The City of Garland is working with a preservation group to restore a section of the Spring Creek Forest Preserve damaged earlier this year when crews worked on a sewer line that runs beneath it.

David Parrish, president of the Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest, said his group has met with city officials – including the city manager, the mayor and representatives from Parks and Recreation and Public Works – to discuss how to protect the forest and maintain the city’s infrastructure.

“They're trying to ... thread the needle here, balance, you know, the needs of the preserve which is basically keeping the trees in the forest healthy, and also the creek and the needs of the wastewater,” Parrish said.

The 100-acre Spring Creek Forest is believed to be between 125 and 130 years ol

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