant is meant to support the goals in the water district\u2019s recently updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/final2025trinitytrailsandfloodwatrecretionmasterplan-compressed_opt.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recreation master plan<\/a>, which defines the agency\u2019s role <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2025\/02\/13\/agency-plans-more-lighting-litter-cleanups-and-open-space-preservation-along-trinity-river\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">through its water and land supply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Which parks and lakes does the water district manage?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bridgeport Lake<\/li>\n<li>Cedar Creek Lake<\/li>\n<li>Eagle Mountain Lake<\/li>\n<li>Richland-Chambers Lake<\/li>\n<li>Marine Creek Lake\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eagle Mountain Park<\/li>\n<li>Twin Points Park\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Airfield Falls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In partnership with the Texas Parks &amp; Wildlife Department, the district also manages the George W. Shannon Wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to lakes and parks, the water district owns over 100 miles of trails along the Trinity River.<\/p>\n<p>Additional landscaping, tree shade and increased safety along the Trinity Trails were among frequent requests made by residents in <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2023\/05\/23\/want-improvements-to-trinity-trails-eagle-mountain-lake-upcoming-meetings-will-shape-plan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">community meetings<\/a> hosted by the agency to workshop the master plan.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the water district announced it would pour <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2025\/07\/24\/tarrant-water-agency-rolls-out-new-signage-safety-rules-for-trinity-trails\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$200,000 into upgraded safety measures<\/a> and signage installation along the trail system, including striping and speed limit signs.<\/p>\n<p>The water district will plant more than 50 trees at the Riverside Trailhead at East 4th Street and the River Park Trailhead at Bryant Irvin Road on Nov. 7 in honor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=DChsSEwjhlJXFueWPAxWGNAgFHU46D54YACICCAEQABoCbWQ&amp;co=1&amp;ase=2&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw_rPGBhCbARIsABjq9cdMipuMjo0305tLlR6CtjGkyaeVtRN1Xuh8E_hYuVLNxQCPwGyNzt4aAkAEEALw_wcB&amp;ei=IaDNaM24EMT_ptQP_-W6gQQ&amp;cid=CAASQuRoZXzClal6-wmUnsaF667EXwIG7zZgDjlbsD2DzJVGdhWFgln_esLpjxKrQ6lDgU4pQOt2PJ40ngct7NPt9a0bmg&amp;cce=2&amp;category=acrcp_v1_32&amp;sig=AOD64_1kKeA4TIk9XoR1KP470A08TLtyJA&amp;q&amp;sqi=2&amp;nis=4&amp;adurl&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiNzY7FueWPAxXEv4kEHf-yLkAQ0Qx6BAgVEAE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arbor Day<\/a>, as required by the grant agreement, water district floodway and construction director Lexi McCalip said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Species that will be planted include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Red oak<\/li>\n<li>Lacebark elm<\/li>\n<li>Chinquapin oak<\/li>\n<li>Chinese pistache<\/li>\n<li>Live oak<\/li>\n<li>Bald cypress<\/li>\n<li>Bur oak<\/li>\n<li>Lacey oak<\/li>\n<li>Cedar elm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The species were chosen for their native and adaptive characteristics, said Darrell Beason, the district\u2019s chief operating officer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a direct response to the feedback from the (public),\u201d said board president Leah King. \u201cWhat a nice way to do that with a grant like this from Texas A&amp;M Forest Service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Lopez is the environment reporter for the Fort Worth Report. 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