Holiday closure schedules
Most City offices, including City Hall, will be closed Wednesday, January, for the New Year Day holiday. Emergency services will be available as usual.See details
Holiday trash, recycling and yard collections update:
Please view the holiday closure page for schedule of trash pickup over the holiday season.
Protecting nature, building community
Our mission is to conserve high-quality natural areas as the city grows to provide environmental benefits and recreational opportunities that support economic development and enhance the livability and desirability of Fort Worth.
For more information, please email openspace@fortworthtexas.gov.
To determine the highest-priority areas for open space conservation, city staff worked with the Trust for Public Land and stakeholders to develop an online mapping tool using dozens of data sets. Through weekly meetings, this group compiled a list of relevant criteria to be mapped, collected the best available data, reviewed results to ensure that they accurately reflect on-the-ground realities, and prioritized relative criteria for Fort Worth.
In developing the Open Space Prioritization Tool, all of the data sets were organized as criteria under seven different goal areas:
The Trust for Public Land and the City of Fort Worth developed the Strategy Report to guide the future of the Open Space Conservation Program. More than 1,500 people gave their feedback to develop the report, including residents, community leaders, nonprofit groups, government partners, and local businesses. These stakeholders and engaged community members guided the direction of the prioritization tool, strategy report, and associated policy recommendations.
Open Space Strategy Report(PDF, 11MB)
Strategy Report Appendices(PDF, 1MB)
Click here to watch a recording of the Public Meeting held February 24, 2022 for the Fort Worth Open Space Conservation Program.
Click here to watch a recording of the Public Meeting held April 8, 2021 for the Fort Worth Open Space Conservation Program.
Click here to watch a recording of the Public Meeting held January 29, 2021 for the Fort Worth Open Space Conservation Program
Click here to watch a recording of the first stakeholder meeting for the Fort Worth Open Space Conservation Program
Click here to watch a recording of the second stakeholder meeting for the Fort Worth Open Space Conservation Program.
Click here to watch a recording of the third stakeholder meeting for the Fort Worth Open Space Conservation Program. Enter passcode: N.YV4YGE
Haga clic aquí para ver una grabación de la Reunión Pública que se llevó a cabo el 25 de enero de 2021 para el Programa de Conservación de Espacios Abiertos de Fort Worth.