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Trinity Park Conservancy

The fifth annual Trinity River Conservation Corps’ Corporate Day of Service was held today with more than 250 volunteers who helped clean and beautify the Trinity River Corridor. In total, volunteers planted more than 1,000+ native plants and collected trash in the heart of the city. The City of Dallas’ Trinity Watershed Management and Trinity Park Conservancy led efforts to give citizens an opportunity to volunteer in nature.

The morning kicked off at Trammell Crow Park with a rally and group photo. Trinity Park Conservancy President Brent Brown said, “The Trinity Park Conservancy exists to fulfill the promise of the Trinity River Corridor as the natural gathering place for Dallas and to deepen the connection to one another and nature. The Trinity River Conservation Corps began in 2013 with a gift to create a volunteer program in the Trinity Corridor. Over the years, it has grown, thanks to so many, including the City of Dallas’ Trinity Watershed Management. A big thanks also to Groundwork Dallas and the Trinity River Audubon Center as they are providing canoes and tools to make the pond cleaning possible.”

Brown also thanked the sponsors: 

Watershed Sponsor: TXU Energy

River Sponsor: Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett and Moser, P.C.

Wetland Sponsors: HDR, Inc. and Tenet Health

In-Kind Sponsors: Dallas Leadership Foundation, Starbucks, Tom Thumb Trinity Groves, Groundwork Dallas, Trinity River Audubon Center

Sarah Standifer, Trinity Watershed Management director, City of Dallas, gave a safety talk, and then the teams divided up to volunteer in the corridor at the Pavaho Wetlands in the Dallas Floodway and the Pavaho Pretreatment Pond near Bickers and Borger Streets.

For more information, call 214.720.1616 or visit http://trinityparkconservancy.org/

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The Trinity River Conservation Corps’ Corporate Day of Service was held on April 7, and more than 500 volunteers helped clean up the Trinity River Corridor. In total, volunteers disposed of more than 8,000 pounds of trash and invasive species, planted 60 native plants in pollinator beds and observed 69 different specials during the “bio-blitz,” which captured inventory of the biodiversity in the area using an app.

The morning kicked off with a rally featuring the Trinity Park Conservancy Vice Chairman and Boone Family Foundation President Garrett Boone, Southwest Airlines Communication and Outreach Managing Director Laurie Barnett, and Dallas Park and Recreation Urban Biologist Brett Johnson.  

The Trinity River Conservation Corps began in 2013 with a gift from Southwest Airlines to the Trinity Park Conservancy - formerly The Trinity Trust Foundation - to create a volunteer program in the Trinity corridor.

A special thanks to the sponsors:

Founding Sponsor: Southwest Airlines

River Sponsor ($2,500): Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser P.C.

Wetland Sponsor ($1,000): Cooper Aerobic Center, HDR Engineering, Inc., Oaxaca Interest LLC, Tenet Healthcare

Stream Sponsor ($500): Connectrac 

In-Kind Sponsors: Kroger, Starbucks, Groundwork Dallas, City of Dallas

Media Sponsor: MySweetCharity

Other participating companies included Downtown Dallas Inc., Energy in Action, Gaylord Texas, Halff Associates, Hayden Consultants, Never Give Up Entertainment, Luminant, Muse Integration, Sendero Consulting, TIAA Serves, TXU Energy, and others.

For more information, call 214.720.1616 or visit http://trinityparkconservancy.org/.

For more than a decade, the Trinity Park Conservancy - formerly The Trinity Trust Foundation - has advocated Dallas’ Trinity River Corridor Project and the Balanced Vision Plan by bringing awareness to the public, raising private funds and championing strong urban design for the city’s largest public green space. Projects have included the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Margaret McDermott Bridges and Ronald Kirk Bridge; the Dallas CityDesign Studio; and trails in the Great Trinity Forest. In 2016, the Conservancy received a $50 million gift from Annette Simmons for the Trinity River Park as part of Dallas’ Balanced Vision Plan and the larger corridor project. The Conservancy will be responsible for the fundraising, education, design and development of the park.

