Environment

S'mores, songs, stories and more. $5 plus admission. RSVP: Erin.Taylor@UNT.edu or 972-219-3930.

S'mores, songs, stories and more. $5 plus admission. RSVP: Erin.Taylor@UNT.edu.

Mean Greens for Animals advocates a plant-based diet to promote animal welfare, sustainability and health. The group offers opportunities for eductation, social activities and activism. Info: alexandria.kaye@yahoo.com.

Two nationally respected conservationists will examine the impact of nighttime artificial lighting on physical, mental and spiritual health at a workshop and lecture. 

Cindy Luongo Cassidy will lead the 5-6:45 pm lighting assessment workshop, featuring a walk-around critique of installed lighting on the UTA campus. Following the Planetarium show "The November Night Sky," she and Paul Bogard will present a lecture and Q&A. 

Free but seating is limited. Register online to receive parking pass and directions.

The presenter will be Fran Witte, Sr. Community Outreach Coordinator, city of Irving, specializing in environmental education and program development.

Ms. Witte is the Secretary for Women in the Environment and is a member of the North Texas Corporate Recycling Association (NTCRA), the Metroplex Recycling Coordinators Roundtable, North American Association for Environmental Education, National Community Gardening Association, TOFGA (Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) and the NTREG Yahoo Group. Ms. Witte is also member of the Irving's Greater Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Green Business Council and serves as a city of Irving Radiological ("RAD") team member.

Watch and discuss some of Geoff Lawton's PDC segment on Strategies for an Alternative Global Nation. Bring a little snack to share. Email Nicole for location: ms_fausey@yahoo.com.

Bring work gloves and your favorite pitch fork, garden rake, gardening tools or litter picker upper. Water and snacks will be available. Info: friendsofosgray@gmail.com.

Everyone's invited to the GSDFW meetup. There will be a cash bar and complimentary appetizers. Get to know other green folks in DFW. RSVP on Meetup.com.

Nate Downey is author of “Harvest the Rain: How to Enrich Your Life by Seeing Every Storm as a Resource.” He is an expert in both passive and active water harvesting systems as well as wastewater harvesting and community water harvesting techniques.

For over a decade, Downey has spoken, taught and written about permaculture practices. He owns Santa Fe PermaDesign, a landscape-design firm whose projects emphasize beauty, function and ecology.

Lecture: $10.

He will also be hosting an all day workshop, The New American Landscape: Passive Water Harvesting, on Oct. 26: $175.

http://greensourcedfw.org/events/dcccd-new-american-landscape-passive-water-harvesting-dallas

Dr. Nancy Grimm, a renowned expert in stream and urban ecology from Arizona State University will speak on "Adding the ‘techno’ into urban socio-ecological research." Hosted by the Department of Biology. Info: Dr. Laura Gough, 817-272-1453 or gough@uta.edu. Free.