We will have a brief general meeting for new and existing members. Please meet at the pavilion in the Dogwood parking lot. (Johnson Branch).
Outdoor activities planned for the morning and afternoon below. Bring water, snacks, lunch and your friends, dogs and family! Park fee: $7. Age 12 and under are free.
The program is part of the Dallas County Community College District's spring 2014 Clean Economy Series. Patrick Dickinson, program coordinator for Texas A&M AgriLife in Dallas, is the featured speaker.
The morning workshop will provide property managers with information about techniques they can implement for indoor water conservation; drip irrigation; new water conservation technologies; “cycle and soak”; lawn care during drought or water restrictions; proper plant selections; foundation watering; tree watering; and irrigation scheduling.
This program is designed for apartment managers, large-facility managers, commercial property managers, landscaping companies and others whose responsibilities include water use and conservation, which also helps control costs.
$49. Info: 469-554-9202 or cleaneconomyseries@gmail.com.
Learn about the exceptional Trout Lily plant that blooms at Dogwood Canyon on this guided walk and participate in a flower dissection. $25/nonmembers. Free/members.
Learn about the exceptional Trout Lily plant that blooms at Dogwood Canyon on this guided walk and participate in a flower dissection. $25/nonmembers. Free/members.
Botanical Research Institute of Texas ecologist Karen Hall speaks. Free.
Info: Laura Gough at gough@uta.edu or 817-272-2872.
"Whooping Cranes" presented by Joan Garland of the Crane Foundation. Learn about whooping cranes and the efforts in place by the Crane Foundation to ensure the cranes and the habitats along their migration routes are protected. Garland, outreach coordinator for the Crane Foundation, has accompanied the cranes on their migration from Wisconsin to Florida. She will share her experiences and the ongoing efforts of the Crane Foundation. Bird ID session @ 6:50 pm, social time @ 7:15 pm. Free.
The presentation is part of Interfaith Power & Light's national preach-in on climate change being held across the country Feb. 14-16.
Artist Ken O’Toole's appearance is part of Mountain View College's Sustainability Speaker Series. O'Toole is an experimental artist working in various media. His works include “Cultural Ghosts,” a monograph of photos exploring the unintended beauty of refuse on our nations highways and “Quintina,” which is constructed of hundreds of pieces of recycled cardboard, reclaimed from discarded pizza boxes, soda pop cartons, and frozen TV dinner boxes.
11 a.m.: Tour begins at Scrap Denton for registration, networking and browsing the facility.
11:30 a.m.: Lunch at Banter Bistro of Denton (219 W. Oak St, Denton) sponsored by CDM Smith, along with two presentations. Order at the bar and identify yourself with the WE event.
Presentions by:
1. Amanda Austin, co-founder and Director of Cardos Farm Project
2. Katherine Barnett, city of Denton's Sustainability Plan
1 p.m.: Tour of the Querencia Community Bike Shop (219 W. Oak St., Denton)
Free to current members. Non-members can join on the WE website or pay cash/check for membership at the door. Info: www.womenintheenvironment.org.
Register by Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. at the link below:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/mastering-the-3-rs-reduce-reuse-recycle-registration-10423201075
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