Interested in saving water indoors? Discover how easy it is to find and fix common water leaks in your home. Explore the water conservation features of Plano’s Environmental Education Center to learn how to further your water conservation efforts. Free.
Nature Explore Family Club aims to help connect children and families with nature and each other through fun, age-appropriate activities. Free.
The Angelika in Dallas is showing the documentary Blackfish, which tells the story of the performing whale Tilikum, who unlike any orca in the wild, has taken the lives of several people while in captivity. The film documents the cruel treatment of these highly intelligent creatures in captivity and the growing opposition to the sea-park industry. Showtimes.
Irving-based Radio Free Rescue featured Blackfish filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite on its online broadcast Aug. 8. Listen to the archived interview on their website.
Join Fort Worth Interfaith Power & Light for a vegetarian potluck and a presentation from Anna Clark about her story about making the environment a priority. She will share eco-tips for making our lives greener.
Fort Worth Interfaith Power & Light hosts this event featuring a vegetarian potluck, a meditation on the connectedness of creation and a practical example of an inter-related system through the use of aquaponics presented by Adam Cohen from Green Phoenix Farms.
Dine at Blue Mesa Grill in Lincoln Square for a night of great food, fun and fellowship to support River Legacy Foundation's environmental education programs. Twenty percent of your bill will be donated to River Legacy Foundation. Please mention Community Night or River Legacy before being seated.
Learn who is keeping an eye on the health of our rivers and streams, what water quality indicators they study and what threats our water faces. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Meet at Big River Parking Lot. Bring a camping/ fold out chair if you have one. Free (with paid admission).
Workshop series is geared to environmental educators. In this last session, help students learn about their relationship with energy and investigate the environmental issues related to energy's role in society. Receive an Energy & Society Activity Guide, Energy and Me Music CD and Dance Video end energy posters. Great for 5th grade energy unit. Receive 3hours of SBEC credit. $35. Info: LInda Dunn at ldunn@wetlandcenter.com
This program is a collaborative effort between the Texas AgriLife Extension, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge.
The mission of this program is to develop and certify a group of well-informed adult volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated toward the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within our ecosystem community.
A maximum of 25 applicants will be selected to attend the program. Upon selection, training classes will be held from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. each Tuesday, starting Aug. 27, at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge.
Cost: $125. Application deadline July 29, 2013.
Learn about the trend of inner-city highway tear-outs to make cities more liveable. Also learn how to solve rodent and insect problems by attracting barn owls, chimney swifts, purple martins and barn swallows. Free.
Info: 972-699-1687. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org