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His love of nature defined him.
It was contagious.
Everyone who walked with him in the woods
became a nature advocate.
– Eileen Fritz McKee
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Ned’s achievement #4: Influential author

Ned’s achievement #4: Influential author

Sep 22, 2022

Ned’s achievement #4: In spite of all his accomplishments Ned was first and foremost a writer. Penned and published a...

Ned’s achievement #3:  inspired generations of eco-defenders

Ned’s achievement #3: inspired generations of eco-defenders

Sep 20, 2022

Ned’s achievement #3: It’s impossible to count the eco-defenders inspired by Ned. <> Janice Bezanson volunteered for Ned and ultimately...

Ned’s achievement #2: Save Open Space

Ned’s achievement #2: Save Open Space

Sep 19, 2022

Ned’s achievement #2: Ever heard of Save Open Space? NED FRITZ created it in 1970 to deal with Dallas County...

Ned achievement #1: Citizens Organization for a Sound Trinity

Ned achievement #1: Citizens Organization for a Sound Trinity

Sep 18, 2022

Ned achievement #1: In 1972, Ned formed a coalition called Citizens Organization for a Sound Trinity and inspired Dr James...

Next Saturday is Ned Fritz Day!

Next Saturday is Ned Fritz Day!

Sep 18, 2022

Next Saturday is Ned Fritz Day! Seriously! Officially decreed on a state and local level. So for the next 7...

Ned Fritz Scholarship 2022 Recipient: Heather van Waasbergen

Ned Fritz Scholarship 2022 Recipient: Heather van Waasbergen

Sep 5, 2022

The Health of the Planet and its Wildlife is in Her Hands by Amy Martin A small pond can make...

Fine Dining with Ned

Fine Dining with Ned

Aug 20, 2022

I’ve written many obits and elegies and thought that writing Ned Fritz’s biography would be the same. The person lives...

Winnowing the Ned Fritz Archives

Aug 7, 2022

By Amy Martin Winnow, verb, To blow a current of air through grain to remove the chaff. Similar: Separate, divide,...

Ned Fritz Legacy: An Online Biography

Ned Fritz Legacy: An Online Biography

May 5, 2022

Rare is the day you are not impacted by Ned Fritz, February 8, 1916 – December 19, 2008.  Ned was...

How This Project Came to Be

How This Project Came to Be

May 5, 2022

Amy Martin’s first journalism award was bestowed at the young age of 22 by Ned and his group Texas Committee...

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Recent Posts

  • Mother’s Day Walk in honor of Genie Fritz on the Texas Buckeye Trail April 24, 2025
  • 2025 Ned and Genie Fritz Texas Buckeye Trail Walks – note changed dates in late March/April March 4, 2025
  • Ned’s old group Save Open Space donates to scholarship fund February 20, 2025
  • Ned and Genie Fritz Texas Buckeye Trail Restoration — Feb. 22 Sat. February 11, 2025
  • The Great Weed War: Ned Fritz — Feb 27 Thur — Denton February 11, 2025
  • Texas Nature Leaders Gather for Genie Fritz Memorial February 10, 2025
  • 2025 Ned and Genie Fritz Texas Buckeye Trail & Bonton Woods Walks January 20, 2025
  • 2025 Restoration Days for Ned & Genie Fritz Texas Buckeye Trail January 11, 2025
  • Memorial Service for Genie Fritz December 16, 2024
  • The Life and Legend of Genie Fritz December 5, 2024

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