A wellspring of life and learning
Photograph By Keith Anderson A 100-hectare park between Dallas and Barnhartvale is classified as dry benchland, but where Heather Toles stood on Sunday it's wet, muddy and alive with insect life. A spring historically tapped for farming and residential use is the seed for the Dallas-Barnhartvale Nature Park wetland restoration project, which breaks ground today. From a tangle of forest debris, underbrush and invasive species, the Barnhartvale Horse and Hiker Preservation Society is building - yes, building - a naturally fed, self-sustaining wetland. ...