Spring Happenings & SAVE THE DATE for our 2nd Annual Garden Party to be held on Saturday, May 18, 10-12 PM at the SoPac Respite.

The fall season has been full of exciting advancements along the trail, such as tree plantings, NTX Giving Day, the SoPac Trail extension, and the grand opening of the Trinity Forest Spine Trail. It's a great time to be a part of our Friends Group.

The Monarchs are here. The continental nomads are southbound and making a stop at the SoPac Trail Pollinator Garden

This year, on Thursday, September 21, 2023, Friends of the SoPac Trail is participating in Communities Foundation of Texas' NTX Giving Day, an online giving extravaganza for our whole region. We're raising funds to support our mission of bringing people closer to nature, improving the trail, and making the experience a breath of fresh air for walkers, runners, and cyclists.

THANK YOU FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE SOPAC TRAIL

AND FROM ALL WHO USE THE SOPAC TRAIL

The long-awaited SoPac Trail Respite Area shade structure has finally arrived, and none too soon considering the record temperatures we are experiencing.

SAVE-THE-DATE: Sunday, April 30th 1-3PM

🐝SOPAC Trail Garden Party🐝 You’re invited to join us around the Pollinator Garden.

•Sidewalk chalk art and kids crafts.

•Free lemonade and refreshments.

•Master Gardener question and answer.

•Get the buzz from local beekeepers.

•And hear about plans to install a shade umbrella at the respite area.

Located: Fisher Rd. / Santa Barbara Dr. / SoPac Trail

Friends of The SoPac Trail is a not-for-profit organization of individuals and neighborhood associations committed to the support and development of the projects that improve The SoPac Trail. After seeking community feedback, FOTST is working to purchase a 14x14 shade umbrella structure for the SoPac Trail Respite Area. The board accepted a bid for the structure at a cost of $16,500.

In partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies, The LOOP Dallas, Dallas Parks & Recreation, Lakewood Trails and White Rock Neighborhood Associations we have been able to generate a current total of $13,500.

We are currently looking for sponsors and individual donors willing to help raise the final $2,500 to meet our goal. Can we count on you?

Dear Friends of The SoPac Trail,

On behalf of the Friends of The SoPac Trail steering committee, I would like to thank you for all your support of our work on the SoPac trail in the last year. As those of you who use the trail often can see, we have made many improvements to the Fisher Rd./Santa Barbara entrance to the trail. The pollinator garden and irrigation has been installed. In fact, this past October, the garden was swarmed with Monarch butterflies migrating south for the winter. Also, the group planted trees along the Santa Barbara Gateway as suggested by the City of Dallas Forester…

POLLINATOR GARDEN

We had a great few months planting and gardening at the SoPac Butterfly Garden. Thank you to all the neighbors and friends who helped plant the new native pollinator plants from the Texas Discovery Garden. These plants were purchased from a Native Plant Society of Texas “Bring Back the Monarchs grant.” Everyone has worked very hard, including some of our younger neighbors. It has been wonderful to watch our beautiful garden flourish