Volunteers Working to Restore Native Prairie at Oakmont Park

The Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department partnered up with a team of volunteers to restore native prairie at Oakmont Park.

The city published a blog post about the efforts on Monday. According to the post, the efforts took place over two Saturdays in May and June at Oakmont Park in Southwest Fort Worth.

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The project was intended to help thin trees and other invasive species in a remnant prairie overlooking the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. This helped clear overgrowth and "daylight" the ground to encourage native prairie species to thrive there.

PARD is working with Constellation Energy, the Native Plant Society of Texas, and Native Prairies Association of Texas on this joint effort to remediate the 18-acre prairie.

Since May 10, the city estimates volunteers have dedicated 33 hours of labor to these restoration efforts.

"Fort Worth Prairie is a unique ecosystem that hosts many endemic species (found nowhere else in the world)," said Michelle Villafranca, park operations and nature resource planner. "Oakmont Park protects a sliver of this disappearing ecosystem, and we are working to improve the prairie that remains."

Dedicated in 1981, the park spans 127 acres and is home to native species like pale yucca, star milkvine, prairie Brazoria, and more.

"The Park & Recreation Department is very excited to work with partners and community volunteers to restore this beautiful hilltop prairie," Villafranca said.

Sign up to participate in the next volunteer work day to advance this project here.