Trinity River talk for World Rivers Day with Amy Martin
Followed by a discussion with Kelly Albus, Rich Grayson & Fouad Jaber
- September 28 Sunday — 2 to 3:30 pm
- First Unitarian Church of Dallas 4015 Normandy Ave, Dallas, TX 75205
- Sponsored by First U’s Climate Action Team and Ned Fritz Legacy
The Trinity River: The Watery Tie that Binds North Texas
There is only one river in North Texas: the Trinity. Once rejected and forgotten, paid attention to only when it floods, the Trinity is transforming from a place of refuse to refuge.
We’ll take a tour of the Trinity’s four forks—Clear, East, Elm, and West—exploring each one’s unique characteristics, plus the nature preserves and attractions they are home to. This riverine network is home to the Trinity River Paddling Trail, a National Park Service recreation trail with over 120 miles of floating fun.
The talk concludes with a brief overview of our river follies, including the time when the West Fork was known as the River of Death, the misguided attempts to turn it into a barge canal that was thwarted by Ned Fritz, and the absurd idea to place a freeway in its floodplain, which took over a decade to be abandoned. Yet there are more Trinity indignities in the works.
In celebration of World Rivers Day, after the talk Amy will moderate a discussion with Rich Grayson of the Texas Rivers Protection Association and Texas Stream Team, and Fouad Jaber, professor of biological and agricultural engineering at Texas A&M University.
They will be joined by Kelly Hibbeler Albus, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at TWU , a National Geographic Explorer, and a Fellow with the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.
