Parks and Rec in D14

01/01/2022

Well, after unsuccessfully trying to work with Facebook to rename this page, it looks like that won’t happen. I think, sometimes, that’s the universe telling you that it’s time for a completely new direction! 😉 I wish all of you, that have followed this page, a safe, happy and healthy New Year. Look me up in 2022!

10/01/2021

Happy Friday, ! Today, I pass the torch as your District 14 Park Board appointee to Rudy Karimi. Rudy is an East Dallas resident and very excited about assuming his new role. If you want to stay on top of D14 information, you can check out his new page.

https://www.facebook.com/DallasParksD14/

This weekend, I will transition this site into a spot for all the exciting things I love about parks, locally and beyond! I’ll be posting helpful information, cool pics and fun history. So, if you love parks and trails, stick around and enjoy!

Thank you, everyone!!!! It has been an honor to serve District 14 for the past two years.

- Amanda Tenpenny Schulz

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08/06/2021

Happy Friday !

The Dallas Park and Recreation Department, Senior Program Division, is excited to host the 2021 Dallas Golden Games (formerly known as the Dallas Senior Games)!!! Golden Games is an opportunity for adults, over the age of 50, to compete in a variety of sports and games. Should you or anyone you know have an interest in competing in this year’s games or serving as a volunteer, contact information is listed below.

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2021 Event Dates: September 18-25, 2021

Registration Dates: August 2-September 2

Contact Info: 214.671.1602 or by email [email protected]

Website: www.dallasparks.org

Events Include: Basketball, Cycling, Golf, Pickleball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis and Track

We look forward to your participation and support of the 2021 Dallas Golden Games!!! 🎾

07/29/2021

Happy Thursday ! Many of you will remember that the department recently sent out a survey concerning a new dog park at Griggs! Well, the results are in below. Now discussions can begin with Park and Rec, the Uptown PID and area users about ways to move forward in preparation for the next bond election! Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey process.

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07/04/2021

Happy Independence Day, ! Stay safe, have fun with family and friends and enjoy our parks and trails!

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06/25/2021

Happy Friday ! Are you ready to kick off the upcoming holiday week with some music, fireworks and fun?!?! Join fellow Dallasites tomorrow evening, at D14’s spectacular Klyde Warren Park, for an annual Independence Day Celebration. Festivities will kick off at 6:00pm, with a fireworks show at 9:30 on the East Lawn!

So wear your red, white and blue and come enjoy a great American night at the park! 🇺🇸

Klyde Warren Park

Klyde Warren Park is centrally located just a few block north of downtown Dallas, Texas. This elevated 5.2 acre park includes everything from daily activities and events to daily food trucks.

06/18/2021

Happy Friday ! The City of Dallas is starting its fiscal year 2021-2022 budget process. If you have not yet seen an opportunity to give your input, it’s not too late! Tell Dallas the best ways to spend tax dollars and what city programs/services you value the most.

Simply take the online survey by June 23. Click the link here: bit.ly/2SQWnkW

Have a great weekend!

06/08/2021

What a beautiful day to attend the 27th Annual Spirit of the Centennial Awards Luncheon, hosted by the Friends of Fair Park, with this year’s honored award recipient being Trammell S. Crow! It is always wonderful to hear about the work Mr. Crow is doing, as the founder of EarthX, and to learn more about what one of our most important Friends Groups is doing for our beloved Fair Park. These grounds are on the cusp of amazing changes that will truly revitalize this area of Dallas and be of such a benefit to the surrounding neighbors. We look forward to what the future holds for Fair Park, and I am so excited to attend the fair in person again this year!

Friends of Fair Park

05/29/2021

How do you eat an elephant? 🐘 One bite at a time! It was another long work day at the new Cochran Park Pollinator Garden. Hands were few today, but we still got a lot accomplished. These might be two of the hardest working volunteers in our district. 😊 We finally got to plant some seeds and transplant some starts of Butterfly W**d. Most exciting, though, was our first visitor to the garden...a Common Buckeye butterfly!

Have a fantastic holiday weekend, !

Cochran Heights Neighborhood Association

05/15/2021

Ecstatic for the Friends of Santa Fe Trail and the completion of the mural project at Brookside Bridge, along the Santa Fe Trail! Dallas is really making strides with a push for more art along our trails, and this is truly a phenomenal addition.

I love how artist Dan Colcer captures nature, as we experience it along our trails, co-existing with the angular backdrop of our metropolitan city of steel and glass. This is the perfect reminder of how we cherish our outdoor spaces as an integral part of life in a big city. As a proponent of pollinator gardens, I especially love the nod to the Gulf Fritillary butterfly pausing for a rest near her caterpillar host plant, the Passion Vine. This guy knows his stuff. ☺️

To read more about Dan and his work, check out this link...

https://dancolcerfineart.com/about/

Congratulations, again, to the Friends Group on this spectacular accomplishment!