Marshall Hinsley

1 month ago | dallasrightnow.com | Marshall Hinsley

If the Apple II Plus, TRS-80, Timex Sinclair, NABU, mainframes, dot matrix printers and punched tape programs pique your curiosity, then you’ll want to attend a festival that’s bringing rare, nostalgic and vintage technology to the University of Texas at Dallas. Now in its third year, the Vintage Computer Festival will run June 20-22, 2025  at the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at the University of Texas at Dallas, 2501 Drive G, Richardson, TX 75080.

Oct 4, 2024 | greensourcedfw.org | Marshall Hinsley

Oct. 4. 2024Now is the time to sow wildflower seeds in Texas. On a different schedule from our cultivated gardens, the sowing season for wildflowers runs from September till mid-November. Wildflowers often require a period of wintry weather to germinate to produce spring blooms. Bluebonnets and native sunflowers will sprout and put on initial growth even during the iciest arctic cold fronts that come in January and February.

Aug 21, 2024 | greensourcedfw.org | Marshall Hinsley

Aug. 22, 2024An effort to revitalize historic Dallas cemeteries is gaining ground. Back in 2019, a group of volunteers transformed the Warren Ferris Cemetery in North Dallas, from an overgrown and neglected burial ground of Dallas’ founders into a refuge for both humans and wildlife. Now five other historic Dallas cemeteries are getting makeovers with help from the group.

Jun 26, 2024 | greensourcedfw.org | Marshall Hinsley

June 26, 2024You may associate Houston with oil refineries and its urban environment, but a new book presents the area as a hotspot for biodiversity and natural beauty. Part of the Timber Press Wild Series of nature books for major cities in the U.S., Wild Houston, Explore the Amazing Nature In and Around the Bayou City is an introduction to the Gulf Coastal Plain ecosystem of the Houston area. It's the second Texas title in the series.

May 7, 2024 | greensourcedfw.org | Marshall Hinsley

May 7, 2024Texas officials want your comments on whether the state’s largest wild cat should be protected from cruel trapping practices and captive thrill kills. From now until 5 p.m. on May 22, Texans can share their thoughts with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners on a proposal up for vote that would prohibit canned hunting of confined mountain lions and require trappers to routinely check their traps to ensure that the wild cats do not suffer for days, even weeks, while ensnared.