Guided 1.5-mile night walk. Bring flashlight and binoculars or spotting scope. Meet at the Suncreek Park circular parking lot at 9pm sharp. Hike is not appropriate for young children. Free. Register: ConnemaraConservancy.org.
Public meeting to discuss options for the preservation and protection of this 13-acre Blackland Prairie remnant.
Learn about creating change through your investments. Jason Smith III of Edward Jone will be available to answer your questions on how to invest green. In addition, a representative from the Sierra Club will discuss the Fort Worth Plastic Bag Ban.
Happy Hour & appetizers. Admission donation: new unwrapped toys. Info: Joan Meeks @ 817-300-6958.
Join Elm Fork Master Naturalist and Denton Senior Center staff to discover the ins and outs of bird watching. Bring binoculars if you have them. $5. Info: Tracy.Durmick@cityofdenton.com
Course Code #39106
Drop off broken or unwanted personal electronics. Anything that plugs in or runs on batteries will be recycled. Items do not need to be in working condition. Please no lab equipment. Info: 214-648-5893 or greenchampions@utsouthwestern.edu.
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Hike the Fort Worth Prairie with two wild and crazy guys, Chris Emory and Jeff Quayle. Chris, photographer extraordinaire will lead the hike Saturday morning. Jeff, botanist and Texas master naturalist, will assist with plant identification.
The hike will be roughly 2- 3 miles round trip. Any weather limitations or cancellations will be posted on event page
Panel will discuss how organizations define sustainability, the processes they use, the outcomes they expect to achieve and the tangible and intangible benefits of their respective sustainability strategies.
Featuring Garrett Boone, co-founder & chairman emeritus of The Container Store and
Investor in Treehouse; Nathan Loftice, sustainability leader for FedEx; and Nelly Rocha Andresen, vice president of Quality Environment, Health & Safety; and senior cCorporate counsel for eRecyclingCorps.
Free. Includes continental breakfast.
The Haggar University Center is in Building #4. Free parking in lots A & B: Campus map.
Light snacks will be provided. If you like, bring your own re-usable cup. Anyone who is interested in attending the Fort Worth Interfaith Power & Light planning meeting is welcome to arrive early at 6:30 p.m. Free.
Thousands of miles away from civilization, Midway Atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth. And yet its become ground zero for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. In this independent documentary film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. Along the way she meets scientists, researchers, influencers, and volunteers whom shed light on the effects of our rabid plastic consumption and learns the problem is more insidious than we could have ever imagined.
Presented by the Green Spot. $12. Limited seating. Reserve your tickets on website link.
The U.S. Green Building Council - North Texas Chapter is hosting a tour of the Lady Bird Johnson Middle School in Irving, the largest net-zero middle school in the U.S. The school generates its own power through geothermal, wind and solar photovoltaics. Members of the design team will lead the discussion and tour and discuss the design decisions that went into building the school. $15-$35. Info: mmceuen@usgbcnorthtexas.org
Schedule
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Reception and refreshments
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Panel discussion
6:45 PM – 7:30 PM Tour