Environment

Informal gathering featuring silent auction. $20. 

NOTE: This event was rescheduled due to the December ice storm.

Award ceremony for Arlington Conservation Council's photo contest. Photographs from the Focus Contest are now on exhibit at River Legacy Living Science Center in the Riparian Viewing Room, located in the far back of the Center's exhibit hall until Jan. 1, 2014.

Attendees are invited to join the ACC's meeting and potluck following the ceremony.

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A luncheon presented by TREIA, featuring recognized industry analyst and visionary Paula Mints. $40-$55.

FW Sierra Club member Nancy McVean will share pictures and her travel experiences from a recent trip to Iceland during Spring Break 2013. 

Moved by stories of extinct North American birds, sculptor Todd McGrain set out to create memorials. The Lost Bird Project follows McGrain and his brother-in-law as they search for the locations where the birds were last seen and negotiate permission to install McGrain’s large bronze sculptures there. Free.

Trailer.

If you have never done a Count before, the best description is an all-day census of birds within a predefined 15-mile diameter circle. The Dallas Count Circle is centered near the intersection of Inwood Road and Cedar Springs. Dallas Audubon has divided the larger circle into 12 smaller zones for easier canvassing by teams of birders. Info: Reba Collins, rcollins20@verizon.net or 972-530-2412.

Local Audubon chapter hosts holiday potluck. 

Carla Diana will share stories of designing everything from washing machines to humanoid robots, offering a glimpse into a future filled with digitally-enhanced technologies. She currently leads the Smart Interaction Lab, an initiative focused on design explorations in the form of tinkering and hands-on experimentation around topics such as expressive objects, digital making and sustainability through behavior change. $10-12.

Show up for this hike, border to border to border, tracing the 160-acre boundaries for the fun of it. RSVP: donyoungglass@earthlink.net. Free.