BRIT is staying open two extra hours to offer members and the public one of the last chances to view the Native to this Place exhibition (click on "more details" below to access this link - http://www.brit.org/visit/exhibits - to the exhibition). Mingle with the botanists and educators who put together the exhibition. Light refreshments will be served.
Join us in exploring the history of the Nature Center where it all began. Learn more of the flora and fauna this forested island holds as we hike along the 1.5 mile trail. Pre-registration required. Meet at Greer Island parking lot. $5 (with paid admission)/MEMBERS FREE. 1 - 3 p.m.
All across the Refuge during summer, there are many species of insects. In the winter, many seem to vanish. Join us as we search for some insects that are still hanging around and learn where they vanish for the winter. $5 (with paid admission)/MEMBERS FREE. 1 - 3 p.m.
http://fwnaturecenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
Walk and talk while helping to pick up trash and recyclables at the Sierra Club's adopted section of White Rock Lake Park. Meet at 8:15 AM at the Love of the Lake office on the Northeast corner of Garland Rd. and Buckner Blvd. Look for a crowd of people drinking free juice and coffee. Gloves, trash bags, etc. provided. Our area includes one of the wonderful prairie restoration areas, so there are always birds and wildflowers to enjoy. The lake and your karma will thank you. Brunch afterwards. Trip rated: Easy. Leader: Carol Nash 214-824-0244
Event: "No Impact Man " Documentary Film Screening
Date: Friday, February 10, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 901 Page Avenue, Fort Worth, TX
Contact: tkb2101@columbia.edu or
http://www.westsideuu.org/misc/calendar.html
About the film:
"A guilty New York liberal decides to practice what he preaches for one year. He turns off the electricity, stops making garbage, gives up TV, taxis and take-out, and becomes a walking, bicycling, composting, tree hugging, polar bear saving, local food-eating citizen, all while taking his baby daughter and caffeine-obsessed, television-addicted wife along with him."
For the trailer, see http://www.noimpactdoc.com
Learn to compost - or learn to compost better and receive a free book and compost thermometer. Get all the details and sign up at
http://www.arlingtontx.gov/environment/ and look for "Register for Master Composter Class" tab on the right.
Where: UTA SWEET Center, 406 Summit Avenue
When: Friday February 24, 2012, 6 to 9 pm
Saturday February 25, 2012, 9 am to 4 pm
Fee: No fee for Arlington residents.
$20 for non-residents.
http://www.arlingtontx.gov/environment/composting_mastercomposter.html
Everyone is welcome. You don't have to be a Sierra Club member!
The meeting starts at 7:00 PM. From 6:30 to 7:00 PM, you can enjoy snacks and refreshments as you wander among various issue booths to pick up information and talk with Sierra Club members and leaders. Contact our program chair if you have questions or suggestions regarding our programs.
For the Love of Nature
http://www.dallassierraclub.org/page.htm?generalmeeting
Everyone is welcome. You don't have to be a Sierra Club member!
The meeting starts at 7:00 PM. From 6:30 to 7:00 PM, you can enjoy snacks and refreshments as you wander among various issue booths to pick up information and talk with Sierra Club members and leaders. Contact our program chair if you have questions or suggestions regarding our programs.
Biking in North Texas (short program)
Organic gardening replenishes the resources as it makes use of them. An example is feeding depleted soil with composted plants, or planting legumes to add nitrogen to an area that had been planted with heavy feeder. The bigger picture involves working in cooperation with nature, viewing the garden as a small part of all the natural system. Now, combine that with companion planting and you have the perfect garden. Companion planting exists to benefit certain plants by giving them pest control, naturally without the need to use chemicals, and in some cases giving a higher crop yield.
*Part of Irving’s Urban Farming Lecture Series
Tuesday, March 20
6 to 7:30 p.m.
West Irving Library
4444 W. Rochelle Road
Speaker: Julie Whitis, Certified Square Foot Gardening Instructor and Gardening Presenter
To register online click here.
For more information, call Corporate Communications at (972) 721-2533.