Conservation

Eastfield College-Pleasant Grove Campus – Community Room
802 S. Buckner Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75217
Saturday, August 18, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Did you know the average American home loses 14% of their water use to leaks? Attend our FREEworkshop to learn how you can perform do-it-yourself minor repairs to save water and help lower your water bill. Below are some of the topics that will be covered at the workshop:

• Checking for leaky toilets, faucets and hose bibs
• Replacing toilet flapper valves
• Fixing leaking faucets
• Installing faucet aerators and low-flow showerheads
• Water Conservation tips

Plumber Charlie Brown of GWS Services in Garland will be the instructor.

MAKING A RESERVATION

Are you watering wisely or irrigating irrationally? Do you have a sprinkler problem that has you scratching your head? Come to this event to learn about how to water your lawn, fix simple sprinkler repairs, and talk with vendors about the latest and greatest irrigation technologies. 

Location: Environmental Education Center, 4116 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093 

SAT, August 18     9:30-11:00am 

Join us anytime this afternoon to wander (and wonder) at the Meadow Preserve by hiking the trails, watching the flora and fauna and enjoying being somewhere pretty much away from the hustle and bustle of Texas suburbia.

Enter at the Wooded Gate on the East side of Alma, just south of Bethany and directly across Alma from Tatum Road.   

http://connemaraconservancy.org/

Bird Walk with Gailon Brehm & Rodney Thomas - Connemara Meadow Preserve 
Sunday, August 5, 2012     8:00 - 10:00 AM

This is a monthly bird walk. It meets on first Saturdays in odd-numbered months. And meets on first Sundays in even-numbered months.

Bring your binoculars and field guides if you have them, and learn what to watch for in habits, characteristics and calls from Gailon and Rodney, both with Prairie and Timbers Audubon Society. Expect to dickcissels, buntings and other prairie birds, hawks, etc.  All ages are welcome. Bring binoculars and bird guides, water, sun and insect protection.

Location: Connemara Meadow is located in north Plano on Alma Dr, south of Bethany Dr. (Note: entrance is in Allen.)

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Date:  August 25
Time: 10:00 a.m. - noon
Cost: $75.00 per person; $67.50 per BRIT member
Pre-registration required: Register online or call Tammie Crole 817.332.4441

How to Make a Rain Barrel - July 28 & August 25:  Learn how to construct a 55-gallon rain barrel that you will get to take home! You'll also learn how to install an efficient irrigation system and other ways to conserve water while maintaining a healthy landscape. Dr. Dotty Woodson of the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center will teach each class.

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Date:  July 28 or August 25
Time: 10:00 a.m. - noon
Cost: $75.00 per person; $67.50 per BRIT member
Pre-registration required: Register online or call Tammie Crole 817.332.4441

Science Saturdays include the following:

• Plant Identification Clinic – bring that mysterious plant that’s growing in your backyard and our botanists will tell you what it is.
• Demonstrations of BRIT’s digital herbarium.
• BRIT’s Plant Preservation Studio – See how scientists create herbarium specimens.
• BRIT Library reading room and Burk Children’s Library – visit two of the most renowned botanical libraries in the Southwest.
• BRIT Press publications will be on display and available for purchase.
• Saturday guided tours of the Herbarium and Library will be provided at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Science Saturdays are held the first weekend of every month and feature numerous events hosted by BRIT’s botanists. Our botanists are on hand to answer questions and to identify those mysterious plants that grow in the backyards of Tarrant and Dallas counties that prompt homeowners to ask, “What the heck is this?”  

Science Saturdays include the following:

• Plant Identification Clinic – bring that mysterious plant that’s growing in your backyard and our botanists will tell you what it is.
• Demonstrations of BRIT’s digital herbarium.
• BRIT’s Plant Preservation Studio – See how scientists create herbarium specimens.
• BRIT Library reading room and Burk Children’s Library – visit two of the most renowned botanical libraries in the Southwest.
• BRIT Press publications will be on display and available for purchase.
• Saturday guided tours of the Herbarium and Library will be provided at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

BRIT will post a calendar of events on its website throughout the season.