Tenison Park Pollinator Garden and Creek Restoration

Tenison Park is a Dallas public park. The pollinator garden and creek segment are located within the portion of Tenison Park that is naturalized, without concrete structures, corner of East Grand and Tenison Memorial Dr. in East Dallas. Many habitat management principles are evident in both areas – native plant promotion, invasive species removal, insect and bird habitats.

Volunteer activities in the pollinator garden include: garden maintenance, new native plant installation, removal of Bermudagrass in the beds, Eastern bluebird nestbox monitoring, and seed collecting and dispersal.

Volunteer activities for the creek restoration include: erosion control, native plant installation, invasive plant removal, bird habitat creation with brush piles, and species documentation on iNaturalist.

This project site may also host workshops and/or Advanced Training opportunities.

2023 Activities – 23 volunteers with 633 hours of service performed

• New project in 2023 – Tenison Park Pollinator Garden, Creek Restoration, Birding Area
• Hosted NTMN 2023 Creek Restoration class project (February-May)
• Hosted a girdling tutorial day to learn herbicide-free method of privet control
• Hosted a riparian tutorial day with Ricky Linex to learn about erosion causes/remedies
• Represented TPPG at Native Plants & Prairies Day at White Rock Lake
• Hosted Eagle Scout project about wildlife trees
• Visited several plant rescue sites and returned with native species
• Planted 12 new trees
• Held ongoing seasonal maintenance of all areas on 2nd and 4th Saturdays