We miss so many forms of wildlife as we hike. Join us as we pay attention to details and look for the smaller forms of wildlife that are found along the trail. Keep your eyes peeled, $5 (with paid admission)/MEMBERS FREE.
Current Admission fees:
$5 Adults (13-64)
$2 Children (3-12;under 3 FREE)
$3 Seniors (65+)
$1 Discount per person (with Military ID)
Come join us as we scatter seed balls that were made at the Lake Worth Monster Bash. Learn about what types of seeds we used and why we use seed balls to distribute seeds. FREE (with paid admission).
Current Admission fees:
$5 Adults (13-64)
$2 Children (3-12;under 3 FREE)
$3 Seniors (65+)
$1 Discount per person (with Military ID)
Interested in nature and would like to share it with others? Please attend this informative meeting to learn more about becoming a Docent (Nature Teacher) at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge. For more information or to register, please call Laura Veloz at (817) 392-7413. FREE.
Ecovillage Design course for the ecovillage forming east of Rockwall taught by Patricia Allison, but again, interactive with attendees. This is available only on a scholarship basis. If you are interested in a scholarship, please contact Terry at 972 251-1532 or 817 545-0140. There is no charge for the scholarship, of course.
| Patricia Allison will bring a 2-day Introduction to Permaculture course to Dallas in fall of 2011. Patricia is well-known in the Permaculture world for her inspiring and excellent Permaculture introduction week-ends. Come learn the basics of this answer to our world's need to live sustainably.
Dates: Oct 8-9, both days, all day from 9 until 5. Description: The introductory course, like all Permaculture courses, is a combination of lecture, hands-on experience, hope, and joy. It is a fundamentals course and sends you on a journey to create a sustainable planet by starting with your own home. |
Local businesses and residents have organized a community seminar about green practices and products that contribute to a healthy home and a healthy family for all. Saturday, October 22, they are presenting a free seminar in the McKinney Performing Arts Center at 1pm.
It will be repeated at 3pm on the same day.
The hour-long seminar will include presentations by Dr. Alyssa Summey, DC, ; Estella Scaggs, Nursing Manager of Environmental Health Center of Dallas; and Humberto Rodriguez, President of Advance Casas Construction. Sponsor is Collin County Affordable Housing Foundation. The goal is to bring to public attention the dangers of long-term use of toxic products inside the home and for personal use.
For inquiries or more information, please email hacienda1@gmail.com or leave message at 469.288.0328.
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Glen Suhren, long time member of the Sierra Club, will talk about The Science Behind Global Warming. He has led numerous backpacking trips in Colorado, summiting several fourteeners with family and friends. Glen is an Electro Optics engineer who is employed by Abbott Laboratories. He is a member of an Eco Team at First Methodist Church in Downtown Dallas. The Team works on informing people about environmental issues such as Global Warming or Climate Change.
Free and open to the public.
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Energy plays a major role in the US and global economies. Seven of the top ten companies in Fortune’s Global 500 are directly involved with energy. Energy is critical to each of us in our daily lives, and energy expenditures account for about 8% of GDP worldwide.
Although the energy industry broadly includes petroleum and natural gas ex- ploration and production, this Research and New Venture Showcase will be fo- cused on ground-breaking research and new developments in the generation and storage of electrical energy. A subsequent program, planned for Spring 2012, will focus on electrical energy transmission, utilization and efficiency.
On October 21, 2011, UT Dallas researchers and industry participants will address developments impacting solar power, wind energy, storage integration and the design of advanced electronics used in the management and control of electricity.
$95/person.
Join us for a The Trinity Bird Count is an exciting new effort to count
every bird species in and along our Trinity River in Dallas! Birds are
among the most beautiful and intriguing visitors and residents of the
forests, grasslands, river banks and neighborhoods along the Trinity
River.
This year, the Trinity Commons Foundation begins an
exciting new project to learn about the Trinity's birds - the Trinity
Bird Count. With 636 of the 957 bird species in North America, Texas is
for the birds! Come enjoy the Trinity and help investigate the birds
that live along the Trinity or that visit here during their migration.
Where will we count birds?
Come meet our owl friends and learn more about this amazing nocturnal creature.
Join us for a FREE “Third Thursday” this October. Our theme this month is everything owls. Owl art, live owls, owl prowl, owl pellets, even "Three Hoots" Owl wine! We’ll be open from 9a.m. – 9p.m. Evening activies include something for everyone, kids and adults alike.
Outdoor Events
5:30p.m. Guided Hike & Texas Turtle Watch
6:00p.m. Animal Encounter
7:30pm Chimney Swift Monitoring Join Master Naturalist Natha Taylor of this citizen science project
7:30-9 Owl Prowl with Ben Jones, Director of Education
8:15pm Amphibian Watch with TRAC Volunteer Naturalist Mel White
Indoor Events
Multi-purpose Room
7-7:15 Audubon Dallas scholarship recipient, Brianda Martinez, reviews her summer scholarship at Hog Island in Maine.
7:30-8:00 Erich Neupert of Blackland Prairie Raptor Center introduces us to Texas native owls.
Theatre
4:00 Storytime - "Owl Moon" reading
4:30 Learn Owl Calls