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Lake Ray Roberts: Equestrian and pedestrian elevated walkway
By Jessica Crabtree
The Lake Ray Roberts Equestrian Trail Association (LRRETA), The Greenbelt Alliance of Denton County (GBA) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. (TPWD) are currently in the process of adding an addition that will not only benefit pedestrians and hikers, but also trail riders. The new addition comes in the form an “elevated walkway” that will connect the multiuse trail along the Greenbelt Corridor in Denton County from the trailhead at FM 428 to the trailhead at FM 455 (Elm Fork) that is below the Lake Ray Roberts Dam. The Greenbelt is a local, environmental gem in the north Texas area. The project has been in the works since 2012 and was finally put into motion June 20, 2016 with an official groundbreaking ceremony.
The purpose of the elevated walkway is to connect two halves of the trail and make the 26 mile trail continuous once again. In 2010, there were torrential rains that flooded the area and washed out the low water crossing between FM 428 and FM 455 on the trail. A partnership was formed between Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. (TPWD), the Greenbelt Alliance of Denton County (GBA), and a subcommittee of GBA, Lake Ray Roberts Equestrian Trail Association (LRRETA), and the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers (USACE) to find a solution to permanently repair the trail. Once built the new walkway will cross a deep washout and be located just slightly southwest of the original low water crossing.
To read more pick up a copy of the NTFR September 2016 issue.
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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