Trammell S. Crow, who transformed Earth Day Dallas into the largest Earth Day celebration in the world, will talk about Earth Day Texas, its purpose, its importance and plans for the future. He supports various non-profit organizations that are active in family planning, education, the environment, community initiatives and political causes. All welcome. Info: Kirk Miller, 972-699-1687, KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org.
Besides good company, you can enjoy cheap eats, because it's $1 burger night from 5 p.m. until closing, so you can chow down on a hamburger, turkey burger or portobello burger for only a buck. Meet downstairs at the large table to your right as you walk in the door. Look for our sign.
Once described as being so numerous that they obscured the sun when in flight, the passenger pigeon is now extinct. This year, Project Passenger Pigeon marks the centenary of this extraordinary extinction. From Aug. 1 through Oct. 31, Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is participating in this nationwide program to bring the subject of conservation to the forefront through informative and interactive exhibit installations and presentations. The Heard is one of the few educational facilities in the state of Texas with a specimen in its collection, and the only one of such locations to display it during this national event. $6-$9.
The DFW Clean Air Network (Downwinders at Risk, Texas Campaign for the Environment, State Rep Lon Burnham and others) has been invited to present their plan on how to get to cleaner air in North Texas.
Bring your questions and comments to the meeting to build a new clean air plan for the 10-county North Texas area.
Info: Info@DownwindersAtRisk.org.
Learn where our current sources of energy stand and what our energy future looks like in the U.S. Find out more about the pros and cons of those sources and what concerns that they pose to our air, water and the environment. Experts and academics from around the country and state will speak.
Topics include:
Geothermal, wind, solar, coal, natural gas, oil & tar sands, nuclear.
Info: Rita Beving, rita.beving@gmail.com.
Celebrate the life and death of the great legendarily terrible idea in the Bishop Arts District. A slow jazz funeral procession will begin on the patio at Oddfellows
Beth Schmitt, global manager for sustainability and recycling for Alcoa, will speak. $20/members, $15/members. Lunch included. RSVP by 6/19.
The city of Plano is hosting its inaugural Water-Wise Landscaping Tour this Saturday, June 7, from 9am-3pm.
City of Dallas Water Utilities, city of Dallas Stormwater Management, city of Dallas Park & Recreation, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Dallas County Master Gardeners are teaming up to demonstrate the beauty of Water-Wise and EarthKind gardening with the 20th annual Water-Wise Landscape Tour.
The first 100 visitors at each of the three tour headquarters will receive a free hose spray nozzle. Tour is also free. Info: 214-670-3155, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
See website for a map of the self-guiding Water-Wise Landscape Tour. Maps will also be available all tour headquarters.
TOUR HEADQUARTERS
A – CENTRAL: City of Dallas – White Rock Pump Station – 2900 White Rock Road – Dallas, TX 75214
B – NORTH: Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center – 17360 Coit Road – Dallas, TX 75252
C – SOUTH: Lake Cliff Park – E. Colorado Blvd. at N. Zang Blvd. – Dallas, TX 75203
TOUR MICROTALKS/DEMONSTRATIONS
The Fort Worth Water Department, BRIT, and NBC5 are partnering to sponsor the second annual EcoScape residential summer landscape contest to find the homeowner with the most creative, attractive, and water efficient lawn in the area. The contest runs from June 14 to August 16 and will be judged on three key criteria:
1. Design – aesthetic appeal; composition; use of color and plant variety;
2. Water Conservation – efficient irrigation/water use; use of non-vegetative materials such as fences, walls, walks, etc.; use of native and/or adapted plants; reduced turf area; and use of mulches; and
3. Appropriate Maintenance – healthy landscape, no weeds; plants pruned as appropriate.