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a particular treetop. A cluster of students discuss an ecology question. And
several sneaker-clad commuters break into a jog. At a fork in the trail, two kids
and their parents watch something slither under golden brown leaves.
Welcome to life in the slow lane.
Here, cooperative efforts of environmental groups and governmental
agencies have set aside trail-laden parks, preserves, and refuges as protected
pockets of nature which remain relatively wild in the city. A rising tide of public
interest seems to support their goals--nature conservation, education, recreation,
and research.
"People who live in urban settings still want to enjoy nature," says John
Herron, director of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's Non-Game and
Urban Wildlife Program. As evidence, he points to a recent U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service survey shows that 3.8 million adult Texans "actively" observe wildlife,
twice the number of hunters statewide. "With today's busy lifestyles, people
who used to take far-off wilderness trips are now looking for nature experiences
closer to home."
The following big-city trails offer such a walk on the wild side. Most also
provide educational guided hikes led by trained naturalists and volunteers. By
spotlighting nature's intricate web of life, these ecological oases hope to prove
that wildlife and city life can exist side by side.
[NOTE: ORDER THESE HOWEVER BEST FITS THE PHOTOS, THOUGH I
WOULD LIKE TO END WITH FRIEDRICH WILDERNESS PARKi
River Legacy, Arlington
October's perfect for "cigar-hunting" in city-owned River Legacy Parks, a
600-acre forest floodplain on the West Fork of the Trinity River. A brown fungus
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Mallory, Randy. Wild in the City, or Walk on the Wild Side, or Life in the Slow Lane, text, 1998-10~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1924316/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.