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The Trinity River Conservation Corps’ Corporate Day of Service is April 7, and already more than 100 volunteers have signed up to participate. The day of service will take place within the Trinity River Corridor along the river and Cedar Crest Creek. Corporate leaders, organizations and individuals will remove invasive species, plant native grasses, help pick up trash and participate in a “bio-blitz,” which will capture inventory of the biodiversity in the area using an app.

The Trinity River Conservation Corps began in 2013 with a gift from Southwest Airlines to the Trinity Park Conservancy - formerly The Trinity Trust Foundation - to create a volunteer program in the Trinity corridor. Last year’s Corporate Day of Service resulted in more than 400 participants and 42 companies and organizations that collected 10,000 pounds of trash and invasive species and made thousands of seed balls to disburse in the corridor.

At 8:30 a.m., there will be a rally with remarks from corporate leaders and officials, followed by the cleanup until 12:00 p.m. at the Trinity River Corridor, Moore Park Gateway and Santa Fe Trestle Trail, 1837 E. 8th Street, Dallas, TX 75203.

For more information, registration and sponsorships: http://trinityparkconservancy.org/Join-Us/TRCC/

For more than a decade, the Trinity Park Conservancy - formerly The Trinity Trust Foundation - has advocated Dallas’ Trinity River Corridor Project and the Balanced Vision Plan by bringing awareness to the public, raising private funds and championing strong urban design for the city’s largest public green space. Projects have included the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Margaret McDermott Bridges and Ronald Kirk Bridge; the Dallas CityDesign Studio; and trails in the Great Trinity Forest. In 2016, the Conservancy received a $50 million gift from Annette Simmons for the Trinity River Park as part of Dallas’ Balanced Vision Plan and the larger corridor project. The Conservancy will be responsible for the fundraising, education, design and development of the park.

 

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Trinity River Conservation Corps

The Trinity River Conservation Corps’ Corporate Day of Service is April 7, and already more than 100 volunteers have signed up to participate. The day of service will take place within the Trinity River Corridor along the river and Cedar Crest Creek. Corporate leaders, organizations and individuals will remove invasive species, plant native grasses, help pick up trash and participate in a “bio-blitz,” which will capture inventory of the biodiversity in the area using an app.

 

The Trinity River Conservation Corps began in 2013 with a gift from Southwest Airlines to the Trinity Park Conservancy - formerly The Trinity Trust Foundation - to create a volunteer program in the Trinity corridor. Last year’s Corporate Day of Service resulted in more than 400 participants and 42 companies and organizations that collected 10,000 pounds of trash and invasive species and made thousands of seed balls to disburse in the corridor.

 

For more information, registration and sponsorships: http://trinityparkconservancy.org/Join-Us/TRCC/

 

WHEN:

Friday, April 7, 2017

8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Rally and volunteer event

8:30a.m.: Rally with remarks from corporate leaders and officials

 

WHERE:

Trinity River Corridor

Moore Park Gateway and Santa Fe Trestle Trail

1837 E. 8th Street

Dallas, TX 75203

 

WHO:

Trinity Park Conservancy

Southwest Airlines, Trinity River Conservation Corps Founding Sponsor

City of Dallas 

Hundreds of volunteers

Dozens of corporations and organizations

 

ABOUT THE TRINITY PARK CONSERVANCY:

For more than a decade, the Trinity Park Conservancy - formerly The Trinity Trust Foundation - has advocated Dallas’ Trinity River Corridor Project and the Balanced Vision Plan by bringing awareness to the public, raising private funds and championing strong urban design for the city’s largest public green space. Projects have included the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Margaret McDermott Bridges and Ronald Kirk Bridge; the Dallas CityDesign Studio; and trails in the Great Trinity Forest. In 2016, the Conservancy received a $50 million gift from Annette Simmons for the Trinity River Park as part of Dallas’ Balanced Vision Plan and the larger corridor project. The Conservancy will be responsible for the fundraising, education, design and development of the park.