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Forney Cleanup & Cookout - Forney

Clean Up event – Neighborhood intersection of 740 and 741

Parking and Registration for the event will be at Johnson Elementary (701 S. Bois Darc).
Volunteers will receive gloves, vest, trash bags (until gone!) and cleanup instructions.
Appreciation Cookout after event at Hamblen Park downtown (bring lawn chairs)
Participants will receive lunch ticket when they turn in their vests at the end of the cleanup.
 
For your comfort and safety, please wear sturdy, closed toed shoes. Participants should be at
least 15 years old.
 
Release Forms will be signed prior to or during registration. Minor Participants will need an adult
signature before they can begin cleanup.
 
RSVP one week prior to cleanup date.  Call 972-524-0007 or email eco@trashbusters.org.

Registration 9:00 AM
Cleanup until 10:45 AM
Cookout 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Backyard Composting Class - Arlington

The City of Arlington Master Composter volunteers hold composting classes the second Saturday of every month at the composting display in the Science Center's parking lot area. The class includes demonstrations of proper pile building, and a worm compost bin. Attendees will receive a free book. No need to register, just show up. Dress for the weather. For more information, call 817.459.6778 or visit www.arlingtontx.gov.

Free.

Winter SolstiCelebration - Dallas

The 2nd largest Winter Solstice event in the nation is growing! Winter SolstiCelebration has expanded to two nights after sell-out crowds for the past 3 years. Now in its 19th year, it has become a major holiday tradition for North Texas.

Interfaith event uses music, dance, theater, poetry, and even magic and circus arts, along with ritual and ceremony, to observe Winter Solstice. Casual and interactive, fun yet profound. Service starts at 7 pm, Yule Fest in lobby before and after. Bring flashlight for light ceremony and food pantry donations. Deaf signed. Childcare for $5. Presented by Earth Rhythms. 
 
Can we guide our evolving humanity? What are our choices for the future? Are we doomed to endless war, social injustice and environmental degradation? Or,  is it our epic destiny to live in peace and prosperity for all? 
 
Join the journey to the future we choose at Winter SolstiCelebration.
 

Student Natural Art Exhibit & Reception -

Finale exhibit to the La Reunion TX "Art Chicos" & "Art Chicas"program.

Art Chicas brings together artists and high-school age students in an extraordinary art-making experience at an outdoor location in west Oak Cliff.  The purpose of Art Chicas is to expose students to the possibilities of art, art-making and the career of an artist, while giving them the opportunity to be inspired by the natural world.

Artists and students will exhibit their work during a FREE reception to which family, friends and LRTX supporters are invited.

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"Kaumpost" Class - Kaufman

Environmental Co-op’s

Kaumpost in Kaufman County Series 2011
(Composting made fun)

IT’S FREE!

9 am - 12 pm - Recycling Basics

1pm – 4 pm - Composting Basics

To Register:

972-524-0007 l fax 972-524-0086 I eco@trashbusters.org

Sponsored by: IESI l City of Kaufman l Environmental Co-op

Sierra Club Meeting - Ft Worth

General Meeting of the Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club

Dan Smith, a Fort Worth Sierra Club member and avid hiker and camper, will continue his wonderful slides and stories of his travels on the Pacific Crest Trail for approximately 6 months. He shared his stories at the May 2011 Sierra Club meeting and we requested that he come back to continue his travelogue.

The third Wednesday of each month we share conservation news, outings info and enjoy a presentation by a guest speaker. Speaker will be followed by refreshments, club business and announcements.

Free and open to the public.

Sierra Club Meeting - Ft Worth

General Meeting of the Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club

Tolbert Greenwood, a Fort Worth Sierra Club member and avid hiker and camper, will speak on Big Bend National Park and share his camping experiences and efforts to preserve this park. Tolbert is former Texas Sierra Club Outings Chair and a member of Friends of Big Bend National Park. He has camped in this park for over 40 years and led many Sierra Club trips there as well.

The third Wednesday of each month we share conservation news, outings info and enjoy a presentation by a guest speaker. Speaker will be followed by refreshments, club business and announcements.

Free and open to the public.

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