Annual Ned Fritz Day Walk
recheduled from a too hot Fall Equinox
Oct 20 Sun at 1 to 3 pm
Ned & Genie Fritz Texas Buckeye Trail
7000 Bexar St, Dallas, TX 75215
Forty-one years ago, acting Governor Lloyd Doggett decreed Sept. 24, 1983 to be Ned Fritz Day. The citation herald’s Ned’s work in thwarting the Trinity barge canal, fighting against clearcutting of forests, and work establishing public park lands. The team at Ned Fritz Legacy insist now that it be celebrated every year. No better way to honor Ned than a walk in the woods.
Come experience the Bonton Woods section of the Great Trinity Forest and walk the soft-surface (natural) trail segments of the Ned & Genie Fritz Texas Buckeye Trail to the Trinity River. The Legacy team of Kristi Kerr Leonard and Amy Martin will be joined by some Fritz family members.
Along the 2.5 mile round-trip, view the 2nd Saturday workday team’s habitat restoration team’s works. Join their efforts.
This amble recreates the trail’s chapter in Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth (Timber Press). The hike, one of the book’s 25 adventure narratives, was taken in spring with Leonard, Martin, and Eileen McKee to experience the Texas buckeye blooms.
