Tree Top Adventures Open to Public Day - McKinney
$30/person
Includes 3 ropes course elements (zip line, rock climb, power pole)
Drinks/snacks provided
Minimum age: 10 years old
Minimum number of participants: 25
Environment
Father's Day the Heard Way - McKinney
Fathers attending the museum with their children are admitted for free. General admission for family members: Adults - $9, Seniors & Children 3-12 - $6
McKinney Resident Free Day at the Heard Museum - McKinney
McKinney Residents get in free to the Heard Museum and all its exhibits. Must show valid drivers license or current water bill.
Lady of the Lake Relays - Dallas
Two loops around White Rock Lake for a total of 18 miles; option of forming either 2- or 4-person teams, or running a single 9-mile loop yourself. Great party and food afterwards. $120/4-person team; $70/2-person team; $30/single. White Rock Lake, Winfrey Point, 940 E Lawther Dr, Dallas. 817-706-0368. www.LadyOfTheLakeRelays.com.
River Legacy Clay Shoot Fundraiser - Dallas
Highlights include catered lunch, 100 rounds of sporting clays, shells, awards ceremony, auction and raffle. Check in and lunch begins at noon at Elm Fork Shooting Sports in Dallas. Shooting begins at 1 pm. All proceeds benefit River Legacy Foundation and environmental education programs. $200/individual, $750/team of 4. Elm Fork Shooting Sports, 10751 Luna Rd, Dallas. 817-860-6752. RiverLegacy.org.
Crawfishin for the Forest - Dallas
Join Groundwork Dallas as we eat, drink and raise funds for the maintenance of hiking and biking trails, summer programs for kids, clean up the forest and river and to just get the word out about our great natural treasure, the Great Trinity Forest.
$20.00 at the door.
Come listen to the Brian Hughes Band and have beverages and tasty crawfish! Come on out and support Great Trinity Forest and the kids who will be working with the Green Team!
Native Plants for Texas Gardens - Dallas
Monthly meeting of Dallas Organic Gardening Club. Refreshments at 6:30pm. Meeting at 7pm. More info on Texas Native Plants at http://www.txnativeplants.org.
Sierra Club Night Hike - Plano
Jun 28 (Tue) Night Hike on the Chisholm Trail in Plano
Meet at 7:30PM in front of the Starbucks/Barnes & Noble (north side of 15th just west of US 75). We will walk 5 miles on a paved path. Bring water. No reservations, just show up. Optional ice cream afterwards. Leader: Judy Cato 972-238-5738
Sierra Club Night Hike - Plano
Tue, Jun 21 - Dallas Sierra Club Night Hike. Celebrate the First Day of Summer. Meet at 7:00 pm near the pavilions. Arbor Hills is located at 6701 W. Parker Rd. in Plano just west of Midway Rd. We will walk 5 miles mainly on a paved path. No reservations, just show up. Optional frozen yogurt afterwards. Leader: Judy Cato 972-238-5738
Maintenance of your Landscape - Dallas
On June 20 at the monthly meeting of the Dallas Native Plant Society, Carol Feldman will be presenting "Maintenance of your Landscape: Tips for the Homeowner". 7pm at the regular monthly meeting at REI. The
location is the upstairs meeting room of the REI Outdoor Equipment
Store at 4515 LBJ Freeway 75244, on the north side of I-635 between
Welch and Midway.
Learn how to prepare new beds and restore and revive existing beds using
organic techniques. She will also cover garden installation of
flagstone, boulders, fencing, dry riverbeds, and other hardscape
elements. A yearly maintenance checklist will give an overview of timing
for mulching, year end cleanup, irrigation items, and plant
maintenance.
Carol is currently the principal of Feldman Design Studios where she has
supervised home landscape installations for the past 15 years. She is a
licensed Landscape Architect, and contrary to popular beliefs about
landscape architects, she likes to work with plants, especially Texas