Coombs Creek Trail

The zoning case along the creek near Hampton and Plymouth is not just about a few individual lots or 3.5 acres.

The developer already owns 7 acres and has offers to buy 1.6 acres more, for a total of 8.6 acres. This is an effort to convert a an established single-family neighborhood into a new multifamily district of apartments.

A zoning case (Z-25-000069) right next to the creek could threaten this greenbelt.
According to section 6.1.5. Of the Coombs Creek Flood Management Study: Civic Government can and should
exercise its zoning and planning authority in a manner that is consistent with flood plain
management. In some situations the restriction or prohibition of certain land uses may be required.

https://youtu.be/H1QSIaVo2gw?si=Zyjls0wCW6qxBwL2

Preserve West Kessler, No Rezone For more than a decade, West Kessler neighborhood has battled an apartment developer’s plan to plow up a greenbelt thicket along Coombs Creek which would not...

Today is ! Your gift and your cause matter Donate at https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Coombs-Creek-Conservancy to help preserve and protect a neighborhood treasure.

Consider volunteering to help cleanup our shared waterway.

Butterflies and their host plants.

This is a well done piece that we found helpful for identifying host plants.

Source: Kim Smith Designs

Rachel Richter is an Urban Wildlife Biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife in DFW. She will be speaking on coyotes and bobcats including their biology, common behaviors, and how to prevent them from becoming a nuisance in urban areas.

These great neighbors from the Dells District spent their Saturday morning picking up trash along Coombs Creek.