Zone leaders will have specific instructions on where and when to meet on the day of the count. Countdown dinner for participants will be held at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center. Contact Sheryll Barker (bebd@yahoo.com) to participate.
Birders leave from Trinity River Audubon Center and birding takes place from sunrise to sunset. Birders interested in participating please contact Ann Huey at ahuey@Audubon.org.
Featured speaker on environmental topics every month. Topic TBA.
Participate in the demonstration garden and learn from other native plant experts. Bring your gloves, pruners, planting spade, your favorite weeder (a spouse or friend). We usually are planting, dividing, pruning and weeding and have a short education session. This site is a wonderful place to see native plants in a landscape setting so you can see what they might look like in your landscape at your home, school or business.
December meet-up will be Prairie Pot Luck. We will not meet at the downtown YMCA; but instead meet at 4420 Mary's Creek Drive, Benbrook. Our hostess is Debbie Powell. Please bring a potluck item with a Mexican food theme. Join us for food, laughter & conversation. Bring a food or beverage of your choice to contribute to the potluck. See you then!
Info: fwnpat@gmail.com
Whether you're brand new to CCL or a long-time member, this is a great opportunity to get to know other DFW members.
Come seed bomb the Great Trinity Forest during this free community hike supporting RETREET's Rowlett ride for tornado victims. Join River Activation for the Trinity (RAFT) and Great Seed Bomb in exploring the Great Trinity Forest's AT&T Trail.
Clean Water Fund is hosting its 2nd Annual Wine Wingding.
The exciting news is that this year there is a jazz jam session to start at 7:30 pm that evening. Many of you who frequent Stoney's know about the great jazz they have on the weekends.
Our December meeting is YOUR turn to share what YOU have been doing .. or are considering doing! Take a few minutes and tell us about it.
Do you have a renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicle or water conservation gadget that you want to show off? Or perhaps an app on your smartphone that helps you save water or energy? Bring it and show it off, and learn about someone else's gadget or app. There will be a sign-in sheet for time slots to tell everyone about your favorite new gizmo, and of course some time before and after the official meeting to mingle and get info.
John Hall will speak about Texas' rapid transition to a clean energy economy and the significant economic benefits and water savings that would flow from this shift. John is the Environmental Defense Fund's Texas State Director for Clean Energy. He previously served as the executive director for The Texas Environmental Research Consortium in Houston; chairman at The Texas Water Commission and The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (predecessor agencies to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality); project manager and facilitator at The Port of Houston Authority; a