Conservation

Learn from “2012 Hunt County Master Gardener of the Year" Pat Abramson who shares her knowledge and enthusiasm for herbs.

How to conserve water in the urban environment is the focus of the conference sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-Tarrant County. Topics include state and local water issues, soil preparation, plant selection, landscape design and landscape management. Cost is $55 if received by March 15 and $70 after. The conference qualifies for CEU credits. More information available on website.

The Tarrant County Master Gardener Association is hosting a “Spring Vegetable Gardening” class for families with children 5 years old and up. Learn how to select, tend and harvest warm season vegetables, create a square-foot garden and build a raised vegetable bed. $10/person; $15/parent and 1 child; $20/parent and two children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Register by contacting Billie Hammack at blhammack@ag.tamu.edu or 817-884-1296.

Dallas Sierra Club is hosting this screening of the film "Mother, Caring for Seven Billion" about human population growth. Gayle Loeffler, member of the National Sierra Club’s Global Population and Environment Committee, will also give a presentation of the United Nations Conference on Population, Health and Environment, held in Ethiopia. Free. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org.

The Dallas Sierra Club hosts this two-part class covering the fundamentals of finding your way in the wilderness. Topics include map reading, using GPS and compasses and what to do if you get lost. Part 2 is March 7. $20/nonmembers, $15/members.

The Dallas Sierra Club hosts this two-part class covering the fundamentals of finding your way in the wilderness. Topics include map reading, using GPS and compasses and what to do if you get lost. Part 2 is March 7. $20/nonmembers, $15/members.

The Beehive Collective will share their campaign “Mesoamérica Resiste.” The nonprofit aims to spotlight the ecology and people that will be affected by a massive infrastructure development called The Mesoamerica Project.

Green Source DFW and the Memnosyne Foundation hosts our second annual award ceremony for outstanding volunteers, nonprofits, business leaders and entrepreneurs in the North Texas environmental community. Details to be announced.

Elizabeth Samudio, a certified permaculture designer, will show how this sustainable system combines ecology, ethics and organic design. Learn how permaculture design concepts save time, resources and money and add natural beauty to the landscape, garden or farm. Lunch and roundtable open Q&A session follows. $45/nonmember, $40/member. Pre-registration required.

Learn how to create a beautiful perennial garden and landscape by using drought-tolerant native Texas plants. Lunch and a roundtable open Q&A session. $45/nonmember, $40/member. Pre-registration required.