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OLD GROWTH FORESTS GENERALLY IS FOREST THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DISTURBED BY HUMANS. THERE’S NOT A LOT OF IT LEFT IN THE UNITED STATES, PROBABLY LESS THAN ONE PERCENT, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO PRESERVE WHAT’S LEFT.THE NAME “TROUT LILLY” COMES FROM THE SPOTTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LEAVES...
SUPPOSTED TO LOOK LIKE THE SIDE OF A TROUT” AND TO KEEP IT FROM BEING LOGGED, BUT TO HAVE IT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY CAN SEE IT THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT IT. THE BIOLOGY THAT GOES ON IN OLD-GROWTH FORESTS IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM CULTIVATED FORESTS.
IT’S WHY WE CELEBRATE THE OLD FORESTS, THE ANCIENT FORESTS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SPECIAL.
(BIRDS CHIRPING) WE ARE HERE TO WELCOME THE SPRING CREEK FOREST PRESERVE OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS INTO THE OLD GROWTH FOREST NETWORK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! APPLAUSE THIS INDUCTION IS THE FIRST IN DALLAS COUNTY. IT’S ONLY THE SECOND IN TEXAS, AND IT REALLY SHOWS THAT THIS PRESERVE IS A SPECIAL PLACE, AND THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING IT. (BIRDS CHIRPING) FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS REALLY SHOWS WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD WITH OUR PARTNERS TO REALLY PRESERVE THIS AREA FOR ITS NATURAL BEAUTY. IT’S PART OF OUR CONSERVATION PLAN, AND REALLY SHOWS THAT WE CARE.
(WATER RUSHING) NED FRITZ AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY FOUGHT REAL HARD TO TRY TO GET IT SAVED AND BE PUT INTO A PRESERVE, AND IT DID.
BECAUSE IT SHOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED. MY HEART BROKE SEEING DEVELOPMENT COMING. I HAD TO WATCH IT. SOMETHING YOU LOVE BEING DESTROYED RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES, AND I’M SO GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE SOME OF IT FOR THE FUTURE. (BIRDS CHIRPING) (MUSIC AND BIRDS CHIRPING)
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.