Friends of Bachman Lake was founded in 2019 with the mission of protecting and improving Dallas’ open spaces in and around Bachman Lake. Bachman Lake was originally constructed in 1903 by damming the Bachman Branch of the Trinity River Elm Fork and creating a 205 acre water source for Dallas residents. The Lake is the northern border of Dallas Love Field Airport and is the third largest body of water in the City of Dallas, hosting more daily visitors than Klyde Warren Park!
Northwest Dallas has one of the lowest concentrations of open spaces in the city and is home to many communities that do not have safe, convenient, and affordable access to parks and natural spaces. For this reason Friends of Bachman Lake (FoBL) advocates for the park and its local residents and seeks to:
Friends of Bachman Lake is a volunteer organization for the support, maintenance and beautification of Bachman Lake Park and surrounding communities.
If you’ve walked the Bachman Lake Greenbelt recently, you’ve likely noticed a major change. Thanks to the incredible generosity of a local donor, Friends of Bachman Lake successfully removed the invasive privet, breathing new life into our local environment.
Now that the canvas is clear, it’s time to grow. Because the City’s maintenance resources are stretched thin, the next phase of this transformation falls to us.
We are looking to raise $10,000 to seed and sustain the Greenbelt. Your support will fund the planting of native trees and ground cover to restore the ecosystem.
Your support will also help maintain our vital irrigation system. Developed by an FBL board member and built alongside Boy Scout Troop 730 from St. Mark’s School of Texas, this system is essential to keeping our new plants alive. Watch the project come together in the video below!
Our vision is to restore several acres each year, turning this space into a beautiful, natural arboretum right here in Northwest Dallas.
For the main area of Bachman Lake Park, we are looking to install wayfinder signage similar to the image above. These will be attractive and useful additions to the Bachman Trail loop and help park goers navigate around the different areas of the Park. With your donations, we could have this happen before the end of the year!
Through our events, promotions, recruitment and communication efforts, we affirm our commitment to representing the diverse residents surrounding Bachman Lake, honoring the area's history and its continuing evolution as a dynamic, multi-cultural, multi-lingual community.
Organization name
Friends of Bachman Lake
other names
#FoBL
Tax id (EIN)
88-2523155
Causes
Parks and Greenspaces, Environment & Conservation
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Hispanic or Latinx
Address
9135 Valley Chapel Lane