Environment

Learn basic camera functions. Class covers exposure settings, composition, file size and type. $30/Nonmember/$20Member.

Walk and talk while picking up trash and recyclables at the Sierra Club's adopted section of White Rock Lake Park. Area is a prairie restoration area, so there are always birds and wildflowers. Gloves, trash bags, etc. provided. Brunch after. Meet at Love of the Lake office, NE corner Garland Rd and Buckner Blvd, Dallas. Look for people drinking free juice and coffee. Carol Nash: 214-824-0244.

3-week session will be held each Sunday afternoon from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. The camp will explore self and community impact & ways to live green ending with “A dream for a better tomorrow.” Register at ejdry54@yahoo.com. $50 per child, ages 4-9. Families are welcome to stay and enjoy the garden during the camp! November camp (Nov. 4-18) concludes with a Harvest Moon Fest.

Women in the Environment is hosting is this tour of the only net-zero energy school in Texas and the largest net-zero energy school in the U.S. Meet at Spring Creek Barbeque, 3514 West Airport Freeway, irving, for lunch at 11:45. Meet at the Lady Bird Johnson Middle School, 3601 Pioneer Drive, Irving, at 1:15 p.m. Parking is in the front (south side) of the school. Enter through the main doors on the south side of the building. All visitors must bring valid photo ID (drivers license) to be processed through the school’s security system prior to the tour. For more information, contact Fran Witte at 972-742-2296.

The Urban Bird Treaty/Urban Conservation Treaty for Migratory Birds is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife grant program that works with cities to promote conservation of migratory birds through education, conservation and habitat improvement.

Rachel will tell us how Kennedale was awarded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant (one of only 2 cities in Texas and less than 20 across the U.S.) and about the various aspects of their program. She'll talk about Kennedale's accomplishments with the program as well as adaptations needed to reach the program's goals….and how this information might help other groups that might want to learn from their experience.

Want to know more? Check out Kennedale's Urban Bird Treaty webpage

Please bring work gloves and your favorite shovel, weeding tools or litter picker upper.
Wear appropriate clothing for the weather and for working in a natural area
(long pants, long sleeves, sturdy shoes).
Water will be available.
O.S. Gray Natural has no restroom facilities, but Kroger is nearby.

Hosted by the city of Fort Worth. Bring proof that you are a Fort Worth resident (driver’s license or water bill) to LaGrave Field and get personal documents shredded; recycle tires, light bulbs, batteries and electronics; and pick up pre-ordered rain barrels and compost bins. This event is for Fort Worth residents only. Business or commercial waste cannot be accepted.

Clean Energy Works for Texas Campaign is holding a rally at Dallas City Hall to pressure the Public Utilities Commission to implement solar and geothermal power as regulated by the Texas legislature.

Event hosted by the Women in the Environment.

"Water Matters: An Interfaith Conversation about the Environment in North Texas" is sposored by Fort Worth Interfaith Power & Light--the local affiliate of Texas Interfaith Power & Light--and Brite Divinity School. Water is an increasing concern for Texas. As the climate warms, we expect to have less water. Meanwhile, our population is growing. How can we work together to ensure that all Texans have access to adequate supplies of fresh, clean water--and what religious principles and practices might offer guidance along the way?