All monthly meetings are free to attend and open to the public.
Photo presentation by Dan Lepinski, whose job as a solar energy design engineer let him travel extensively throughout many foreign countries. He will share photos from his extensive picture collection of renewable energy around the world. Free.
Conference to inform and educate builders/developers, engineers, planners, decision makers, architects, landscape architects and others about innovative new design elements and strategies to better integrate green infrastructure, especially trees, into economic development.
Keynote speaker is James Urban, FASLA, a nationally recognized leader in urban design, well-known author and visiting lecturer at Harvard University Graduate School of Design will speak on designing the difficult urban environment to be 'tree-centric' and allow trees to thrive.
Additional speakers include: Dr. Fouad Jaber, Texas A&M; Alan Hoffmann, Alan Hoffmann Company, sustainable builder of residential and commercial properties, and Matt Grubisich, Texas Trees Foundation Urban Forester.
Cost: $75, includes continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, drinks.
In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center in Wylie is dealing with an outbreak of canine distemper. Proceeds from the bake sale will go to vet bills for more than 20 lions and tigers that are suffering from canine distemper. Three have died from the disease so far. See WFAA story.
The city of Irving hosts this mini green expo featuring 20 vendors showcasing various aspects of sustainable living, including rainwater harvesting, beekeeping, composting and bicycling. In addition, speakers will talk about gardening, butterflies and healthy eating. Free.
The Greater Fort Worth Sierra Clubs hosts this morning hike starting from Foster Park, following a trail that goes through Overton Park to Bellaire Drive. It is an easy hike that will acquaint you with a couple of FW city parks. There is a playground at Foster Park and at the turnaround point. Come early, so paperwork can be signed. Contact: Mary Goodman at 817-300-7982.
The Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club presents Charles Kruvand, an Austin-based photographer who will discuss his photography and recent book "The Living Waters of Texas," which he coauthored with Ken Kramer, the former director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club in Austin. Charles is the recipient of the 2010 Art in Service to the Environment Award by the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club. Free.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Trinity Waters, a conservation organization based in the Trinity River basin, will conduct free webinars for landowners in the Trinity River basin.The webinars center on the importance of proper land stewardship and water conservation to ensure future water for rural and urban areas that depend on the Trinity River.
While these webinars were developed for landowners, anyone interested in knowing how conservation efforts impact water quality and quantity in urban areas is welcome and encouraged to participate.
To view the webinars go to http://forestrywebinar.net/ and select the webinar title under “Upcoming Webinars.”
The webinars:
– Turning Your Land into a Sponge, Aug. 8.
– Meeting the Water Needs for Texans and Wildlife, Sept. 12.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Trinity Waters, a conservation organization based in the Trinity River basin, will conduct three free webinars for landowners in the Trinity River basin.The webinars center on the importance of proper land stewardship and water conservation to ensure future water for rural and urban areas that depend on the Trinity River.
While these webinars were developed for landowners, anyone interested in knowing how conservation efforts impact water quality and quantity in urban areas is welcome and encouraged to participate.
To view the webinars go to http://forestrywebinar.net/ and select the webinar title under “Upcoming Webinars.”
The webinars:
– Treasuring the Trinity: Challenges and Opportunities, July 11.
– Turning Your Land into a Sponge, Aug. 8.
– Meeting the Water Needs for Texans and Wildlife, Sept. 12.