An affordable workshop for tree care professionals.
DOWNLOAD: brochure
REGISTER: online (see below)
mail - CTUFC, P.O. Box 69, Granbury, Texas 76048
QUESTIONS: 817.926.8203, cblevins@tfs.tamu.edu or 972.952.9242, mpace@tfs.tamu.edu
Bring your binoculars and field guides if you have them, and learn what to watch for in habits, characteristics and calls from Gailon and Rodney, both with Prairie and Timbers Audubon Society. You can expect about 30+ species. The walk is planned to take about three hours. All ages are welcome. We recommend wearing long pants, closed-toed shoes, sunscreen, and insect repellent..
This event occurs on the first Satuday or Sunday of the month (alternating so that people with conflicts on Saturday or Sunday can participate at least every other month). It generally starts at 8am but may be changed to 9am. For exact time and details please see the Connemara Event Calendar.
For registration to this event please click here.
For directions to the Connemara Meadow Preserve click here.
Join the Grand Prairie Independent School District and the City of Grand Prairie in celebrating MayFest 2012. Each year the GPISD and City of Grand Prairie co-host this free educational event that focuses on water quality issues.
MayFest goers will enjoy a wide variety of aquatic and wildlife demonstrations, the science of scuba diving, Country Critters Petting Zoo, the Eco Shopping Game, Wildlife on the Move, rainwater harvesting, master composters, water quality exhibits and conservation tips, a recycle relay, information on summer camps, musical and dramatic performances, and other programs. Participants will also have the opportunity to test the water quality of Kirby Creek! Enjoy arts and crafts vendors, festival foods, and more.
For more information contact Tracy Hollis at 972-264-8729.
The Sixth Annual Oak Cliff Earth Day 2012 will take place, rain or shine, on Sunday, April 22, from noon to 5 PM at Lake Cliff Park in the Rose Demonstration Garden in north Oak Cliff. The free, family and pet friendly event will feature a farm animal petting zoo, pooch parade aka the Mutt Strutt, dog and cat adoptions, low cost veterinarian services, art and handicrafts sales, entertainment through out the day, childrens’ activities, exhibits, food service, recycling, water conservation, pollution prevention, plant society, and garden club information booths.
The entertainment will include St Elizabeth’s choir, a recycled fashion show by the girl scouts, the drummers, and for the first time a Raptor Show.
Free parking and shuttle service will be available at the Methodist lot at the 1400 block of N. Beckley. See our web site:www.oakcliffearthday.org
THIS CLASS IS OPEN TO DALLAS WATER UTILITIES CUSTOMERS ONLY
Dallas Water Utilities Conservation is hosting a rain barrel making class taught by Dr. Dotty Woodson, Extension Program Specialist - Water Resources. This class and will provide participants the opportunity to construct a 55-gallon rain barrel as well as discuss installing an efficient irrigation system. The rain barrel is yours to take home!
Cost: $50.00 each barrel (covers cost of rain barrel and materials)
*Rain barrels measure 24 inches in diameter and 36 inches tall. Please bring a vehicle large enough to haul your rain barrel(s) home.
Please complete the form on the event website to RSVP for the Making a Rain Barrel class.
The Lawn Care Seminar is offered FREE every winter. Come and learn from local experts ways you can have healthy lawn with less frequent watering. Discover the most effective and earth-friendly way to care for your lawn.
NEXT SEMINAR:
Richland College Performance Hall (Building “F”)
12800 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX 75243
Saturday, January 28, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Click here for a map of Richland College.
City of Dallas Water Utilities, City of Dallas Stormwater Management, City of Dallas Park & Recreation, Texas AgriLife Extension, the Dallas County Master Gardeners and the Town of Addison are teaming up with surrounding cities to demonstrate the beauty of Water-Wise and EarthKind™ gardening with the 18th annual Water-Wise Landscape Tour.
Dallas County Master Gardeners will be conducting free 30 minute talks on Water-Wise gardening every hour on the hour at each of the tour headquarters. Dallas County Master Gardener volunteers will also be assisting homeowners and helping answer questions about the plants and landscapes on the tour.
The first 100 visitors at each of the three tour headquarters will receive a free hose nozzle. For more information on this tour, call the Water Conservation Hotline at (214) 670-3155 Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This is a family-based, self-paced event that will take our participants through the process of training to be an environmental crime scene investigator. They will use their new skills to assess a simulated environmental crime scene and solve the mystery of who done it.
Cost: $8 per child ($1 discount with donation of canned food item). Up to 2 adults free with each child, ages 2 and under free. (No pre-registration)
All applicable activities, snack, and Sky Theater show included.
The Zero Waste Boot Camp will be held Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Faith Memorial Church, located at 1914 South Ewing Ave. in Dallas. The workshop, hosted by Adbongo, a Dallas-based business incubator/accelerator, is aimed at green and sustainable businesses, leaders, and anyone interested in learning more about zero waste. The cost is $75 in advance and $95 on the day of the event. Students and seniors pay $25.
This event is one of a series of boot camps Adbongo is hosting in preparation for a project it’s developing called the Dallas Resource Recovery Park, across from McCommas Bluff Landfill. John Bush, president of Adbongo, said the co-op will create the city’s first sustainable business community, focused on people, profits and the planet. “Every type of business is welcome as long as they are committed to zero waste and the triple bottom line,” said Bush.
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