Conservation

Director Louie Psihoyos and co-producer Gina Papabeis will be in attendance for a Q&A!

Join Earth Day Texas, the Lone Star Film Society and The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth for a free advance screening of Racing Extinction, directed by Academy Award winning director Louie Psihoyos.

To attend, please RSVP here.  An RSVP does not guarantee a seat, but is required for admission. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the screening. Doors to the Modern will open at 7:30 pm.

LSFS members receive reserved seating to all LSFS advance screenings. Members please bring your membership card or a photo ID and arrive at least 10 minutes before the screening. 

To become a member and receive this special benefit, click here.

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Texas Smartscape Plant Sales featuring native and adapted plants will be held in 22 cities between April 11 and Sept. 12. 

On April 11, sales will be held at the following garden centers:

The Home Depot, 6110 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75209

The Home Depot, 7100 North Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76137

The Home Depot, 5995 El Dorado Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034

See complete list of events. 

See list of plants that will be available.

More information about native and adapted plants.

Topic: Dragonflies of North Central Texas

Speaker: Omar Bocanegra, US Fish and Wildlife Service

Summary: These little guys are so beautiful that they catch our eye even when birding! Please join the Fort Worth Audubon Society Thursday, March 9 as Omar Bocanegra of the US Fish and Wildlife Service tells us more about them.

Presentation by Dr. James P. Grover, interim dean and professor of Biology at UTA. Free and open to anyone 21 and up.

Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area Don and Debora Young will speak about Tandy Hills. 

Info: kayleetl@sbcglobal.net

Presented by Debbie Branch, Resource Recovery Planner with the city of Fort Worth Solid Waste Services Division.

Join this presentation to consider some low hanging fruit in resource recovery trends in the state of Texas and the country and find out how individuals can make a difference. 

Debbie Branch is part of the Fort Worth Sustainability Team working to forward sustainability initiatives in Fort Worth. She has 11 years in the resource recovery industry and received the 2013 Green Source DFW Sustainability Leadership Award for a non-profit professional. Debbie has written successful grant applications totaling more than $430,000 to increase recycling, including electronics, in Fort Worth and the DFW area and is currently the chair of the Texas Product Stewardship Council.

We need volunteers to come out and help us cleanup our community at newly purchased city property!

Litter is a big problem. Not only is it an unsightly mess, but it actually harms plants and wildlife!

Trash bags, drinks, gloves, safety vests and giveaways will be provided. Officers will be on location to maintain a safe environment.

There will be something for people of all ages to help with. Participants under 15 years of age will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Pants, long sleeve shirts, and CLOSED TOED shoes are strongly recommended!

Hot dog cookout after the cleanup at the site.

To pre-register, visit: www.mansfield-tx.gov
Info: Howard Redfearn (817)276-4240 or howard.redfearn@mansfield-tx.gov

April's meetup will explore spring on the prairie. We have activities planned to shed some light on our local prairie partners and their Spring treasures. In particular, we will take a look at some of the grasses and wildflowers found on our April plant walks with Jeff Quayle. 

If you are unable to attend the plant walks, this will be a chance to see what you've missed.

Meet at 9am in the larger parking lot to the south of the main parking lot and Oakmont Blvd.

We will caravan from Oakmont to Ridglea Hills Park for the second half of the walk. The prairie is an exposed, chalky outcrop that faces West Vickery Boulevard.

Noon – 1:30pm

Ridglea Hills Park (City of Fort Worth)

4985 Stonedale Road

Fort Worth, TX 76116

We will visit a sandy prairie along a riparian area with rare plant species, such as Glen Rose Yucca (Yucca necopina), Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) and Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum) and a limestone bluff prairie site overlooking the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, just below the Lake Benbrook dam. Notable species on the limestone bluff include Locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii), Early Flowering Gayfeather (Liatris aestivalis), Purple Paintbrush (Castilleja purpurea), Hall’s Dalea (Dalea hallii), Cutleaf Germander (Teucrium laciniatum), Edible Scurf Pea (Pediomelum hypogaeum) and Reverchon’s Scurfpea (Pediomelum reverchonii). 

Please wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Bring plenty of water, sunscreen and a hat.

Held at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens, the event features green vendors, kid’s activities, along with an alternative transportation demo with EV cars and bicycles and a Recycle Rally, where people can bring e-waste from 9am-1pm. Free.