Conservation

If you are new to bee keeping or are thinking about it, this class is for you. Responsible for 1 in every 3 bites of food, our pollinators are in decline and in need of human helpers. Join the Texas Honeybee Guild and learn the difference between bee "havers" and bee "keepers," bee biology, natural beekeeping and bees in the urban vs. rural settings. Discover how permacuture principles influence colony placement, the use of top bar hives, essential oil applications & holisitc hive management. Create your own pollinator portfolio of diverse plant species. Cost includes hive observation and take home bee care package

Cost: $15, $10 for members.
RSVP required: 972-474-9100 or LDunn@WetlandCenter.
Lunch will be available for purchase or bring your own - there are no vending machines at the Wetland Center.

Volunteers needed the third Saturday of each month (except June, July, August & December) to help plant, mulch and weed nursery trees. Wear closed toe shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Water, safety glasses tools provided.

Info: Tyler Wright, tyler@texastreesfoundation.org

Public welcome. 

The North Texas Electric Auto Association’s goal is to support local EV enthusiasts and to promote and educate the public regarding the benefits of electric vehicles.

All monthly meetings are free to attend and open to the public.

Tour of homes in North Texas with solar systems and other sustainable features installed. Check the website in the coming weeks for updates. Free.

Get back to nature on Labor Day with this community event for the whole family.

Admission is $5 at the gate or non-perishable food donations to support the pantry at Believe and Faith Transitional Housing. 

Kid’s crafts with Amy Sala and hayrides with Mingo, Cedar Ridge Preserve Resource Manager for more than 30 years, happening throughout the event.

 8am      - Bird walk with a master birder

 9am      - Nature hike with native plant guide Bruce Ballengee

 9:30am - Nature hike with master naturalist Bob Richie 

10am     - Bug Discussion with entomology specialist Elaine Ackley

10:30am - Orchid Talk by master naturalist Jim Varnum

11am      - Citizens Climate Lobby Q & A 

Cedar Ridge Preserve is managed by Audubon Dallas, local chapter of the Audubon National Society.

Join Ron Baughman, master birder and Audubon Dallas board member, and enjoy lots of birding and hawk-watching. 

We will car pool from Bass Pro Shop, 5001 Bass Pro Drive, Garland, TX 75043. From I-30 East, take Exit 62 and meet in the center of the parking lot by the used boats. Look for pewter-colored Chevy Suburban. We will leave by 7:30 am, arrive at the park by about 10 am, leave the park around 3 pm, and return by 5:30 pm.

Daingerfield State Park is on the Mississippi flyway, and often sees good Broadwing Hawk migration numbers during the last two weeks of September. Daily counts have been as high as 3,500. This is annual event for Tyler Audubon, and we have assurance from them that we are welcome. There is a $4 per person admission fee to the park. Participants should bring lunch, snacks, beverages and lawn chairs. Daingerfield is listed as #125 in the Texas Prairies & Piney Woods-East Wildlife Trails map, part of the Lake O' The Pines trail. In case of inclement weather, trip will be rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27. 

Sponsored by Audubon Dallas, local chapter of the Audubon National Society.

Join the Swarm and take part in a week-long campaign of Global actions to Save the Bees. Together we will Pester the Pesticide Pushers and Swarm together to BAN Neonicotinoids and other poisonous chemicals. We need to keep the bees alive to pollinate our food.

THURSDAY: Wear your BEE costume everywhere you go all day. When people ask why the heck you’re dressed like a BEE, you can tell them about the BEEs and our Saturday event and pass out flyers if you want (we’ll have them at the Monday event or make your own).

SATURDAY: Big Day of Action - Aug. 16, National Honey Bee Day. Start getting your bee costumes ready now. We'll have a family-friendly rally in Klyde Warren Park at 9 a.m. with bee flash-mob dance for all ages.

Join the Swarm and take part in a week-long campaign of Global actions to Save the Bees. Together we will Pester the Pesticide Pushers and Swarm together to BAN Neonicotinoids and other poisonous chemicals. We need to keep the bees alive to pollinate our food!...

WEDNESDAY: We’ll ride the train around DFW in our BEE costumes, getting off at different stops to BUZZ around and “Do the Honey Bee,” sharing info about the bees and our Saturday SWARM. Meet us at 9:45 a.m. at the Kiosk in front of the Mockingbird DART Station; buy your all-day ticket and bee ready to board the 10:08 train towards Parker Road Staion. The train will stop at the Forest Lane Station at 10:19, if anyone wants to jump on there and join us. We'll disembark at the Downtown Plano Station at 10:33 to "do our BEE thing" in and around Haggard Park. Then we'll reboard the DART, and make stops (including one for lunch) at other stations on the way back to Mockingbird Station.

THURSDAY: Wear your BEE costume everywhere you go all day.

Join the Swarm and take part in a week-long campaign of global actions to Save the Bees. Together we will Pester the Pesticide Pushers and Swarm together to BAN Neonicotinoids and other poisonous chemicals. We need to keep the bees alive to pollinate our food!

TUESDAY: Call your legislators today and tell them to ban Neonicotinoids! Demand legislation that will protect pollinators and our food supply.

WEDNESDAY: We’ll ride the train around DFW in our BEE costumes

THURSDAY: Wear your BEE costume everywhere you go all day.

SATURDAY: Big Day of Action - Aug. 16, National Honey Bee Day. Start getting your bee costumes ready now. We'll have a family-friendly rally in Klyde Warren Park at 9 a.m. with bee flash-mob dance for all ages.