TEXAS OUTDOOR FAMILY presents...
Visit Dinosaur Valley State Park and see the preserved Dinosaur Tracks in the riverbed! After a day of fun, learn the basics of a beloved camping past time - Dutch Oven Cooking! We'll provide all of the camping equipment you'll need for the weekend including a Dutch Oven and instruction on how to use it. Suggested recipes will be provided before the event.
Dr. Dotty Woodson, Extension Program Specialist - Water Resources will be teaching 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.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center
Whitehurst Atrium
17360 Coit Road
Dallas, Texas 75252
Please complete the form below to RSVP for the Making a Rain Barrel class.
THIS CLASS IS OPEN TO CITY OF MCKINNEY RESIDENCE ONLY
The City of McKinney Office of Environmental Stewardship is hosting a rainbarrel 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 per barrel
*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 register with Martha Cavazos Fipps, Environmental Education Coordinator by email green@mckinneytexas.org or by calling 972.547.7335.
Please complete the form below to RSVP for the Making a Rain Barrel class.
2011 SNOWFARI WINTER CAMPS: GRADES PreK - 5
Curb your kid’s cabin fever at our exciting Snowfari Winter Break Camp at the Dallas Zoo and Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park!
Snowfari Winter Camps are all single day camps which run from 9:00-3:00PM daily on December 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, and 29, 2011.
| Daily Camp Cost | $40/members & $45/non-members per day |
| Beforecare Cost | $5/members & $6/non-members per day |
| Aftercare Cost | $10/members & $12/non-members per day |
Transform your property into a sustainable, food producing and eco-friendly habitat! Our workshops feature some of the best and brightest eco-minded enthusiasts in the DFW area. By the end of an Urban Sustainable Ecosystem workshop, students should be able to apply what they have learned on their own homestead. Our students’ successful application of these principles will enable a healthy individual, family, community and planet.
For your convenience, we have three workshops planned for early next year:
Fair Park: Texas Discovery Gardens, January 21st & 22nd
Dallas Eco-Op: February 11th & 12th
Coppell Town Center: February 25th & 26th
The USE workshops are designed for beginning and advanced gardeners and/or eco-friendly homeowners who seek solutions to move their homestead to the next level of sustainability.
This is one of several training experiences offered by Water Demo Training - TAMU AgriLife Urban Solutions Center in 2012. Visit http://urbansolutionscenter.tamu.org to see the complete listing.
The Urban Water Program at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas has several water conservation and water quality demonstrations and programs for use at schools, organizations or any educational event. Demonstrations include the Stream Trailer, EnviroScapes, Rainfall Simulator, Irrigation Equipment, Dual Flush Toilet and a Rainwater Harvesting system. Programs include the Incredible Water Journey and Freddy the Fish. Demonstrations and Programs are available by reservation at no cost. Participants will also get the chance to visit the Center's resources efficient landscape, rainwater harvesting systems and rain garden.
Hello Partners and Fellow Youth Educators -
The Texas Wildlife Association Youth Education program called L.A.N.D.S. (Learning Across New Dimensions in Science) has 3 upcoming field days that will be held at Cedar Mountain Lodge in Scurry, TX. http://www.cedarmtnlodge.com/
Are You Available To Help?
* January 18, 2012 /285 - 7th graders from Adams Middle School in Grand Prairie
* February 28, 2012 / 360 - 7th graders from Coyle Middle School in Garland
We will start around 9:30am and finish by 2pm each day.
Students will rotate through 4 stations which are 30 minutes each. Since we have so
many kids, we are trying to put together enough volunteers to offer 2 sets of stations / rotations:
* Quail CSI / Scent Station
* Native Plant ID / Nature Walk
* Radio Telemetry
Open information meeting for prospective members of the North Texas Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists, including a short program, a question-and-answer session and a showcase projects and activities. RSVP not necessary.
Eat & Greet at 6:30pm and Meeting at 7:00pm
Troy Galloway, “The Magic of Purple Martins”. Troy has been hosting purple martins in Texas for 39 years. Troy Galloway has been hosting purple martins in Texas for 39 years. His talk will cover the benefits and joys of becoming a purple martin landlord, how to successfully attract purple martins in North Texas, understanding the life of a purple martin, choosing the best housing and equipment for your purple martin colony, successfully managing and protecting your Purple Martin colony, and valuable tips with do’s and dont's.
Meetings are open to the public.
Making Bird Study Skins - Audubon Texas Winter Enrichment (AT)