Celebrate National Moth Week with local entomologists Dale Clark and Michael Cook, black lights and bugs. Last year we discovered many flying, jumping, buzzing creatures. Bring mosquito repellent and a flash light. Please don't wear white clothing since we will be using black lights. No fee; suggested Preserve donation $3.
The Texas Water Development Board created by Prop 6 will hold a public meeting to take comments on proposed rules to spend the State Water Fund. Those unable to attend can see the plan and submit comments before Sept. 14 at http://www.twdb.texas.gov/swift/involved/index.asp
Monthly gathering of DFW environmental groups and activists. Items to be discussed.
1) Denton and the Fracking ban – Learn the blow by blow of Denton City Council that night. Find out what other cities in Texas are thinking about the same thing.
2) ALEC – what happened around this Koch-funded group coming to town
3) Dallas Green Alliance – update
4) Earth, Wind & Fire Summit – New speakers, the excitement builds. The EarthWindFireSummit.org site is up and running. Register via PAYPAL now!!
5) Your announcements
We are hoping folks from Clean Water Action may also join us to tell us what they are working on.
Info: Rita Beving, Dallas Sierra Club, 214-557-2271 or antiquerita@aol.com.
Teachers earn 3 CPE credits. Workshop includes door-prizes, classroom give-aways and every teacher receives a CD with resources. Workshop limited to first 30 registrants.
Get your first step into the ‘cool’ of recycling. Teach students how to make recycling easy and the importance of the Earth as a resource we can and should take care for. Learn about the 4Rs of recycling, available resources for developing schoolyard recycling programs, plus other outdoor and classroom activities in this popular workshop. Included are classroom activities to understand recycling the organic way with earthworms – Vermicomposting. Decomposition, compost critters and life-cycles will be discussed. All activities presented in workshop are aligned with TEKS standards.
$25. Info: LDunn@WetlandCenter.com or 972-474-9100.
Workshop includes door prizes, classroom giveaways and every teacher receives a CD with re- sources. Workshop limited to first 30 registrants.
This workshop is for educators with a passion for gardening with children. It will cover the basics of school-year organic gardening, how to connect school curriculum to gardening activities, gather ideas for school garden programs and how to implement a safe habitat for wildlife and pollinators. Learn the links between individual behavior and changes that school gardens inspire and the larger impacts on families, schools and communities. This workshop will cover:
1. Small steps to implement a school garden
2. Native and well adapted plants
3. Pollinators: Special guest the butterflies
4. Gardening with low watering in mind
$25. Info: LDunn@WetlandCenter.com or 972-474-9100.
Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program emphasizing wildlife. During this outstanding hands-on workshop, participants will be provided with two curriculum guides filled with more than 150 easy to use educational activities. Incorporate powerful techniques and methods for teaching problem solving and decision-making skills to students. All activities are correlated to state educational standards. 6 hrs CPE available for teachers. Grade Level: K - 12,
$30. Info: LDunn@WetlandCenter.com or 972-474-9100.
Part of the Environmental Education Workshop Series.
During this workshop, participants will experience the wetland classes taught at the Center. During Wetland Ecology participants will observe and collect data, determining water quality through biotic and abiotic parameters. Plants - Work Horse of the Wetland will give participants the opportunity to identify the key plants of the wetland, collect samples and learn how they function and their unique adaptations. Soil testing will help in determining if plants are doing their job. Each participant will receive a 330 page “Wonders of the Wetland” curriculum guide. Grade Level: 5th - High School. 6 CPE Credits available for teachers.
$30. Info: LDunn@WetlandCenter.com or 972-474-9100.
Help remove invasive plants that are growing by leaps and bounds with the warm weather. Target plants are Johnson grass and trumpet vine especially, but there are plenty of others we’ll tackle as well. Most work will occur in the butterfly garden and along the paths. Bring work gloves, sun hats and sun protection, water, and your favorite tools for weeding.
Info: Marcie Haley marcieh@gmail.com or 214-535-9373
Help remove invasive plants that are growing by leaps and bounds with the warm weather. Target plants are Johnson grass and trumpet vine especially, but thre are plenty of others we’ll tackle as well. Most work will occur in the butterfly garden and along the paths. Bring work gloves, sun hats and sun protection, water, and your favorite tools for weeding.
Info: Marcie Haley marcieh@gmail.com or 214-535-9373
Garland’s Duck Creek Mosasaur Project by Darlene Sumerfelt and two other volunteers